a couple of cz5 finds from yesterday

[joe dirt_1]

The weather was in the mid 50's and sunny so I headed to my old picnic grove for a couple hours of hunting with my cz5.
The ground was moist and easy digging and since the grove is a few acres in size and not trashy I put the 10 1/2" coil on the cz5 and hip mounted it for easier swinging and to cover more area.
I found the 1917 S mercury dime within 5 minutes. I was a solid hit and locked on high coin and pegged the depth meter so I figured I had a silver coin. At close to 9 inches I found the dime standing on edge in the bottom of the hole.
Dug a few foil signals just in case it was a gold ring but they were all small bits of foil. Another high tone signal turned out to be a copper rivet down deep. The big coil had no problem hitting the rivet almost the the full length of my A.M. Leonard digger....or about 8 to 9 inches deep.
The 1915 buffalo nickel hit hard but it dropped out of the nickel zone into the square tab region on the meter, again pegging the depth meter. I dug a plug and couldn't find the target. Finally found it about 2 inches back from where I pinpointed it and it was close to 9 inches deep.
Coins are getting harder to find in the picnic grove, but they are still there.
The cz5 will certainly get the depth needed to find these coin, I just gotta get the coil over them. These are probably the last coins until spring. Snow and cold temps in the forecast........blah!

Roger

 

[88junior]

Nice finds Roger!! Congratulations!!

 

[joe dirt_1]

Thanks 88junior. How's your cz5 working for you? They are awesome detectors and their depth capabilities are matched by very few detectors today. I'm not sure what coils you have for your cz5, but if you don't have the 5 inch coil and the 10 1/2 inch coil it would be a great investment.
That little coil is super deep and sensitive and the big coil loves coins on edge down deep. Both coils are must haves if you own a cz.
I hate to see the snow coming after several nice days in January like we just had. Oh well, at least I got to get out a few more times before nasty weather has us stuck inside. Good time for some more research ........HH

Roger

 

[88junior]

Well Roger I am using my cz-5 every chance I get! I recently got a like new cz-3d and have yet to get it out to try it, it's either been raining or way to cold to get out to swing it, I figure if it performs as well as my cz-5 I will be one happy man! I plan on getting the 10 1/2" coil for sure I really don't hunt to many trashy areas to use the 5" coil but if one comes available and the price is right I will jump on it. What do you think of the 10 1/2" coil? Is it pretty easy to pinpoint with? And do you hipmount your cz when using it? If it goes as deep as the 8" I may have to tote a shovel with me! I figure I would mainly use the 10 1/2" when I am relic hunting the 8" seems to really do well on target seperation and dang it goes deep!! Later 88junior

 

[Digger70pa]

I use a 10.5 for relic hunting. It's got more depth & coverage.

 

[joe dirt_1]

88junior, the big coil is great for open areas that aren't real trashy. It pinpoints pretty well, most of the time I just x the target without using the pinpoint button. You can swing the cz5 with the big coil on it but it will wear you out fairly fast. Hipmounted it swings really nice and doesn't wear you out as fast.
The big coil really likes coins on edge for some reason. I'm thinking a relic shovel would be real nice in the places I could use one..........HH

Roger