Here is a Compass Coin Scanner Pro-2 in nail board test

[vlad]

The Scanners used something called a vari-filter. (Pro models were George Payne designs)
I still see folks out with them on occasion. Compass was know as renegades and about as mysterious as Howard Hughes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPzSIxUzotg

 

[BR549]

Found a ton of stuff with my coin pro 2.Great machines.

 

[Tom Slick]

I never had the Coin Scanner Pro but I did have the Gold Scanner Pro. Same detector but with Manual G/B while the Coin Scanner Pro had the Notch. I Loved that detector. Sold it for a White's Eagle II SL 90.5. Great detector also in it's time.

 

[Old California]

No doubt Compass had great detectors in its day, Scanner series had several types with an ID analog meter.

Vari-Filter = John Earl (CoinScanner with preset GB and GoldScanner Pro with manual GB)

Vari-Filter = John Earl (XP-Pro and XP-Pro Plus)

2-Filter = George Payne (CoinScanner Pro with pre-set GB and 3-tone)

2-Filter = Steve Gross (CoinScanner Pro II with manual GB and 3-tone)

The CoinScanner Pro II in the video is a Steve Gross 2-filter 3-Tone model. Although it does well with Monte's nail test, the Vari-Filter models are better separators in iron and handle tougher mineralization. The 2-filter Scanner series, are more of a coin hunter due to the tones and have a slower recovery speed.

The original CoinScanner was a single tone Vari-Filter preset GB, followed with the 2-Filter CoinScanner Pro 3-tone preset GB, then the 2-Filter CoinScanner Pro II 3-tone with manual GB.

All good models, I know a bit confusing hope I got it right. Have all of these model's and still to this day use them, scored my first gold coin with a GoldScanner Pro series.

Paul