indian head vdi

[.224 magnum]

I have found indians with an older bounty hunter with no vdi. But not yet with my mxt pro. Just wondering what you all have been seeing for a number. Seen some charts, but wanted actual firsthand info.

 

[Nancy-IL]

Many Indians that I've recovered are a bouncy signal from 50's up to 72 VDI. Very erratic. Take your Indian cent and wave your new machine over it. Granted that the signal will be without the "hallo" effect, but will give you an idea. Hope that helps and HH, Nancy

 

[JohninNC]

Yeah they are a little bouncy. I think the soil you are hunting in may have something to do with it. Mostly high 60's but I have had 72 and some 50's. In one area with really tough soil I had one that was a solid 40. It was only 3 inches deep.

 

[Larry (IL)]

The "fatties" will read even lower, 30's - low 40's depending on your ground and depth too.

 

[.224 magnum]

I didn't have any of my old ones to test as I sold them awhile back. So thanks for the info.

 

[Monte]

detector used, detector control settings, operating frequency, search coil size, search coil shape, search coil internal design (Concentric Vs Double-D), sweep speed, and I am sure other variables are involved that can have an affect on the target acceptance, audio response provided, and any visual reference to what a buried target might respond as.

Certainly a simple "air test" can reflect a different audio and visual response than what we might get if that same object is buried and the detector has to factor in the ground mineral signal as well. However, having found thousands of of Indian Head 1

 

[HuntinDog]

Great answer Monte.
Although I haven't found a lot of those early coins, I have to agree the conditions, settings and equipment make all the differance in the world.
You just have to be willing to Dig Dig Dig...
After a bunch of holes you kind of get that 6th sense about the VID and TDI and the sound of the target...
Good luck

HH

 

[firewxman]

Dug a 1902 IH today...boy that signal was bouncy. But usually the IH's i've been finding read out in the 50's through low 70's range. Good luck finding the tribe!

 

[triplehooked]

Dang, yet another reason to dig into the 40's...... I have to concur with Monte. My MXT and XLT will hit wheaties generally in the 60's where the IH are in the 50's-60's on the vdi, respectfully. I want to find a large cent in a big way so I guess I'll be looking into the 40's now. You can "hear" a coin better than seeing it on the VDI when using the MXT, if that makes any sense.....keep digging, it will....

 

[Larry (IL)]

A Large cent should read almost like a quarter, it's hard to miss those if you get one under the coil. The "fatties" are the Flying Eagle and early Indian Head cents through 1864, those are the cents that will read/bounce into the 30's - 40's. They are thicker than the IH's that we are more familiar with and they had more nickle in the composition than the 1865 and on cents, that is why they read lower on the TID.

 

[.224 magnum]

The wheats I've dug seem to be in the high 70's. Seems like the the deeper the more bouncey. The merc dime was bouncey but it was deep. Seen some lower numbers and have ignored them, near pulltab range. Just learning this machine, so I guess on return trips I need to dig these as they sounded good. If it was a newer place maybe not, but the old church could have some really old stuff. By the way, I am using the 9.5 concentric coil.

 

[triplehooked]

A Large cent should read almost like a quarter, it's hard to miss those if you get one under the coil. The "fatties" are the Flying Eagle and early Indian Head cents through 1864, those are the cents that will read/bounce into the 30's - 40's. They are thicker than the IH's that we are more familiar with and they had more nickle in the composition than the 1865 and on cents, that is why they read lower on the TID.

Thanks for the clarification, Larry. I thought the large cents should hit more like a quarter due to their size... I didn't realize there was a difference in thickness on those earlier coins...