Expert Metal Detector confirms all I am getting is 2 to 3"

[daddyflea]

I took an expert metal Detector to help me with my V3i settings today. CC is a small lady but she is a Veteron Metal Detector and quite proficient with the V3i. I went out today and the only Coins I detected were 2 to 3 inches Deep. Either I could not get any deeper or there were no coins there. Here are the pictures


Notice in the picture above the SunRay Coil is only a couple inches in the ground. The red tip to the Black is 6 inches and the whole thing is 7 inches. These were all coins and none were Big Washers or wire.


In this picture the sunray is sitting on the Penny.


In this Picture the Sunray is sitting on a Dime.



this is total take for the couple hours I detected. This old house has more coins than I have ever dug at one place. The one Key was a Blank no cuts for a lock at all. Wonder how that got there.

Since this is 6 to 7 inch Clover this means the V3i was only picking these coins up at 8 to 9 inch depths with my least favorite Coil the 6X10. You can not swing through this Clover.

I asked CC if she thought I should sell this V3i and she said no. She said she thinks she can get an inch or two more depth out of it by lowering the filters. CC is quite a looker so I might take her advice.



CC with my V3i.

 

[Rt66]

Hi CC

Yes you are a beautiful Lady and your detector way outclasses daddyfleas. Ask him when his V3i last found a pizza slice. My copiolot validates all my digs and then has his head out the window to guide me home.

 

[Justme]

I don't like the 6x10 on my v3i...It works great on my m6 tho. I will stay with the 10" on the v3i.

 

[daddyflea]

I don't really care for the 6X10, but Coins at 8 and 9 inches is a pretty good deph for anything much less an Eliptcal. In the pictures you can see where my knees went to dig the target. First thing I did was pull the grass out which looks like a hole. Add the depth of the Clover to the depth in the ground and that is great performance. I tried to get CC to pose digging for the target but everytime I backed off for a picture she thought something was wrong.

If they ever mow this grass there is no telling what I might find here. A conservative eastimate is around 350 coins from this one old house on one lot.

 

[Justme]

Went back to a ballfield I had pounded with several detectors, found a guy swinging an at pro. I'd seen him a year ago, he said he only found a penny in two hours. I know that field is by no means cleaned out. However I'm doing pretty good if no one else is finding stuff on it

 

[metalpopper]

hi Daddy!

Thanks for your post....love that little gal.......Is she married?


Anyway....on another subject...depth with your whites elliptical.


What is your 'theoretical' assumption of its depth capabilities...?


Give me your opinions, based on using as reference, a 'current' US coin, and the SINGLE frequency that you think would offer the 'best depth' on that coin.

Can you also quote the coin's thickness, diameter, conductivity or alloy,...and finally, the VDI at whatever frequency you choose?


Because we are being theoretical...and ground is a 'many variable thing'....then we will initially ignore its effect, and speculate later.

In essence, we are talking 'In air' ......A very valid method, for any intelligent discussion.

Over to you Daddy....(and 'woofy').... if she's in the mood to comment!........matt.


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[daddyflea]

hi Daddy!

Thanks for your post....love that little gal.......Is she married?


Anyway....on another subject...depth with your whites elliptical.


What is your 'theoretical' assumption of its depth capabilities...?

I really think it will pick up a quarter at 11-12" if everything is right


Give me your opinions, based on using as reference, a 'current' US coin, and the SINGLE frequency that you think would offer the 'best depth' on that coin.


I never hunt anything but coins and I only hunt in 3 frequency. I do this because I have to be careful of making a mess anywhere I go so I won't
dig unless I am reasonably sure there is a good target there. Of course Quarters will hit deeper because they are bigger. The Green Frequency
on the V3i will hit the Quarter harder. Whichever number this is, but I see no reason at all to turnoff the the other two. My theory is that it is not
the frequency on coins but the size that makes the most difference. This is really not a theory but a fact. How deep can you hit those crushed cans?


Can you also quote the coin's thickness, diameter, conductivity or alloy,...and finally, the VDI at whatever frequency you choose?

I am at work so I can not measure a coin but the bigger Silver Coins hit the hardest. You have to be careful of Gold it kinda fools you.
VDI can vary a lot but hits the Blue frequency hardest. Same as iron.
The VDI of most coins in the US is on the bottom of the V3i body. I really only look for 54 Zinc Penny, 19 for Nickles, anything over 54
is usually Copper Pennies, dimes, Quarters.



Because we are being theoretical...and ground is a 'many variable thing'....then we will initially ignore its effect, and speculate later.

In essence, we are talking 'In air' ......A very valid method, for any intelligent discussion.

I find Air Tests are a little different from ground tests, but the Halo effect, does seem to be a valid arguement because some Ground tests on fresh buiried coins
seem to run near identical to air tests. Ground tests on very wet ground seem to be different, so just get out and hunt. Getting too technical just makes my
head hurt.

Over to you Daddy....(and 'woofy').... if she's in the mood to comment!........matt.

All this diggin already has us tired