Finds Update from Kaikoura, Nz and 6 inch coil Question

[moa]

Hi there. I have only taken the detector out about 6 times since Christmas. The weather has been pretty awful and I have been working 10 hr days 6 days a week mostly.... and to top it off I got a big swollen infected foot and couldn't walk for 2 weeks........

So between Xmas and New Years I went to the beach twice with some of my family, I got 14 dollars in 1 and 2s. I then went down the beach further and got an 1860s traders token. It was fairly corroded but had enough detail on it to read it.

Then about a month ago I went camping in the Marlborough Sounds to a place called French Pass. The first Coin I found was when i dint have my detector it was a pre 1936 penny stuck to a lump of iron in the remains of an old wharf, I chipped it out with my rock hammer. I detected 2 bays, but both very exposed and deep sand. I got 2 dollars, another 2 pennies, plenty of lead heads, and a cool marine brass deck air vent off a launch.

And then a couple of days ago I went out to the beach because we had a real good storm, and it flattened the beach, which when i went for a walk sans detector I found two 2 dollar coins on the surface with a pile of old useless decimal currency. So once my foot was better I went out after work and got
$8.40 in coins in a couple of hours over two days, not much but along with a UK pound coin, 1933 50% silver sixpence 1950 penny, 1947 shilling and a 1951 florin as well as a nice silver ring. Also got heaps and heaps of old useless coins which were phased out in 2006.

Question: My xt 50 can use the 6 inch coil provided by Minelab. I was wondering which of the 6 inch coils to get, and what the difference between them is. I am mainly into coin shooting and general detecting.

anyway here are some pics

 

[Digger]

Nice assortment of finds. As to the two 6-inch coils for the X-TERRA.... either will work with your X-50. The 6-inch concentric is 7.5 kHz. The 6-inch DD is 18.75 kHz. I find very little difference in depth of detection. The DD separates targets better and is more stable in highly mineralized soil. JMHO HH Randy

 

[moa]

Thanks Randy......... I think that the 18.75 kz DD sounds good, I thought it was the better choice although I heard it didnt get the depth. But working in highly mineralized soil will be better. So for the size, do you think that the DD will get 6-8 inches deep? and will it work on the salty wet beach sand? I do need to get out detecting more!!!!!
I saw all the guys in the Thames river with these tiny coils!!!! and they were getting in between iron lumps and digging coins.

 

[Kiwi]

Hi Moa,

Glad to see you are back on deck, I have the 6" and the 6x10 DD HF coils &and they seem to work good on the beaches even the ones up here with patches of black sand.

A couple of finds that I made on a local beach were down a good 8" and also a old house site have had to dig a couple of finds down around the 6" +

With the old decimal coins I believe that you can still cash them in with the Reserve bank, haven't done so myself as I don't have a lot, but the collection is growing.

I have just got permission to hunt another houses site that the hose has been moved so now just a bare section, will let you know what treasures I find
Cheers

 

[Beale]

Congrats on the finds! I am glad to see you are hunting again, Beale.