jimmy clark said:
is there much difference in depth between the kruzer and the anfibio?I don't relice hunt.Just hunt parks,schools.sports fields.old lots.
First: YES, there can be differences in
"coin depth" between these two models, but it really depends on the models chosen, the operating frequency used, the settings, and the search coil used.
You stated the Kruzer and the Anfibio, but which ones? The standard, single-frequency Kruzer operates at 14 kHz, and one of the two single-frequency Anfibio's also operates at 14 kHz. So that's comparable.
The Kruzer's standard search coil is a 7X11 elliptical Double-D, while the standard Anfibio search coil is the newer, round-shaped 11" Double-D. I found from side-by-side comparison that the newer, round-shaped 11" DD can achieve a bit of an 'edge' ii depth-of-detection between the two, so advantages goes to the Anfibio. Select the same search coil for either detector and you'll just about even the odds.
The two models have a lot of adjustment features, all not common, and comparable search modes and settings. There are some subtle differences between the two devices, but they are very close, so if you select the same search modes, and adjust for comparable feature settings, you're going to achieve very comparable in-the-field performance.
But if you compare them with different size or types search coils, one will likely have an advantage over the other. If you select the Anfibio 19 operating at a higher frequency of 19 kHz rather than 14 kHz of the 'standard' Kruzer there can be some differences. Or, if you compare a Multi-Kruzer with an additional 5 kHz and 19 kHz frequency choice, or an Anfibio Multi with the extra 5 kHz or 20 kHz selection --
and if you compare them with different operating frequencies, [size=small]
(even though the 19 KHz and 20 kHz are essentially similar)[/size] -- you're going to note a difference in the potential depth performance.
From personal in-the-field evaluation and side-by-side comparisons, match the coils, frequency and settings and these two models are about as comparable as you might imagine.
Second: I DO Relic Hunt, but I also Coin Hunt the typical urban locations, tot-lots, sports fields, and every old vacant lot or renovation site I possibly can. There are times and places where BOTH Coin Hunters and Relic Hunters might chance upon something old that is also located rather deep. However, I've Coin Hunted since March of 1965 and Relic Hunted old ghost towns and the like since May of 1969, and while coins were all rather shallow and in great abundance in those earlier years [size=small]
(from the mid-'60s through the '70s and into the mid-'80s)[/size], we have faced a declining number of older, shallower coins in the past 34/35 years. Thus, some old-use areas might still hold a reasonable number of coins that might be located 'deeper' today due to a third-of-a-century build-up of grass clippings, leafage drop and decay, not to mention and added fill dirt or other action that might cause them to be repositioned deeper such as in renovation, etc.
Modern coin losses have also dwindled because far fewer people are carrying ¢¢¢ to be lost, and the bulk of those once well-used public sites just are not seeing nearly the amount of activity in these modern times. So a lot of what is left to be found just might be deeper now than it was long ago, and our detectors are better these days and can get an added inch or two more than what was once possible. If a site doesn't have a lot of shallower coins, or other metal targets such as trash targets like bottle caps, screw caps, and both pry-tabs and ring-pull tabs that can mask a
'deeper-keeper', then a good modern detector can help.
But for get-serious Relic Hunting, like the majority of us enjoy doing, many sites, like ghost towns, some homesteads and old out buildings, stage stops, RR sidings and depots, etc., etc., have a lot of masking metal trash to deal with. Because of that, smaller-size search coils are usually the better choice, and we are looking for older coins, trade tokens and smaller artifacts that are usually NOT going to be deep at all,. Instead, most are located in the surface to 4" depth range,
very seldom will they be found much deeper than that, and standard to larger-size search coils can be close to useless to get the better performance.
So,
to me, trying to achieve an increase in depth-of-detection is really more fitting for an urban Coin Hunter who likes to work wide-open parks and similar sites that have a minimum amount of any discarded metal debris that could cause target masking. Thus, your question is more fitting for what you like to do than it is for a dedicated, common Relic Hunter.
Kruzer series or Anfibio series, just pick your favorite and the best coil for your needs. Personally, I favor the Anfibio Multi over the Multi Kruzer simply because I find its balance and ergonomics to be better ...
for me. I really like the round 11" DD for those very wide-open areas, and for general day-to-day urban hunting I like the round 7" Concentric. Just my opinions.
Monte
