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need digital read for my explorer2

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FrankinJupiter

New member
Hello out there. I'm the new owner of a few months of a Minelab Explorer II and still on the factory preset. Was out with my daughter today she has a Minelab Xterra 30 and when I get a hit on the beach down here in Florida I go to detect and get various read outs such as a 00-11 and wonder just what is down there as I did not find what ever it was due to the tide and waves. Did find some coins and a gold locket and lots of pull tabs and bottel caps and alluminum cans. Just being on the beach with my daughter was worth the drive. Thank you ahead of time. Frank
 
There are so many variables your better off digging and keep track of whats in your area and how they read.


Coin Fer
Cond


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Large Cent

Draped Bust 02
29

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Small Cent

Flying Eagle 08
11

Indian Head 07
25

Indian Head (Fatty) 08 12
Wheatie 04
28,29

Wheatie (Steel) 31
28

Memorial 06
27

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Two Cents

Don't have one yet


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Three Cents

Silver 07
24

Nickel 11
02

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Half Dime

Seated Liberty 07
24

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Five Cents (Nickel)

Shield 10
05

Liberty (V) 10
05,06

Indian (Buffalo) 10
05,06

Silver War Nickel 09
07

Jefferson 10
06

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Ten Cents (Dime)

Seated Liberty 03
29

Barber 02 29

Mercury 03
29
Roosevelt (Silver) 03
29
Roosevelt (Clad)
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Twenty Cents

Don't have one yet
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Quarter Dollars

Seated Liberty 01
29

Standing Liberty 00 29
Washington (Silver) 00 29
Washington (Clad) 00 29
Statehood 00 29
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Half Dollars

Capped Bust 00
29

Walking Liberty 00 28
Franklin 00 28
Kennedy (Clad) 00 28
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One Dollar (Silver)

Morgan 00
25,26

Eisenhower (Clad) 00 26,27
Susan B. Anthony 00
29

Sacagawea
00
29

Silver Eagle 00 15
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Gold Currency

1 Dollar 08
04

2.5 Dollars 08 10
5 Dollars 07 22
10 Dollars 07 27
20 Dollars 04 29
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Spanish Reales

Half Reale 07
27


One Reale 03
29

2 Reale 03 29
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Jewelry

*Readings change according to size and thickness of bands

Gold Rings Fer
Cond

14 kt
10-12
00-06

18 kt 08-11 02-09

Silver Rings
.925 00-03
27-30

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Misc. Trash

Trash Item Fer
Cond

Pulltabs
08,09
08-10

Beaver Tails 10 04

Screw Caps 06,07
27,28

Foil


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My advice for you when hunting the beach is to take it out of factory preset, turn on Iron Mask, and run it down to IM -16. This way you won't be missing a lot of signals that would equate to small thin gold bands...the kind that have big diamonds in them...and other things, like gold chains and earrings and stuff. Trying to discriminate trash at the beach is a sure ticket to finding mostly pocket change, silver rings, and maybe medium to large gold bands. As you can see from bob's numbers, trash and gold are too close to call. Best bet on the beach is to dig it all. I found a BUNCH of diamond rings this summer.

Here are some more numbers for you.

Fer/Con
One Dollar, Silver Eagle 00--15
One Dollar, Morgan 00--25,26
One Dollar, Eisenhower, clad 00--26,27
1/2 Dollars, walking Lib 00--28
1/2 Dollars, Franklin 00--28
1/2 Dollars, Kennedy, clad 00--28
1/2 Dollars, Capped Bust 00-29
Quarter standing Lib 00--29
Quarter, Wash, Silver 00--29
Quarter, Wash, Clad 00--29
Quarter, Statehood 00--29
One Dollar, Susan B. 00--29
One Dollar, Sacagawea 00--29
Quarter seated Lib 01--29
Draped Bust 02--29
Barber Dime 02--29
Seated Liberty Dime 03--29
Mercury Dime 03--29
Roosevelt Silver Dime 03--29
Wheatie 04--28,29
Gold 20 Dollars 04--29
Screw Caps 06/07 27/28
Memorial 06--27
Gold 10 Dollars 07--07
Gold 5 Dollar 07--22
3 cent silver 07--24
1/2 dime 07--24
Indian Head 07--25
Gold one dollar 08--04
Pull tabs 08/09 08/10
Gold 2.5 Dollar 08--10
Flying Eagle 08--11
18 kt 08-11 02-09
Indian Head, Fatty 08--12
5 cent, Silver war nickle 09--07
Beaver Tails 10--4
5 cent shield 10--05
5 cent, Liberty V 10--05,06
5 cent, Indian Head, Fatty 10--05,06
5 cent, Jefferson 10--06
14 kt 10-12 00-06
3 cent nickle 11--02
Foil 11--02
mens large ring 11--12
Wheatie, steal 31--28
 
