floodplaindetector
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I came out of my long winter hibernation and got some hunting in the past few weekends.
All finds are from pounded public sites in North Dakota and some in Minnesota.
Finds were made with my Deus 2 machines and my Minelab Manticore which I purchased over the winter.
Of the finds in this post, the Manticore pulled 5 of the silver, about 3 rings, couple pins, 2 old nickels and the Navy button.
Definitely a great 1-2 punch having both machines.
With my limited number of hours running in all terrain general mostly, here are some initial Manticore thoughts if you want to see:
- Manticore excellent in heavy iron situations. This seems to be its strength. Couple times that it wowed me: The 1936 merc was practically laying on a large, rusted washer. One of the silver rosy dimes was right on a group of large nails.
That dime is completely black on the reverse being next to iron.
- very stable. Seems better in high EMI than D2
- depth gauge seems a little more accurate than D2
- in my setup, the audio is better on my D2
- D2 grabs onto deep coin signals better. Right now, I have more confidence with my D2 on super deep coins and rings
The Manticore is less dramatic when it hits a signal than D2, but I found myself continuing to use it as it keeps pulling old targets
Thanks for looking!
Dave
Coin Finds
1943, 1944, 1963 (Canadian) quarters
9 dimes back to 1907
1896,1898,1919 nickels
1893,1907 Indian pennies
Dozens of wheat pennies (not pictured) back to 1909
Other Finds
$5 brass merchant token
5 cent merchant token
100+ year old Teddy Roosevelt presidential coin. I have been after this variety for years.
1959 50th anniversary electrical company key fob
1932-1960s bell trading post sterling silver ring
3 other silver rings and numerous others
Dragon claw holding globe pendant
1955 ready kilowatt character pin
boy scouts pin
letterman jacket 1/2/3 years bar pin
miniature cowboy hat key chain piece
navy Button. D Evans company was in business from 1848-1945 so probably WWII era.
other misc. items.
All finds are from pounded public sites in North Dakota and some in Minnesota.
Finds were made with my Deus 2 machines and my Minelab Manticore which I purchased over the winter.
Of the finds in this post, the Manticore pulled 5 of the silver, about 3 rings, couple pins, 2 old nickels and the Navy button.
Definitely a great 1-2 punch having both machines.
With my limited number of hours running in all terrain general mostly, here are some initial Manticore thoughts if you want to see:
- Manticore excellent in heavy iron situations. This seems to be its strength. Couple times that it wowed me: The 1936 merc was practically laying on a large, rusted washer. One of the silver rosy dimes was right on a group of large nails.
That dime is completely black on the reverse being next to iron.
- very stable. Seems better in high EMI than D2
- depth gauge seems a little more accurate than D2
- in my setup, the audio is better on my D2
- D2 grabs onto deep coin signals better. Right now, I have more confidence with my D2 on super deep coins and rings
The Manticore is less dramatic when it hits a signal than D2, but I found myself continuing to use it as it keeps pulling old targets
Thanks for looking!
Dave
Coin Finds
1943, 1944, 1963 (Canadian) quarters
9 dimes back to 1907
1896,1898,1919 nickels
1893,1907 Indian pennies
Dozens of wheat pennies (not pictured) back to 1909
Other Finds
$5 brass merchant token
5 cent merchant token
100+ year old Teddy Roosevelt presidential coin. I have been after this variety for years.
1959 50th anniversary electrical company key fob
1932-1960s bell trading post sterling silver ring
3 other silver rings and numerous others
Dragon claw holding globe pendant
1955 ready kilowatt character pin
boy scouts pin
letterman jacket 1/2/3 years bar pin
miniature cowboy hat key chain piece
navy Button. D Evans company was in business from 1848-1945 so probably WWII era.
other misc. items.
