HELP WITH A TEST GARDEN

[EROK]

Hello all!! The AT Pro is a Great machine!! Land and Water it don't matter!!

Gonna post here n hope it doesn't take from the other excellent posts!!

I just planted a "Coin Garden" in the yard. I am in Florida and have some pretty good soil here. I planted some coins but think they may be too deep as the machine barely gives a signal only on one directional swing. No target IDs at all??? Very interesting. Maybe because it is so fresh in the ground as not to make a "Halo" yet. I also placed them completely horizontal and on a piece? of plastic bucket at the depths of 6 inches down to about 12 inches. The deepest target is a liberty walking half and it makes no sounds at all. I am in Pro Zero with Zero Discrim. Any thoughts on this procedure or a better way to make my garden "Sing"? My shallowest target is a dime between 2 nails at 6 inches and it sings but no IDS.

Forgot to mention I am running the 5 X 8 coil. I haven't tried the stock coil yet. I really only hunt with the 5 x 8 anyway!

Thanks and have a Great weekend.

 

[bigjon]

to deep for 5x8 coil try stock coil

 

[EROK]

Thank you!! That's what I figured too!! But really like the smaller coil. Where I hunt there is a LOT of trash around houses and parks.

 

[John-Edmonton]

Sensitivity at Max? Try increasing your swing speed.

On the other hand, they are freshly buried and they won't read well for at least a couple of years. That's been my experience. The old coins and jewelry you dig up have been in the ground often times for 50+ years and have developed a nice halo.

 

[EROK]

Thank you fine Sir!! That sounds about rite! Yes full bore

 

[fongu]

I ran into this with a jar of pennies I buried. The GTI-2500 would pick them up, but not the At/Pro. I need to go to my spot and check it out with the At/Pro because it's been long enough it should pick it up. I buried the jar upside down hoping it would pick up on the pennies instead of the metal canning lid. Good project when I get home today.

 

[senda]

I ran into this with a jar of pennies I buried. The GTI-2500 would pick them up, but not the At/Pro. I need to go to my spot and check it out with the At/Pro because it's been long enough it should pick it up. I buried the jar upside down hoping it would pick up on the pennies instead of the metal canning lid. Good project when I get home today.

I am very curious ... please be very grateful if we report.