Deepest Coil For Coins?

[Critterhunter]

A friend and I are both interested in the M6 to add to our line up of machines. I realize this is the MXT forum but since they both use the same coils and I hear depth on coins is comparible, I'm hoping somebody can give their opinion on which of the various coils (including the Excelerators) you feel is the deepest for coins. I'd suspect one of the DD coils would be the deepest in ground that has some form of mineralization. Seems to be a large variety of coils for these machines, including the Whites line, Excelerators, and the new SEF coils. Anybody have a favorite for max depth on coins, and do you feel the SEF coils seperate trash better than the round ones?

 

[BJ in Okla.]

A bigger coil will go deeper than a small coil, But the bigger coil will see more targets in the ground and you may not get a a good reading, jumpy numbers.
For coins in trashy areas, the 5.3 con., 3x6 DD and the new 8" X 6" sef dd coil from Kellyco. this will be my next coil for my MXT...
I have all ways done better with the 6" X 10" Whites DD coil than I have with the 9.50" stock coil....
My M-6 and the 5.3" coil pulled this gold ring from 7"..
The Silver ring was with my MXT and 5.3 coil at about 2"..
I use a small coil 95% of the time in my sites, as a general rule, coins are not real deep, just depends on the area, I have dug 7" and 8" zincs in sandy soil that had a deep sink rate...
It is easier to learn your unit with a small coil..
Hope this helps...
HH..BJ

 

[Larry (IL)]

I have to agree with BJ, the bigger the coil the deeper your detector goes.........BUT........that is seldom the best way to hunt.

 

[BarberBill]

I agree with what has been posted. One park I hunt has so much trash that it is nearly impossible to detect it with the stock 9.5 coil, let alone anything larger. The 5.3 or the 6X10DD do okay there, but I've done the best with the 4X6DD. I have large coils for all my detectors, but generally do better (unless in very clean areas) with the stock or smaller coils. That said, in moderate trash to clean areas the 9.5 has very good depth and swings lighter than the larger coils. My two bits.
HH
BB

 

[Critterhunter]

We both know the pros and cons of coil sizes. Wasn't really looking for that kind of information. Both of us have owned a variety of detectors and coils over the years, but he just bought an M6 and I'm considering one to add to my lineup, so we need some input on the coils available for it. We have some sites with low trash and very deep coins where it's not unusual to find a rosie at 9" and older coins even deeper. Places like this require a larger coil if you are going to down to the silver zone. I'm asking which of the larger coils out there seems to offer best depth on coins, not the pros and cons of small versus large coils. Basic question.

I'm thinking the Spider 12" concentric might do well in ground with low mineralization, but I'd like to know how it compares in depth to the large round DD Excelerator coils, or even the SEF 10x12 or HotShot. From what we hear the 10" Whites DD doesn't offer as much depth as the Excelerator 10"DD, so that's out.

Pretty much what it comes down to is this. He can get a Whites coil, bullseye probe, and bag for $99 for his recently bought M6. He can't pass up that price even for the coil alone, let alone the other extras, so he's faced with a choice. If you had to pick one Whites coil that performs as good as it's Excelerator counterpart in that size range which would that be? He's planning to buy a third aftermarket coil down the road and so he doesn't want to buy a Whites now that will be a duplicate in performance. He's wanting a small coil for best seperation (depth is not even a factor in that choice, just best seperation), and a large coil for best coin depth. If one of the small Whites is as good as it gets for seperation he'll pick that up and buy a large excelerator coil later. He mainly doesn't want to say opt for the Spider 12" Concentric and find out later that one of the Excelerators goes deeper, or buy say the 5.3 or 4x6 Whites coil and find out it doesn't seperate as well as one of the small Excelerators. That's where we need some advice from people who have compared these coils on the M6 or MXT. Which of the Whites (big or small) is as good as any of the aftermarkets for either seperation or depth?

 

[Critterhunter]

PS- He's not really interested in any of the in between size ranges. Smallest coil for max seperation, and largest coil for max depth on coins. Which of the Whites is as good as the Excelerators for either of those two criteria.

 

[jcooking]

I have the Whites 950, 6x9, and the excelerator 10"DD. I use them on the M6 and have found that the Excelerator DD coil gives me about 2" more depth than the stock coil. The target separation between the whites 6x9 and the excelerator 10" DD are near the same for me, but the excelerator goes deeper. I have not taken off the excelerator since i bought it, just my 2 cents.

 

[bula]

I have the 6x10 & the 4x6 dd I can tell you that the 4x6 is a awesome coil. Recently I hunted an old city dump so you can imaging the trash that was there. With the 6x10 you could not separate anything yet with the 4x6 I found 12 wheat's & 1 barber dime. It works.

 

[Critterhunter]

Thanks for all the input. He ended up opting for the 10" DD Whites coil. At first we thought we heard this coil wasn't as deep as the 10"DD Excelerator but with further searching he found that most thought they were equal, and that the Whites was a little more stabile. Anybody differ on that opinion in depth or anything?

After even further reading he decided the 5" Excelerator DD coil seemed to be favored over the Whites 5.3 concentric, and that the little Excelerator has about the best seperation of all the small coils available for the M6. Again, any differing opinions are welcome.

Now he has to decide which aftermarket coil will give maximum depth on coins. After research on the Hot Shots they aren't very impressive. It appears the 12.5" (no longer made?) or 14" round Excelerators have a following that believe they get the best depth on coins, with the 14" being only slightly (if any) deeper than the 12.5" on coins, but the weight of the 12.5" being much less. We are also curious about the 10x12 or other SEF coils in how they compare to them in depth. Any input welcome.