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A Coin$trike observation :nerd:

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Cal_Cobra

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I've learned that when the C$ hits the edge of iron it will cause the detector to give a false positive, usually giving a flakey coin range signal (I guess this is normal on the C$?). Moving around the iron object and watching the TID as you come in to and out of the "coin" target spot will typically show negative numbers, and if dug will produce some old rusty iron trash. :ranting: I thought this was odd, considering I have iron disc set to 99, but it appears to be normal.

I'm visiting my parents for the weekend, and brough my C$ for me, and my F4 for my father to hunt with. We started by hunting their back yard (house was built in the 1950's, so not real old, but I'm hoping to find just one silver). I found several pennies including some wheaties, and a few from the early 1960's, but so far no silver. My father found a '72 quarter and a wheatie on his first hunt, but is still getting the hang of the F4 (it's a good machine for a beginner to learn IMHO). Then we went to our local fairgrounds, and hunted a spot. Lots of coins, but didn't find anything old, which is a bit surprising since it's been there a while. My coin count for the day was 56 coins (and a 4-H medal), and my father landed 9 coins. I'll hit their front yard tomorrow morning before we head out to a school yard that's been there since the early 1900's, but previously had a resort on it in the late 1800's. My father also spied a house the burned down which was built in the late 1800's/early 1900's we may try.

HH, and Happy Easter,
Brian
 
What you mention in your first paragraph is very normal. There are a few tactics which will all but eliminate being fooled to the point of having to dig. I'll PM those to you later if no one else tells you. Have a Happy Easter!
 
Do you have the small coil on the f4? If not....GET ONE! The F4 is capable of huntin with the Big dogs. The small coil is a killer in trash and loves silver.Sounds like your gettin better with the coinstrike.
 
Does lowering the iron discrimination from 99 help when hunting for coins in iron or trash? Thanks
 
Is your dad using a small concentric for ease of pinpointing or a DD which might have him produce more?
On your C$ put in in accumulate and pick up the sweep speed. And pull out that NEW detector.:twodetecting:
 
I have my Dad using the 8" concentric on the F4, as it's pretty easy to pp with. I think he'd have a hard time with the DD as it's a bit funky to pp with (although it covers a LOT of ground and it's a coin rake), and he would be there all day with that tiny 4" coil :devil:

I'm getting up to speed on the C$, if I can just get it to run stable enough to go deep, I think it could be a good machine as I learn it's nuances (a sunray probe would be a big help on the C$ :biggrin:
 
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