Deleon finds the 1000th coin tonight...

[dan b]

...in the latest park I am hunting. I started this park in the middle of September and it's just loaded with coins ranging from the late 40's to the 70's. Unfortunately only 1 silver quarter and one silver piece of jewellry so far but I'm confident I will find more. There is still so much more park to hunt but it gets dark so early now. Only had 1.5 hours to hunt tonight, but I was able to manage 51 more coins. Love the Deleon, it's a great detector for Canadian coins.


Dan

 

[Sven]

way to go........................

 

[tabman]

Dan you and the Deleon have taken a liken to one another. I lean more toward the Cibola and Vaquero. You're making me want to take my Deleon out for few swings.

It did find me some really deep wheat pennies with it the last time that I took it out.

tabman

 

[Rainyday101]

Way to go Dan! I'm thinking that's better than Peyton Manning's record!

 

[Gunman64]

Now that's what i'm talking about Dan, I bet with you at the Deleon it's paid for it self twice over!

 

[dirt doctor]

Nice going Dan , I'm sure as you clean out those top layers you'll be hauling in more silver .

 

[kaolinwasher]

you are a good record keeper,

 

[dan b]

That top layer is 8 to 9" deep! I suppose I could go back with the Tejon to dig the next inch or to, but I'm not sure the effort will justify a few potential silvers. I may end up content with what I found. I try not to worry about what I didn't find. I consider parks like this as practice. When I hit a good location I'm going to know this machine like the back of my hand.

Not much record keeping involved. I just add to the total when I get home. I've only got a few more weeks before the ground freezes so when that happens I'll see hat I found this year. Luckily in Canada $1 and $2 coins are dug all the time. I should have this Deleon paid for this year.

 

[Rainyday101]

That's what I like about Tesoro, it's hard to justify a $1500 plus detector for clad stabbing! Not mentioning any brands!

 

[BarberBill]

Dan - does the D (ID) the canadian coins accurately as it does with US coins?
BB

 

[dan b]

No, the trick is to listen for the smooth tones. Zinc pennies ID in the mid to upper 70's but have a harsher sound than copper, nickel or silver coins. Bottle caps sometimes sound smooth depending on how crushed flat that they are and almost always ID in the 80's. If the tone is smooth and the ID is 95 then you will be digging copper pennies, silver and quarters. Dimes will sound smooth and the ID will jump a bit but always flash a 95. Nickels act the same but the 95 is less frequent. Loonies sound a bit harsh but hit a solid 95. If they are close to the surface they can easily be overlooked as can slaw. It's worth flipping to AM when you suspect can slaw to size up the target. I dug 10 of these on Sunday! Toonies are tough. They sound like trash depending on how they are orientated. If they are flat the center insert will drive a 95 on some swings. You learn after a while to suspect a toonie and to dig. Silver jewellery rings a solid 95. Pulltabs hit in the 50's and 60's. Crushed foil will sound smooth but ID anywhere from the 20's up. I won't kid anyone, there was a fair bit of trash dug too in the hopes of finding gold.

Our modern crappy steel coins seldom sound smooth or ID much above iron. The ID is all the way up and down the scale but mostly low. I usually suspect it's modern clad, sometimes I dig them, sometimes I don't. I'm not interested in finding 5 year old rusty junk coins so I'm fine with leaving them in the ground for someone else to find.

IMHO, the Deleon is the best of both worlds. Awesome Tesoro audio, lightening fast response time, impressive depth AND a visual target ID. My only complaint would be that the rods are starting to develop some play and wobble a bit when sweeping fast to pinpoint. It's barely noticeable now, but I suspect it will get worse. Nothing a little electrical tape wrapped around the rod won't fix.

Dan

 

[dan b]

I should have mentioned that the bar graph is also useful in making determinations as to the probable target.

 

[dan b]

At 1300 now out of this park. Dug 80 more this morning, including silver #23 for the year.

 

[Rainyday101]

That's amazing. I thinking it won't be long until the ground freezes up that way. With the cold weather coming in, ours will freeze real quick. We are predicted for 9-12" of snow tomorrow. Ughhhhhh.

 

[wheatymike]

You have the same experiences that I have had with the Deleon, only you seem to hunt more than I do. I really like my Deleon.