Had my Golden about 1 year now

[jabbo]

but used it only a few times, always grabbed the Cortes. This week did some air testing with the Golden then took it to a city park that is loaded with shallow trash, wanted to see how well it can detect coins that are beneath the trash with 8x9 coil. The detector did great. I didn't dig every signal, was getting about 3-5 signals per sweep. But when I heard a high tone mixed with other tones I zeroed in on the high tone with very short sweeps and dug. Sure enough, got 4 wheats, memorials, and a few clad dimes. Several times I found nothing in the hole, maybe was a multi tone signal from the trash? Then I found a clean area that was free of signals, dug a 7" deep hole and buried a clad dime, my new Lesche tool has a 7" blade. Got a good high tone from all directions on that dime. Buried an IH penny at 6" got mixed tones. Buried a Merc dime at 7", got no signal, reburied the Merc at 5", got a good signal, raised the coil another inch higher still got a signal. Switching over to All Metal with Treshold barely heard, I was able to determine the depth of the coin, a very weak signal meant the coin was about 6" deep, that method was done only when coins were not surrounded by trash. So the depth seems to be decent, but the 4 tones make this detector special. It's been collecting dust for a year but now I know what it really can do, will be using it this summer.

 

[Dan-Pa.]

Tones can be a little misleading to an untrained ear as mid tones blend into each other and it takes time...Play around with that notch feature and you will be surprised what a great tool it is....seperating trash from the goodies.....afraid your method of testing is ballpark at best as a coin buried for many years is certainly going to leach into ground depending on its mettalic makeup and you will pickup deeper than a recently buried coin..Certainly notch Tesoro's old or new like gold jewelry and in learned hands get the goodies and let the junk behind...New notch units go deeper but lack the audio variances of rhose oldie but goodie notch units and surprising as it is 20 year old units are still finding goodies and don't know how Tesoro does it but they still can supply parts..

 

[jabbo]

Dan, thanks for the info. Still learning about the Golden. So far, so good. Jabbo

 

[pulltab]

had mine a week. getting to know it more each hunt. Interesting machine. I will get it figured out soon I hope.

 

[jabbo]

Pulltab, get about 6 different pull tabs, a screwcap, and a ladies gold ring. Also need a 6Ft. 2x4, raised above the floor,or some cardboard boxes to layout those tabs in a line, spaced about 12" apart. Put the screwcap at the right end of the 2x4 and switch on Wide Notch, turn Adjustable Knob fully clockwise, you won't detect the screwcap. Then place the tabs 12" apart on the 2x4 and the ring last, at the left end. Turn the adjustable knob counter clockwise a little, the heaviest tabs will drop out. Adjust the knob more, other tabs will drop out. Finally, only the ring will be heard. You can re-arrange the tabs in the order they drop out. This test will let you see what is actually happening when using the Notch system. Beaver tails will still be heard, they are low conductors as is the ring. At the same time you can use the regular Disc knob, if turned up high enough it will meet, or blend in, with the Notch setting. The regular Disc and the Notch are discriminating at two different places on the Discriminate dial. So, you can leave a very small detection area between the regular Disc and the Notch. Turn down the regular Disc to make the detection area wider, and or, turn the Adjustable Notch knob clockwise and make the detection area wider at the other end. The regular Disc knob can be turned up to knock out iron and at the same time the Notch can be adjusted to knock out all tabs, leaving ladies rings, foil, and coins detected.

 

[pulltab]

Thanks jabbo I will try this