CoinStrike goes deep

[jabbo]

Got the C$ about a month ago. Went back to the cornfield where it found the 1851 silver three cent piece. British troops camped in the adjacent field but today its rare to find anything there anymore. The two piece button is really small, has the skinny eagle standing on an anchor, might be British, excellent condition. The buckshot was between 6 & 7" deep. The suspender slide was 6". The piece of copper sheet metal is a hair bigger than the quarter and was a measured 10" deep still solidly lodged in place when I measured it. I was impressed with the buckshot at that depth but the piece of copper at 10" gave me respect for the C$. Was using the 10" coil in mild soil, Disc mode, 0 Threshold, and 9 Sensitivity. All signals said "dig" with positive numbers from about 04 to about 15. Dug a lot of deep rusty nails too but learned not to dig if I see any negative numbers sneak in. This detector is easy to use and it goes deep. In the beginning my biggest problem was learning how to store in the 3 memories. Thanks to all the posts on the C$, they helped more than the instruction manual.

 

[amcjavelin]

damed nice button!

 

[kschae4]

jabbo- nice hunt. love the detail on that button. congrats

 

[jabbo]

C$ found this Red, White & Blue enamled lapel pin in a park, maybe from WW2 era and the flat button. Washingtons troops were camped in this park, been hunted since detectors came out. Pin gave a weak signal, lots of nails where the pin was. Could be more goodies amongst the nails. Great detector.

 

[Snagglepuss]

Glad the coinstrike that I sold you is working out good for you with some nice finds

 

[jabbo]

Snagglepus, In the beginning I thought the C$ too hard to learn but after I understood how to store in the memories the rest was easy like any other detector. Storing info in the memories requires exact steps then you're good to go, or try the Factory Preset memory for starters. I like the 51 meter ID numbers, no silly icons. I hope others don't give up on their C$. Dave

 

[HaroldILL.]

Maybe it is deeper than the Edge after all?

 

[MikeW]

Hope you can find some more.Im layed up with a bad shoulder/back.The CS will be gathering dust fo ra while!

 

[Bill - De]

I have what is essentially a brand new C$. I bought it new some years ago, and promptly put it in the closet as a "one of these days, I'm gonna start detecting in the dirt" machine. When we go MD'ing, better half and I always go to the beach, which is only 15 min away, and always productive. So it stayed in the closet for 2 years, after which I took it out to an old farm field one day, and didn't find anything worth mentioning. I remember thinking that I should have just grabbed the CZ-20, and gone to the beach, so back in the closet it went.

I think I have used it a total of 2 times, plus once time here at my test garden. This thread is inspiring me to take it out again, but diggin in the dirt is so much more work than sifting through the sand so I don't know. Glad you guys are out with your's, as it is a nice detector.

 

[Mr.Bill]

Bill

The Coin$ should do fine at the beach. The Coin$ unit has a salt beach mode. Page #15 in owners manual. Besure to read it before using it in that mode. It's not quite like other detectors with a "salt mode" switch.

 

[Mr.Bill]

n/t

 

[Bill - De]

Bill, Thank you, and jabbo for the reminder about the salt mode. I read it once a long time ago, but had forgotten about it. I may try it out at the beach, and compare it to my CZ-20 (which I belt mount). I need a light-weight machine like an F-series or maybe Technetics, as I have problems with both shoulders, due to injury, so hunts are short and few.

 

[Mr.Bill]

I wouldn't use it unless it's absolutely necessary. Any detector in the salt mode, cuts into the sensivity, and depth on small low conductive targets like jewelry.