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Does the area you hunt hold 8" coins or

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woodchiphustler

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10" dimes or 12" quarters. Depends on a number of factors. Top soil, bedrock. The minerals in the soil will decide how deep you can go. I'm not sure how many coins and relics I've dug since 1969 but I assure you most were found in the first six inches.From Large cents to seated, gold dollars to Spanish re ales.With all the info the V provides it should be a snap. Smooth operation is what I'm after. And besides who really measures targets when your out digging. :cheekkiss:
 
woodchiphustler said:
10" dimes or 12" quarters. Depends on a number of factors. Top soil, bedrock, mineralization.. I'm not sure how many coins and relics I've dug since 1969 but I assure you most were found in the first six inches.From Large cents to seated, gold dollars to Spanish re ales.With all the info the V provides it should be a snap. And besides who really measures targets when your out digging. :cheekkiss:
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With all the technological advancements made over the last few years, todays high end metal detectors can detect coins at great depths. The fact is, however, that the majority of old coins are found in the 4-7 inch range. 7 or 8 seems to be the range for lower to middle priced detectors detectors, which means you don't need to spend $1500 to find most coins. This is actually good news for owners of high end metal detectors such as the White's V3 and DFX. There are still plenty of coins that are beyond the 8 inch range of most machines. I have found Mercury dimes at 10 inches in heavily hunted sites. I have found Large Cents at depths of more than 14 inches, well beyond the 8 inch mark. These coins all give "iffy" signals at best, and would easily be ignored by a novice.

I always estimate depth, not by measuring, but by using my (Vibraprobe 560) pinpointing device as a guide. The Vibraprobe is 16 inches from top to bottom, making it easy to estimate the depth of the target. I have even created notches at one inch intervals with a Sharpie to help.

Happy Hunting!:detecting:
Neil
 
Our merc dimes are in the 6"- 8" range. Barber is deeper and Seated deeper still. We have soft sandy soil the older areas such as SF, Alameda and Oakland and coins sink DEEP! A demo of a old school yard or park brings lots of detectorists out.

I've seen seated dug after 3' had been removed. Once saw a morgan dollar in soil where 4' had been removed.
 
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