Like most of you I have had a few detectors.I'm thinking about buying a Troy X5.What do the ones who have used this detector think of this unit for coin hunting?HH Ron
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Troy Shadow X5 user's opinion of this detector?
- Thread starter Ron from Michigan
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When you say "for coin hunting", that still leaves a lot of room for interpretation. I mean, take "coin hunting on the wet salt beach", for instance. There will definately be better machines for handling wet salt (especially mineralized wet salt) than the X5. Or if you intend to "coin hunt" in junky turf, and are thinking of trying to pass surface foil, surface zinc, and perhaps try to second guess tabs verses nickels or rings (playing the odds in junky turf), then there are better machines for that with tone IDs, etc....
The X5 is said to be a good relic detector, because it wasn't meant for someone who intends to do a lot of cherry picking (trying to pass junky conductors, in his quest to only go, for example, deep silver in junky parks). A good "relic" machine does well in iron ridden environments, gets small things that a relic hunter might not want to risk missing (as opposed to a coin guy who is willing to get a rattier signal off something flitty and small, like a zipper end or grommet or something). I mean, if you intend to "dig all" (except iron perhaps), then you don't care if there's less tell-tale difference between round coin shaped items, verses other shaped/sized conductors. A good coin machine, IMHO, would be one with better TID ability (because the term "coin machine" implies that you are perhaps wanting to second guess some surface flitty junk, or play with shallow verses deep in junky turf, etc...). Yes the X5 will find coins, and sure, perhaps it will do it deep, and mixed with iron. But you may sacrifice in the area of TID ability, as it is a "beep" or "no beep" machine (with varying degrees of interpretting clicks and clacks)
The X5 is said to be a good relic detector, because it wasn't meant for someone who intends to do a lot of cherry picking (trying to pass junky conductors, in his quest to only go, for example, deep silver in junky parks). A good "relic" machine does well in iron ridden environments, gets small things that a relic hunter might not want to risk missing (as opposed to a coin guy who is willing to get a rattier signal off something flitty and small, like a zipper end or grommet or something). I mean, if you intend to "dig all" (except iron perhaps), then you don't care if there's less tell-tale difference between round coin shaped items, verses other shaped/sized conductors. A good coin machine, IMHO, would be one with better TID ability (because the term "coin machine" implies that you are perhaps wanting to second guess some surface flitty junk, or play with shallow verses deep in junky turf, etc...). Yes the X5 will find coins, and sure, perhaps it will do it deep, and mixed with iron. But you may sacrifice in the area of TID ability, as it is a "beep" or "no beep" machine (with varying degrees of interpretting clicks and clacks)
This is one of the best writeups I've seen on differentiating coin hunting vs. relic hunting. I see some overlap myself, but I agree that the X-5 is not what I would think of first for general coinshooting. I have an X-terra 705 with a 6" DD coil that I use at old homesites to look for coins amidst all the trash. It has TID and tones and with the coil its razor sharp separation. I have used a non-TID, like the X-5 (couple of Tesoros) and it will drive you to distraction and you'll come home with a lot trash and perhaps a few coins. My experience with the Tesoros in loaded homesites only allowed me tell the difference between iron and non-ferrous. My experience tells me that the X-5 would excel in Civil War/French and Indian/Rev War campsites, homesites that have no modern trash, and open field hunting. If you don't mind digging everything on a real trashy site, the X-5 would work for anything, but most coinshooters I know are trying to make the most of their time and try to dig less trash.
SoArk,Thanks HH Ron.
Tom,no salt beach hunting.With your description though the X5 wouldn't do very well to cherry pick for old silver.So the X5 would be in the same category as a Tesoro Tejon or Fisher 1270 a great relic metal detector?My plan for the Troy would be to use in an older worked out park for deep silver. Thanks Ron
Canewrap I agree less time and better finds.The one old park I had in mind has a lot of iron and probably a lot of good targets have been masked.HH Ron
Sven
Well-known member
Ron from Michigan said:
Everyone should own one at least once to see what all the hype is about.
They hold their resale value so you'll get your money back out of it. I satisfied my curiosity a number of years ago.
I love the way it looks and feels and how smooth it runs.
Until you get near some microwave towers or electrical lines. Sold it a few weeks.......later.
For "older worked out parks for deep silver", your best bet IMHO is the Explorer. The guy that got me hooked on it could effortlessly go to a pounded park, pass all surface coins (digging absolutely no memorials and maybe only a rare occasional clad dime that fooled him) and hone in only on deep coins. He would even try to angle for deep nickels too sometimes, but most often went for the high deep conductors when doing deep turf. Sure you'll miss something shallow that *might* have been good. But his philosophy was that if 99.999% of the time a shallow zinc signal is JUST THAT, I'm going to angle for the deep silver (in CA, some of those SF mint marks are mighty fine collectibles too 
) Naturally I wouldn't have this strategy on the beach, or anywhere with a relic mindset. But there are sometimes when you can't be a hero and dig all. Like in the hardpan under bleachers where there is sea of pulltabs or whatever.
) Naturally I wouldn't have this strategy on the beach, or anywhere with a relic mindset. But there are sometimes when you can't be a hero and dig all. Like in the hardpan under bleachers where there is sea of pulltabs or whatever.
Tom,I use an Explorer and a Sovereign.Both of these metal detectors work very well for deep silver none better period.There has been a lot of hype about the X3 and X5.Anyway just curious how well this unit would work as a sniper for old silver.Thanks Ron
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Cajundirtdobber
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Troy x5 and x3 are great for coin hunting,comp hunting is where you will find many x3 and some x5 also just a great coin and relic detector with many features
Got to agree the Explorer or ETrac are great for silver, go to machines for that stuff , the E Trac two tone ferrous is my
Most used set up with the stock coil
X5 runs at 19khz so is better for gold stuff and nickle range jewelry, nickles are a solid hit. X5 is fairly quick and is
Light weight, can swing it fast all day. Depite most comments the X5 is a pretty good all around coin shooter
But does have a like for iron. One tone but it does have its own language.
A great pulse set up for silver in iron trash is a Whites TDI adjustable to ignore most iron and all pull tabs and just cherry pick silver, no other
Pulse machine made can do that ( I think ).
Most used set up with the stock coil
X5 runs at 19khz so is better for gold stuff and nickle range jewelry, nickles are a solid hit. X5 is fairly quick and is
Light weight, can swing it fast all day. Depite most comments the X5 is a pretty good all around coin shooter
But does have a like for iron. One tone but it does have its own language.
A great pulse set up for silver in iron trash is a Whites TDI adjustable to ignore most iron and all pull tabs and just cherry pick silver, no other
Pulse machine made can do that ( I think ).