Hey, just got back from a few evenings of huntin' at a site I've been to before, and I'm stoked with the results. I was usin' my trusty detector with the small coil, Di3, and 14Khz mode. I spent some quality time griddin' an area, and I gotta say, I'm gettin' pretty good at pickin' out coins from trash. The coil's workin' like a charm, too - I'm talkin' surface to about 5 inches on dime-sized coins, even if they're on edge or slanted in the ground.
Sunday evening, I switched things up a bit and used the 5x9 coil with 20Khz and Di4 mode. I gridded another area, and the detection depth was definitely deeper, just like I expected. But, I gotta say, the 20Khz frequency was a bit busier, and I was gettin' some signals from tiny canslaw and foil at around 4-5 inches. Halfway through the hunt, I switched back to 14Khz, and that's when my pinpointer really came in handy. I like to dig small plugs, so it's awesome for locatin' those deeper targets and the ones that are on edge or slanted.
I did manage to find a sweet Canadian partly silver dime from 1968, which was a nice surprise. I also messed around with some of the other modes towards the end of the hunt, and it was pretty interesting. For Canadian coin shootin', I still think Di3 is the way to go - it's just quieter and more efficient. But, Di4's not bad either - it's a bit deeper, and that extra audio tone gives you some extra info. One thing I did notice, though, is that it's best to keep the Disc level down to 3 for Canadian clad coins. If you go any higher, you might miss out on some clues that there's a coin there, 'cause the numbers can get a bit bouncy.
Sunday evening, I switched things up a bit and used the 5x9 coil with 20Khz and Di4 mode. I gridded another area, and the detection depth was definitely deeper, just like I expected. But, I gotta say, the 20Khz frequency was a bit busier, and I was gettin' some signals from tiny canslaw and foil at around 4-5 inches. Halfway through the hunt, I switched back to 14Khz, and that's when my pinpointer really came in handy. I like to dig small plugs, so it's awesome for locatin' those deeper targets and the ones that are on edge or slanted.
I did manage to find a sweet Canadian partly silver dime from 1968, which was a nice surprise. I also messed around with some of the other modes towards the end of the hunt, and it was pretty interesting. For Canadian coin shootin', I still think Di3 is the way to go - it's just quieter and more efficient. But, Di4's not bad either - it's a bit deeper, and that extra audio tone gives you some extra info. One thing I did notice, though, is that it's best to keep the Disc level down to 3 for Canadian clad coins. If you go any higher, you might miss out on some clues that there's a coin there, 'cause the numbers can get a bit bouncy.
