Coins Found With Vintage D-tex Metal Detector

[Sven]

The oldies still produce.
So far been out a total of 12 hours with my 1980's D-tex SK50 VLF/TR detector.
It goes fairly deep in VLF mode and pennies are surprisingly loud sounding at 5".
When using reverse discrimination with this unit, there is no need to move the coil completely off the target. Just move it off to the side of target center (inner searchcoil)
by a few inches,then slowly sweep back across. There is a switch on the detector for 3 modes of operation Normal, Normal Auto (basically turns the SK-50 into a slow motion machine) and a third mode Slow Auto. For the most part I am always hunting in VLF mode (all metal) and occasionally checking in disc.mode. set at almost min......

It's fun to use the machine I haven't used since the early 80's, been enjoying myself with it.
Have a Garrett Sniper coil that will work with this unit, the 8" stock coil and a 10" D-tex coil coming in.
Can't wait to get that 10" coil as it also makes a great coin hunter.

Here's what it has found so far:
Canadian Coins:
Twoonies--5
Loonies--15
Quarters--47
Dimes--29
Nickels--24
Pennies--131
Silver ring--1
Silver O-rings--2
Keys, toy medallions
and the usual junk

Picture below is a few of the last hunts finds

 

[slingshot]

Makes me miss my Garrett Groundhog. Does it also sound wider on iron targets in the VLF mode?

 

[Sven]

Yes iron sounds wider, coins have a distinct fast blip just like the Groundhog and Master Hunter, which the D-tex circuitry units are based on with improvements.

 

[crunch707]

Nice finds, it looks like the machine is doing a nice job, keep up the good work ! HH

 

[Da Yooper]

Nice haul Looks like you have taken very good care of your vintage detector.

 

[oldcoon]

Ain't seen one of them critters in years. Still seems like it still works the day it rolled off the assembly line..

 

[Dan-Pa.]

For the most part didn't have all the bells and whistles and were heavier and not as deep but did have the audio variances and with a trained ear produced..
Wow a long time since I heard the words reverse discrimination..