Hi to all from Ontario, Canada. Beginner to this hobby and anticipating the fun/adventure this will bring. Been reading this board lately and it seems friendly. I will be anxious about trying out my new Ace 250 arriving shortly and any handy tips anyone may have for a newbie would be appreciated!Find's Treasure Forums
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Hi to all from Ontario, Canada. Beginner to this hobby and anticipating the fun/adventure this will bring. Been reading this board lately and it seems friendly. I will be anxious about trying out my new Ace 250 arriving shortly and any handy tips anyone may have for a newbie would be appreciated!
You are just getting into one of the most rewarding hobbies available. Be prepared for lots of fresh air, make some new friends and of course some great finds. Using a Garrett detector to hunt Canadian coins is a wise choice, as so many other makes and models don't fair too well with that coinage. This year I have found over 6,000 Canadian coins including 119 silver coins. I hunt with the Ace 250 and GTI 2500 regularily, but have many hours also on the GTP 1350 & GTI 1500, which are also excellent coin hunting machines.
Below is an article I wrote a while back on how Garrett detectors read Canadian Coins....
"I've had a lot of questions recently from several new purchasers of Garrett Detectors On how they read Canadian coins. Here is an artice I wrote some time ago:
"Here is how the Garrett should read Canadian Coins....
PENNIES: Depending on their year and length of time in the ground, expect them to read one notch before the penny icon to a couple of notches past the penny icon. You have to dig dig dig.
NICKELS: Again....what year and length of time in ground. They will either show up at the penny icon or nickel icon. They tend to give a smooth signal on the nickel notch, not a rough sound like the sound of a pulltab.
Dimes: If 1968 0r older,(silver)they will read clearly in the penny range. Newer, they might not read at all if freshly minted and recently fallen on the ground. (not to worry, my buddies non-Garrett machine does the same) If they have been in the ground, say for several months, they tend to bounce around pulltab and coin. If you dig the plug and loose the signal, chances are that you got a clad dime. You now need to find it in all metal mode (pinpointing) to find it and remove it.
Quarters:1968 or older read in coin range, usually smack dead center under the quarter icon. If new, again, might be missed. If in the ground for at least several months, expect it to bounce around penny, quarter and pulltab icon. Again, once you make a plug, you may loose the signal, so you have to use pinpoint mode to find it and remove it.
Loonies and Toonies ($1.00 & $2.00 coins) give a strong signal under the coil at penny or quarter. Garrett machines like these coins. If you get one under your coil, you will surely dig it!
Summary on Canadian Coins:
If you hunt in coin mode and notch out the nickel and pulltab, you will still get nearly all of your Canadian Coins, with the exception of a few nickels. "BUT", you might also miss out on a gold ring too. So, based on your goals and available time for a hunt, choose your programs carefully.
Some other makes and models of detectors will not read or barely read our Toonies, Loonies, & nickels. I know from experience from hunting recently hunted playgrounds, and that's what I usually found...nickels, loonies. toonies and some other clad. I suspect that Garrett engineering designed their machines to detect these one and two dollar coins, as I sent them one of each several years ago. I am also hearing from others using the recent Garrett lines of detectors getting the same results.
Because nearly all detectors are made in USA, they read U.S. coins with great accuracy. When hunting Canadian coins, you need to slow down a bit, and if you get any signal at all, you should go over it in different directions.....to see if it will read and bounce around in the coin and pulltab range."
Hope this helps!
John-Edmonton
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Below is an article I wrote a while back on how Garrett detectors read Canadian Coins....
"I've had a lot of questions recently from several new purchasers of Garrett Detectors On how they read Canadian coins. Here is an artice I wrote some time ago:
"Here is how the Garrett should read Canadian Coins....
PENNIES: Depending on their year and length of time in the ground, expect them to read one notch before the penny icon to a couple of notches past the penny icon. You have to dig dig dig.
NICKELS: Again....what year and length of time in ground. They will either show up at the penny icon or nickel icon. They tend to give a smooth signal on the nickel notch, not a rough sound like the sound of a pulltab.
Dimes: If 1968 0r older,(silver)they will read clearly in the penny range. Newer, they might not read at all if freshly minted and recently fallen on the ground. (not to worry, my buddies non-Garrett machine does the same) If they have been in the ground, say for several months, they tend to bounce around pulltab and coin. If you dig the plug and loose the signal, chances are that you got a clad dime. You now need to find it in all metal mode (pinpointing) to find it and remove it.
Quarters:1968 or older read in coin range, usually smack dead center under the quarter icon. If new, again, might be missed. If in the ground for at least several months, expect it to bounce around penny, quarter and pulltab icon. Again, once you make a plug, you may loose the signal, so you have to use pinpoint mode to find it and remove it.
Loonies and Toonies ($1.00 & $2.00 coins) give a strong signal under the coil at penny or quarter. Garrett machines like these coins. If you get one under your coil, you will surely dig it!
Summary on Canadian Coins:
If you hunt in coin mode and notch out the nickel and pulltab, you will still get nearly all of your Canadian Coins, with the exception of a few nickels. "BUT", you might also miss out on a gold ring too. So, based on your goals and available time for a hunt, choose your programs carefully.
Some other makes and models of detectors will not read or barely read our Toonies, Loonies, & nickels. I know from experience from hunting recently hunted playgrounds, and that's what I usually found...nickels, loonies. toonies and some other clad. I suspect that Garrett engineering designed their machines to detect these one and two dollar coins, as I sent them one of each several years ago. I am also hearing from others using the recent Garrett lines of detectors getting the same results.
Because nearly all detectors are made in USA, they read U.S. coins with great accuracy. When hunting Canadian coins, you need to slow down a bit, and if you get any signal at all, you should go over it in different directions.....to see if it will read and bounce around in the coin and pulltab range."
Hope this helps!
John-Edmonton
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Thanks for your info. I AM looking forward to finding ANYTHING! The fresh air, exercise is not new to me, but the hunt should be very exciting! I've kept your article to refer to and I'm sure I'll have to many times, till I'm comfortable with myself and my new machine. I CAN'T WAIT.
Thanks.
Thanks.
Dick from IA
New member
Welcome Jac! Can't speak for hunting coins in Canada, but I sure swear by my Ace 250 in Iowa, and recently on Atlantic Beaches in Florida. Actually been using it more successfully than my other detector that has Beach Mode and Manual Ground Balance.
Enjoy the hobby
Enjoy the hobby
John 'n' W.Va
Active member
I know you said that you have been reading the forum. Make sure you read all of the past pages of the forum. Especially any article that says anything on the 250. It will teach you alot about the 250. Much more then the 250 manual.
I live in Florida now, but I use to live out side Detroit and spent a lot of time in Ontario.
I live in Florida now, but I use to live out side Detroit and spent a lot of time in Ontario.
Uncle Willy
New member
Welcome aboard bud. The archives are loaded with tips and everyone on here is ready to help you get started.
Bill
Bill