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New detector a quarter at 32 inches??????????

n/t
 
Here it is at KellyCo...

http://www.kellycodetectors.com/nokta/nokta-goldensense.php

I'm suspicious of 32" on a quarter. While that may be possible in an air test or in some very mild soil (even though I still find that VERY hard to swallow), the real question is just how well it will do in various mineralized grounds. There are many machines out there, for instance, that will air test at some very shocking depths, yet they won't get nearly as deep as some other machines that don't do well in air testing like say a Minelab with it's legendary ability to handle the roughest of grounds. While most machines will do fine in an air test, for example, some machines need a ground load to show their best depth abilities.
 
Personally, this is a fun hobby for me. (It gets me out in the fresh air, makes me get my exercise, stress reliever, meet new people, etc) Even if this detector is capable of finding a quarter at 32 inches, I would have to pass it over. This would take the hobby into the "not fun" category.
 
I agree with earthlypotluck, there's a limit to how much depth I care to deal with.
BB
 
That's a good point. How much depth is too much depth to be useful? I mean, there comes a point in depth where you'd no longer want to dig targets, unless of course you are beach hunting where it's easy to do, or cache hunting where it might be several feet down. For old coin hunting on land what would your limit be? For me I'd say about 14 or 15". Don't want to dig any deeper than that, and really wouldn't even want to dig that deep on a regular basis.

I bet the majority of coins still out there to be found are less than 14" deep. It's hard for even the best of detectors such as Minelabs to get good coin signals past say about 8 or 9" in many soils. Sure, you read about deeper ones dug (I've dug a few real deep ones myself at about 11"), but much of that depends on just how good (neutral) the ground is your hunting in.

So what's the max depth ability you'd want on coins? Curious to hear people's opinions on this, so I think I'll start a new thread to ask it. Please respond there.
 
For me if a coin is past 12", I just don't want to be digging any deeper especially in dry hard ground.....HH
 
Most machines on the market can get a silver dime at 10 inches max some brag 12 for me its been about 8-9 if I listen for whispers.A machine that can hit 12 inches easy I will dig , even to my elbows if I have to. What flips my switch about this hobby is deep silver and going slow while others race to dig shallow targets ending up with more clad.Going slow with my Etrak not only produces deeper targets but also the ones next to trash, last week for example produced two silver dimes 1919 merk,1915,Barber 6 inches in the trash about five feet apart.Found a 1885 silver dollar 11 inches a year ago Mothers day .Second thought what about small deep targets like gold jewelry,,,silver count= 8 silver dimes this year CEDAR P.S. Wouldn't knock anyone's reason for being in the field detecting, mine is old coins , might consider selling one of my machines not the Etrak to move into this detector.
 
if i could get 15 or 20 inches I would go for it, as there are places I know there is deeper stuff than I am finding. However Im not sure I trust the films. Would rather see it done with American coins and not nuggets and of course hear some first hand report from a blogger hear. Packing freshly dug dirt down even with the foot is not the same as something down there first that is dug up. Obviously it would trump a lot of machines. CO
 
Funny thing is I have yet to see anyone doing an independent review of ANY Nokta equipment. Am I alone in this?
 
Sailorman said:
Funny thing is I have yet to see anyone doing an independent review of ANY Nokta equipment. Am I alone in this?
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Nope! They are a scam company that produces LRLs.
 
In wooded areas that depth would be okay, but in other areas like parks and ball fields you just can't dig that monster of a hole! its to deep and would only get more parks closed to detecting.
Think about it!,
a thirty two inch deep hole, Nope! bad idea.

Plus, the only way anything like a coin could get that deep is if the area was filled in. In none filled in areas (here) 100 year old coins are falling in around 6" to 7" and being that this area wasn't really settled until the later 1800's and then add that NONE of the public areas came to be until much later, the local park was established around 1920, some ball fields and some race tracks came along even later.

I don't think any detector will actually hit solid on a quarter in the ground even near 30".

People in the north east of the USA can find coins dating back way before the folks in the mid-west and the west cost. Most of the country prior to the early 1800's had just a few wagon trails passing through and a few sod houses of early settlers.

Mark
 
Mr.Bill said:
This is just BS. Sorry I don't usually post to this crap. Just couldn't help my self. :thumbup:
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:thumbup:............. Sometimes you just have say whats on your mind Mr. Bill............and considering you are one of the most knowledgeable people in detecting..
.........." Let's hope everyone listens"........
 
The sink rate of coins differs from one area to another. Many of my sites contain a mixture of clay in the soil and silver is usually at about 6, 7, or MAYBE 8". On the other hand, I have other sites where I have dug coins much deeper. But still, for me, I'd say 14 or 15" would cover just about all the potential deep coins. A lot of the depth ability of even the Minelabs and other top detectors depends on the mineralization. Even though some machines (such as Minelabs) are better at handling minerals, even they have issues with it that cuts the depth down. In many of my mineralized sites me and my friends (who own Etracs and GTs) max out at about 8" or so, with at least any kind of perfect coin signal. Often beyond that depth they can be real iffy due to the ground minerals and other factors. So I say there still is room for improvement in technology, but I'm not buying 32" on a quarter for the most part. That's roughly triple the depth ability of the current top end detectors, on land anyway. They can get a bit deeper in some beaches.
 
Don't shoot the messenger I got an email from k. co with the claim to fame reviewed by one of there tecks regarding the golden sense ability to hit a quarter at 32 inches.All I'm doing is relaying the info to you to verify the claim I did notice the detector was in all metal, where I hunt would be impossible.What can it do in disc.seemed to have raised some hackles LOL,,,,,,CEDAR
 
Makes me wonder what a dime will come in under. LOL
 
I just went to Kellco and watched most of the videos and it sure looked like it's doing it to me. Couldn't tell if they were running disc or all metal, also the machine isn't what I would call cheap either.

But I don't think this would be a detector for me, I agree with most where I hunt digging that deep would be a little over the top.

Ron in WV
 
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