I don't know about the rest of you guys but I hardly ever use the stock coil. the 5.75" seems to kick butt. Any advice on gold settings? I'm new so I thought 327 clad coins was good for one day. What is everyones record?. I found my first silver half-dollar yesterday. a 1945 , and a 1944 mercury dime in the same hole. (along with a 1952 nickel and 8 wheaties and one 59 memorial. that was my best hole ever yielding 12 coins total all over 50 yrs old. Raining hard here today. stuck inside.