There were 2 different series of White's detectors that were named Classics. The Coinmaster Classic series I II & III with the control box located below the hand grip on top of the shaft and the Classic I II & III that had the control box located under the shaft and below your forearm when detecting. The later mentioned Classic series are reputed to be pretty good detectors. These are the ones that sometimes have an ID meter. They reportedly have a very fast recovery rate and can be swung quite slowly to achieve respectable depth. Were the Coinmaster machines pretty equal in performance?
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Classic vs. Classic
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BEACH HUNTER
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WHITES EVER OFFERED!! THE PERFORMANCE WAS UP THERE WITH DETECTORS 2X THE PRICE!! VERY EASY TO USE TOO!!! I USED THE EARLY COIN MASTER CLASIC III TOO THERES NO COMPARING THE 2..CLASSIC III SL SMOKES IT!!
These models were all powered by three 9V batteries. They were mounted in an 'under-slung' position below the rod and ahead of the hand-grip, or they could be mounted under the upper rod just ahead of the armcup.
The Coinmaster Classic I was hard wired with an 8" coil. It was a motion-only design.
The Coinmaster Classic II was also hardwired with an 8" coil. It was also a motion-only operation detector.
The Coinmaster Classic III had the Sensitivity and Discriminate controls like the Classic II, and it also had an interchangeable 8" search coil. It was able to use the early-style 4", 10" and 15" coils. In addition, it featured a Frequency Shift, Normal/Black Sand selector, and an All Metal mode for pinpointing.
About 1994 we saw the introduction of the Classic III Plus. This model had the same appearance of the other Coinmaster Classic's, but it had different circuitry. It came standard with the Blue Max 950 coil and it was compatible with all of the newer Blue Max series of coils.
I believe it was 1996 that we welcomed the introduction of the 'SL' (Slim Line) series of Classic's which used the same housing as the XLT with the 8-AA drop-in battery tray.
The new version of the Classic I and Classic II were very similar to the 'Coinmaster' Classic versions in that they still used essentially the same circuitry and the Classic I's 8" coil was hard-wired. The Classic II had an interchangeable 8" coil, but it was the Blue Max 256 that was able to be used on it and NOT the standard Blue Max series of coils.
The "Plus" name was dropped from the Classic III SL version, and the Classic III SL just used the same Classic III Plus type circuitry and all of the Blue Max series of coils. It still came standard with the 950 coil.
The 'original' Coinmaster Classic II and Classic III had very similar in-the-field performance as the newer 'SL' version of the Classic II. They were mainly hampered by poor search coil versatility.
The Classic III Plus had the same in-the-field performance as the newer version 'SL' Classic III. Very versatile with their wide-range of search coils available. These models were quick-response and fast recovery, slow-motion, silent-search designs with impressive depth of detection.
The Classic III Plus, and especially the latter version of the Classic III in the better balanced 'SL' package, have provided me with some of my best recoveries in over forty years of detecting, as well as some of the highest quantities of coins found in a given period of time.
Any specific questions? Shoot me an E-mail if you'd like to: MonteVB@comcast.net
Monte
The Coinmaster Classic I was hard wired with an 8" coil. It was a motion-only design.
The Coinmaster Classic II was also hardwired with an 8" coil. It was also a motion-only operation detector.
The Coinmaster Classic III had the Sensitivity and Discriminate controls like the Classic II, and it also had an interchangeable 8" search coil. It was able to use the early-style 4", 10" and 15" coils. In addition, it featured a Frequency Shift, Normal/Black Sand selector, and an All Metal mode for pinpointing.
About 1994 we saw the introduction of the Classic III Plus. This model had the same appearance of the other Coinmaster Classic's, but it had different circuitry. It came standard with the Blue Max 950 coil and it was compatible with all of the newer Blue Max series of coils.
I believe it was 1996 that we welcomed the introduction of the 'SL' (Slim Line) series of Classic's which used the same housing as the XLT with the 8-AA drop-in battery tray.
The new version of the Classic I and Classic II were very similar to the 'Coinmaster' Classic versions in that they still used essentially the same circuitry and the Classic I's 8" coil was hard-wired. The Classic II had an interchangeable 8" coil, but it was the Blue Max 256 that was able to be used on it and NOT the standard Blue Max series of coils.
The "Plus" name was dropped from the Classic III SL version, and the Classic III SL just used the same Classic III Plus type circuitry and all of the Blue Max series of coils. It still came standard with the 950 coil.
The 'original' Coinmaster Classic II and Classic III had very similar in-the-field performance as the newer 'SL' version of the Classic II. They were mainly hampered by poor search coil versatility.
The Classic III Plus had the same in-the-field performance as the newer version 'SL' Classic III. Very versatile with their wide-range of search coils available. These models were quick-response and fast recovery, slow-motion, silent-search designs with impressive depth of detection.
The Classic III Plus, and especially the latter version of the Classic III in the better balanced 'SL' package, have provided me with some of my best recoveries in over forty years of detecting, as well as some of the highest quantities of coins found in a given period of time.
Any specific questions? Shoot me an E-mail if you'd like to: MonteVB@comcast.net
Monte
The info you guys have provided will be a great help for me to decide which detectors to buy and give away. I have 2 grandsons aged 14 and 10 that will be moving back to my local area after school is over and I want to have detectors for them. I also want at least one detector that the wife could use as well as the occasional curious observer who might like to give detecting a try. One more question might be what it the weight of these Classics?
dirtfisher
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It was very disappointing when Whites discontinued the Classic series. I have owned every one of them from the Classic I to the IDX Pro! I just cant convince myself to get a "Matrix" or "Prism". But I know that companies change detector types from time to time. I would like to get a Spectrum XLT sometime ( the one with the rainbow decal) because it uses the same coils as the Classics. You guys have a Happy Hunting season, Dirtfisher.Brain is right. I have an IDX pro modified with the turbo option and GB. This thing goes deep. I know mr. Bills mods are excellent and don't know how to compare them, but my turbo has an extra switch so you can decide for yourself if you want to use it or not. Can give you up to 35 % additional depht.Will try to make a picture of it.
I have yet to be impressed by any of the Prizm series and have found them to be poor performers in higher mineralized environments, as well as inconsistent from model to model, unit to unit so far as the GB calibration is concerned.
However, in defense of the Matrix M6, I found it to be a very decent detector. Personally, while it might have AutoTrac
However, in defense of the Matrix M6, I found it to be a very decent detector. Personally, while it might have AutoTrac