Coinstrike practice day

[Anonymous]

SPent a couple hours trying to learn the nuances of the COinstrike I got at just at the end of last season. I took it to a neighbours backyard that is mostly garden and an old house, as the house is built in 1910 I've dug some old coins here before. I had a few good targets that were pennies from the 50's. I got a good signal but it bounced around between +22-40 all around it, no negatives at all, when I dug a rusty bottlecap I was surprosed , shouldn't the machine give a - (neg) number for this?
One reason I wanted to get the coinstrike was for the iron (-) number , and as I hunt ghost towns a lot was hoping it would . I 'm just learning this unit so will be patient, but any feedback would be great. Thanks, PS the Bottlecap was squished fairly flat. Thanks

 

[Anonymous]

also with bottle caps, most are either aluminun or tin not iron.

 

[Anonymous]

so don't worry most all iron should still go negative if you check from different angles when you get to those ghost towns. But Mike's right. The C$ was called "Coinstrike" because it seeks round objects in trash. I dig big round horse harness rings occationally, but pulling a nice coin outta a bunch a nails makes up for it <img src="/metal/html/wink.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt="">

 

[Anonymous]

Happy Hunting

 

[Anonymous]

I've had my C$ for about 3-weeks now and what I have noticed, is what many here have stated when it comes to bottle caps, the supreme nemesis of the C$. If the numbers jump around (22-36) and never lock on, it is usually a bottle cap. I had to dig quite a few to get the confidence of what the machine was trying to tell me. If the numbers lock on and don't move, its usually a coin. I can't wait until I get back out with mine.
Tim