Thank you for such a quick response. I'm still very much in the learning phase of this my first metal detector. Next step is to make a test garden of coins and trash to learn the readings. Thanks again, Frank
 
Hello and thankyou for such a quick and helpful reply. I am very new at this metal detecting activity and the minelab is my first machine. My 10 soon to be 11 year old daughter is the reason I got the explorer and for her an Xterra 30. She uses her machine but at the beach it is not that great and she likes for me to hunt and she digs. The hunt we had yesterday did help motivate us for more in the future and will apply your settings. Thanks again, Frank
 
Frank, that sounds great...having a daughter that enjoys detecting with you. That 11 signal you got is pretty much what you're looking for, though gold rings can come in ANYWHERE in the range depending on size, mass, and type of gold. That's why it's best to dig it all at the beach. If you have a certain piece of trash like a pulltab or bottlecap of a particular type that's giving you fits, that's where the sophistication of the Explorer comes in because you could then decide to ignore those things.

My sister is very close to you...she lives in West Palm Beach. She's an avid detectorist and the VP of the Gold Coast Treasure Hunter's Club, which meets monthly and has a lot of detecting outings, hunts, etc that they do. You should check it out...could be a lot of fun for you guys. Here's a link to their site:

http://www.geocities.com/gctreasureclub/index.html
 
Bryce, like you I have also heard nothing but good about it. Jerry (AKA Tinfoil) has spoken highly of it and says he never takes it off. I'm STILL waiting for mine and it's been coming for a LONG TIME. Somebody told me they spoke to KellyCo and the coils are "waiting to clear customs" and should "hopefully be shipped out by next week sometime". I hope that's the case because I too am anxious to test it out.
 
Hello Mike, When they say it's a small world then it truely is. My daughter and I just joined the West Palm Beach club and our first offical member meeting is next Thursday the 11th. I have spoke with Linda whose husband is a pilot for a major airline as am I. Sandy at Minelab was very instrumental in having me buy the explorer and in other aspects of my life as far as health. So the metal detector club is rather close knit and intertwined. I will look forward to meeting your sister and probably already have. Sandy just yesterday spoke of a small coil for the explorer and now I see some postings to that effect. If you wish to contact me via E-mail that would be nice. By the way how long have you had your explorer II ? And your sister's name? Take care, Frank
 
Hello and thankyou for a very spetacular site. Wow the information is all there. Sandy at Minelab told me about Findmall.com and we are very thankful for your's and the other's help and information. I am very new at this sport/hobby as is my 10 year old daughter but we both enjoy the hunt and thrill of seeing what our machines have found. The response from you all has been most gratifing and appreciated. When we first got our machines we saw another man on the beach and as we approached he hurried away and we felt a little hurt. We are very good at covering our holes and trying to leave everything as close to the way we found it. Again thankyou for a grat site to go to and others should go there to. Respectfully, Frank
 
Frank, I had the Explorer II for almost a year before selling it and getting the Explorer SE a couple of months back. I also have an Excalibur and a Fisher CZ-70.

My sister's name is Stacey and when I was down there visiting before I hunted with her, Linda, and some others from the club. You'll be having some fun times ahead, for sure.

I have the small coil coming soon, so we'll see on that. I'm sure you and I will meet at some time in the future. Happy hunting!
 
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