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[camojeep]

I just got a tejon detector been using a bounty hunter found only 1 coin with it didnt know how bad it was till i got a good one . Trying to learn the tejon found alot of pennies and pull tabs , how does one discriminate between nickels and pull tabs ? Some tabs hit just like a nickel it seems , i never relised there was so much metal around, been hunting old home place and school yard . My best finds have been a wheat penny and a 1951 Canadian penny . I currently dont have any head phones, do they help , it seems the coins hit harder and clearer, I have been running the discrimination just past the tab mark cause im tired of digging . Does the old coins hit as hard as the pennys or am i missing alot running high disc ? Thanks

 

[tvr]

Welcome! Headphones help a lot.
Monte wrote Tejon tips and I can't seem to locate the link to the article. Maybe someone else can help find the link. It is an excellent read for getting to know the Tejon. His article talks about headphones too.

Basically nickels are real close to tabs and about the same as those pencil eraser ferrules on the wooden pencils. From foil to nickel to tab are where gold rings are too. To get nickels, set the first discriminator a little below nickel so a nickel hits well, set the alternate discriminator at tab. If the target hits on first discriminator and not on second, you are probably looking at a nickel, pencil ferrule, tab or small aluminum can slaw. I found one gold ring in this range. I have a couple of rings found below nickel in the foil range. If you don't want to dig as much, set the discriminator high and look for copper, clad and silver (and large can slaw). Wonderful hobby and so many ways to set a detector and choose how to enjoy it.

 

[slingshot]

Here's my favorite-albeit noone seems interested in the post. Set the #1 at just below nickels. Set the #2 at the point where most pulltabs "crackle" or break up(make sure it's really noticeable, and not just a "click" sound). When you come across a good signal in #`1, switch to #2. If it goes silent, it's in the nickel range. If it breaks up, it's in the pulltab range, and if it still gives a good signal, it's in the coin range. BTW, make SURE the tabs you test with are the ones in the tab range-some square tabs register in the nickel range. There's your own Tejon notch detector! It's not as perfectly accurate as those designed as a notch detector-but it's close. Another benefit is that coins in the coin range will be accepted even when mixed with pulltabs or nickels-that would sometimes read as "tab" on ID's. Also, since it isn't quite as accurate as some notch and ID detectors- you may accidentally dig a gold ring!

 

[Mike Hillis]

I've just traded for a Tejon. Looks like we'll be learning the 'animal' together.

Good luck,

Mike

 

[camojeep]

I got some head phones seem to work better that way. Found another wheat today 8 inches deep. How deep do you usually find coins ? Does the sig get stronger if there in the ground a while? I buried some and have a hard time picking them up at 6 inches. I had a good target and when i dug it it was the top to a 22 long rifle casing 8 inches deep . Seems weird it had such a strong signal. I still cant tell the diff between some pull tabs and nickels . thanks

 

[tvr]

Campjeep,
Sounds like you are finding good targets!! Things that have been there a while do seem to hit at better depths than if you take the same item and rebury it then try to find it. Tejon hits very hard on brass and lead. Last week I found two deep clad quarters at a measured 11 inches and 12 inches with the Tejon. 8 inches is what I'd expect for copper pennies. Few weeks back, found a starter pistol shell at about 8 inches with Tejon (estimated, not measured). Tabs versus nickels is tough and not just with Tejon. My CZ6A will sometimes show a solid nickel hit and it will be a tab. Most coins I find are less than 5 inches deep. Last year I found an indian head cent at about 3 inches.
Enjoy!
tvr

 

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Campjeep
On older coins : New coins are louder because older coins are deeper. Most of the time.The farther away the smaller the target, the tighter the pattern, the slower the speed.The Tejon doesn't need much speed to go deep. Old Wheaties and Indians heads can be disc. out.