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Age old question... what machine will be best...??

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Bobby_1

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Hi !!

Been out of Th'ing for a decade or so.

Which metal detectors would you say are best for coin shooting? The conditions will be dry land, moist soil, some iron mineralization. Price is not object.

The good, the bad and the ugly... let me have it!

thanks in advance friends.

ps

First post, and can't wait for spring.
 
Just reading some of the other posts and realized I should add. The trash is moderate a little bit of everything. Aluminum, bits of various other metals etc. I know this because I walk my dog in this area until the mosquitos get real bad. I may purchase more than one detector if that is what will work best. Somebody once asked me why I would spend $500 dollars on a metal detector to find a nickel? All I could think of to answer this question was "I was having fun"

thanks again
 
Are you a "beep dig" hunter? Do you like a target ID? Is weight a factor? Do you like notch discrimination? Do you like jewelry as well as coins?
 
There all good! ;)


Some of my favorites for coin hunting in no particualy order along with a quick synopsis

Whites (6000) XL Pro A nice cruiser with lock on ID

Whites IDX Pro With a couple of different coils makes a very good choice for the price, fairly quiet around iron which a lot of folks prefer.

Fisher ID Edge Fast response and recovery for hunting old sites with iron, picks out stuff others may miss. Not as much of a bottle cap lover as some of the other "fast" and sensitive detectors.

ML Xterra 70 The new benchmark for multi use gold nugget / coin detectors. Can be a deep coin machine when cranked up and conditions are right. With the smaller coils OK in trash. Good "lock on" most of the time but can miss a few iffies here and there to the faster machines.

Tek T2 Yeah this is a good one for those old hunted out sites for sure. Best used as a dig it all machine but it will surprise you picking out coins and other high conductors at older sites with fairly decent ID's on a lot of them and deep too. Likes them rusty bottle caps if that is something that would bother you... it doesn't me! Got an old hunted out site that you know still has some goodies? This is the one to grab!

There's lots more that I like. Very few are duds but we won't go into that! :lol:

The Edge, X70 and T2 are the best of the newer machines I have used for my conditions and needs.

Your mileage may vary

Tom
 
Hay Tom,

I'm a Compadre user. I think the Compadre should be added to the list of detectors
that do very well in trashy areas. Also contends with harsh conditions supprisingly
well. I've not used that many detectors, but I have used some with fast resopnse
and recovery. The Compadre is capable of things that my others could not do. Few
people seem to concider the Compadre, maybe because of the price. That's reverse
psycology at work.

Not being real deep gives the Compadre an advantage in trash. Not detecting the trash
that's deep means better seperation while always going full board, with full sensativity.

Ever sence I started using it, I have trouble putting it down, and I love trash.

HH,
 
I'm with Tabdog on the Compadre for the trashy areas.
The last machine I added to my line of machines is the Compadre (Thanks Tabdog) :thumbup:) and I too grab it more often than I would have ever thought.
After all the good post's on the Compadre, I thought I would get it to play with once in awhile. That didn't work. I use it more as it was impressive in trash.
It's just so simple and effective I grab it more than I had planned. It really boost's the fun factor in detecting. Even if someone was to get the Compadre as an extra back up machine, I think many would end up using it more than expected.
It might not get the depth of some of the other big dogs, but it sure will pull it's share for such a simplistic machine. Besides, some of the areas I hunt the goods seem to be no deeper than 4 or 5 inches, and with some areas being so trashy, the Compadre seems to be the most effective out of the machines I have. I don't feel handicapped using the Compadre. Depth is not always the number one factor, as a machine still has to be effective hitting the good targets and convey that information among the trash.
And many don't get much lighter in weight, although some are very close like the Silver uMax which is another favorite.
Compadre = an affordable simplistic effective machine you can swing all day. It has it's advantages and its place.
 
Good point Tabdog

Not being deep can be a bonus in iron/trash. The Fisher 1236X2 is average in depth but with low sens will do the same and there is a 5" coil available too. the X70 at low sens settings in the teens ignores the deep stuff and does well and the guys that have used the new small coils are doing well with it in iron. I like the Cibola with the 5.75" too, it seems to go deep with the slow sweep needed in iron infested sites and the stock tone suits me.

Tom
 
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