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Any one else have this happen. Good strong hit around 85 value range, nice high tone, sensitivity set at 9 and on discrimination mode. Never had this with the fisher 75. Whats up.????? P.S. And a brand new 9v energizer max. To me it was for shure a dime never thought it would be a beer can. And it was ground balanced, Any thoughts any one.
The Platinum is a sweet machine and that beer can @ 8" will fool most machines into thinking it's a good target. What can help in discriminating out a beer can at 8", or at any depth for that matter, is to outline the target while pin pointing. Large objects will outline bigger than a dime at any depth.
Best part is the Platinum will hit on dimes @ 8" every time.
Dude the beer can was resting on end so there for was a round target thats what fooled the machine. P.S. We got that straighten out thanks. Art..... RIGHT ON !
Any cans (aluminum) will fool a detector into thinking its a coin (dime/quarter/half), especially with the lid facing the coil. Your machine is just reacting like the others do No need for concern.
That's for sure just think if you didn't have a meter, it still would have sounded good in the headphones, maybe a bit tinny.... but enough to get your curiosity up enough to dig it!! I'm sure you will find many more pop cans that read similar, then one day you will be fooled and instead of a pop can it may be just a Silver 50 cent piece...HH
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It just go's to show that any thing round in shape / metal ,will almost every time sound like a positive hit so there we have it. did not think i was the only one ha. ha. Like'' Mr. Branton says/ carolina coin hunter on you tube, it's shaped like anything else. Ha Ha.
I have dug many deep "dime" beer and soda cans. Also, so many "quarter" Hot Wheels cars that I could start a used (toy) car lot.
You can usually tell if it is a smashed can or Hot Wheel toy by the size of the signal in All Metal......huge! However, that huge signal could be a jar of coins, a pocket/purse spill, or something of value other than a dime or quarter. Sometimes, if the ground is wet or soft, I can use my probe to feel the size and shape of the target. If it feels solid I dig it. A few of those big signals turned out to a Half Dollar, Eisenhower Dollar, a very large sterling silver ring, and a very large pair of ear rings.
To get an idea of the target size keep lifting the coil higher while swinging till the signal is lost.The larger the target like a can the farther it will be detected.Try it a few times and large targets will become easier to identify. If your machine air tests a coin at say10 inches ,then any target detected over that and reading a coin is more than likely a flattened can or tin.If I can lift the coil a foot off the ground and still show a signal I know its a large target.Hope that helps.
Ya, like longbone said. When I get such a signal, I start raising my coil off the ground as I swing and if I'm still getting that strong quarter or dime signal when the coil is 5" above the ground, it is most surely something other than a coin. It could be a necklace however, so dig them all my friend.
You're advice is right on Mark. Dig'em all because you just can't tell what it is with any detector until you bring it into the light and lay eyes on it. I've had quite a few pleasant surprises when digging those big signals.
