Deep coin signals?

[Herm]

So when you guys or gals get a deep coin (6" or more) signal what can I expect? Nice strong tone or will it be a whisper? Will the VDI's be tightly grouped or have some separation? Any help is appreciated, thanks Herm

 

[Curt_in_W.Mass]

Just a note on test i did yesterday..ive been hunting my lawn which property is 100 years old and was getting frustrated as i wasnt getting any good coin signals, so i dug a hole at least six inches,maybe a little lower and tried a quarter and penny...both gave a nice consistent signal on sweep in all directions...and if not a planted test it definetly would be something id dig..as it also nailed both on vdis...when rain stops gonna try another test with disc way up and see if maybe i get a pop on a piece of silver..if i got anything in lawn i believe its gonna be deep..but should still give a smooth consistent sweep but signal will be much fainter..my 2 cents worth of info...Curt

 

[Old Katz]

I think it depends on the detector your useing. The Ace 250
is really consistent in my opinion in its sounding off with its four tones. Some people say
they can hear a slight difference in the tones that give them an indication as to what the target
is or if its deep or shallow. I can't hear that on mine.

My MXT on the other hand does sound off louder if its shallow and fainter if
its deeper.

Katz

 

[BarberBill]

I get a solid signal and accurate ID at 6". From there down the volume begins to soften and the ID begins to become a bit "iffy".
HH
BB

 

[Nancy-IL]

Barber Bill is right. It also depends on where you set your gain. I use the relic mode and my gain isn't cranked (possibly to and the deeper targets have a nice softer tone to them. I love to hear those sounds! HH, Nancy

 

[JOE in MD]

I run relic mode, gain as high as I can get it(stability), 0 disc and trigger forward. I listen for the real faint repeatable sounds and DON"T look at the VDI (it will bounce all over) "THE SOUND IS WHAT TELLS ME TO DIG" JMO
JOE in MD

 

[Herm]

Thanks one and all for responding. A couple more questions after seeing some of the responses.

Nancy could you explain this sentence to me? I use the relic mode and my gain isn't cranked (possibly to and the deeper targets have a nice softer tone to them. I don't understand the possibly to with the smiley face part.

Also on another post Larry IL was talking about wraparound VDI numbers. So I was wondering if coins will sometimes give a wraparound signal?

Thanks alot for the help, Herm

 

[Nancy-IL]

Herm, I put a number "eight") and possibly the smiley face insert sheet put that silly face there. It should read............... I use the relic mode and my gain isn't cranked (possibly to eight) and the deeper targets have a nice softer tone to them. Sorry about that. I haven't come across that before. Guess I should always type out the number 8. Hope that helps. Larry will answer your question after he reads the morning paper. HH, Nancy

 

[Larry (IL)]

Though seldom on the MXT, I would expect a large target COULD wrap around to the negative numbers. This is why some large iron targets will wrap to the positive high numbers too, which is more common.

 

[arizonaames]

The VDI numbers will not be accurate, I noticed, when I found coins at 8 to 10 inches. I also found the the relic mode with the trigger in the middle gives the deepest signals. The middle will give you a louder harmonic tone than having the trigger forward. It will be noticeably louder.