I just want to thank all of you who answered my post. I valued your advice so much so that I decided to purchase a 5''x8'' coil (actually my birthday is coming up and I hinted to my wife that the coil would be a "Great" idea; needless to say, we got on the Kelly co website and ordered it). I went back to the park, very trashy but quite old, and was amazed by the difference in locating targets. Within a few minutes being there I found plenty of clad, and also a 1918 Wheat Penny, which made my day. I know that for most of you, a find like this is routine, but beside my 1913 Barber dime and 1948 1/2 dollar Walking Liberty, not much has come my way of older coins lately. So, again, thanks all of you, and I can't wait to go back and use my new found toy again.
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- Thread starter ThierryA
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EtracTom-AdirondacksNY
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That is what keeps this hobby fun and interesting. Just one small change and another good find.
Eric in RI
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Congrats on your 5x8 purchase! Not sure if you've been reading my recent posts about the 5x8 coil, but it is a killer coil. I've gone back to areas in this particular park I hunt all the time with the 5x8 coil and find a lot of keepers near junk targets. I've noticed on really deep coins the numbers will be all over the place, but if the tone repeats both directions, chances are its a coin. The target separation is unbelievable! Just yesterday I was hunting a washed out area along this hillside. Shallow pulltabs were everywhere. Halfway thru my swing of mid-tones, I get a screaming high tone amongst all the mid-tones. I was able to isolate the target by doing the famous wiggle method and the target was a solid 84 and extremely shallow. I dug a shallow plug and to my surprise there was a 1946 silver Rosie staring at me about 1" deep. After I removed the coin I went back over the area and there were literally pulltabs surrounding this target. I've been over this area before at this particular angle with the 8x11 and I never heard it before.
You will never want to take the 5x8 coil off. I refuse to take it off. I have better days with the 5x8 than I do with the 8x11 and more consistently.
HH!
You will never want to take the 5x8 coil off. I refuse to take it off. I have better days with the 5x8 than I do with the 8x11 and more consistently.
HH!
Good luck!