Just bought my first detector....fisher f2...didnt want to spend a whole lot of money not knowing anything about this hobby...read alot of reviews...hard to choose between the f2 and garret 250...went with f2....anyway, can someone clarify what the numbers mean when I use the pinpoint button..00,01,02,03, etc...also what does the number value mean relating to the tone..thanks and expect alot more questions because I have fell in love with this hobby...Russell
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rick in mi
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Do u have a manual for your F2?? I looked in my F4 manual but could'nt seem to find an answer, am thinking the F2 is somewhat different.I know there is some F2 users on the forum be patient someone should chime in.Meanwhile welcome to the forum,you chose the right detector and forum!!!....hh rick in mi.
MrBranton33
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When you pinpoint with the F2 you get a depth reading. When you are centered over the object this will be your lowest reading. It is calibrated for coin sized objects. So if you get a quarter signal, then pinpoint, and the display shows a 4, you can expect to find the coin pretty close to that depth.
Joel-Winnipeg
New member
Rgut3 said:
The numbers are usually assigned to the items in the
ground.
for example 18 to 20 could be nickels or pull tabs or small gold rings
60 to 70 could be / not allways a penny or dime
80 t0 85 could be a quarter
81 to 83 could be a silver coin
40 to 50 could be a big gold school ring
28 to 40 bouncy signal bottle caps rusty or new
If you get a good repeatable steady signal swinging both ways
likely good item but not always maybe can slaw/shreaded aluminum can.
Only by using and making mental notes you'll get to know your detector
Welcome and congratulations! Metal detecting is certainly a lifetime learning process. Listening to good advice is a big help. Nothing takes the place of time spent in the field though. If you make notes it will help. I just came across the F2 ID chart I made when I started and still keep in the car. I borrowed from various sources to make this 'cheat sheet' - left column of #s are optimal or ideal ID and the #s on the right are the potential likely range. I taped a copy on the detector until I had it down.
Fisher F2 ID Codes
0-15 iron
20-24 pulltab / aluminum foil 25-28
30-32 nickel & old style pulltab 28-32
36-42 new style pulltab ring pull
58-60 zinc penny 58-62
70 dime and copper cent 68-72
80 quarter 78-83
88 half dollar 86-90
92 silver dollar 91-95
HH!
Tom
Fisher F2 ID Codes
0-15 iron
20-24 pulltab / aluminum foil 25-28
30-32 nickel & old style pulltab 28-32
36-42 new style pulltab ring pull
58-60 zinc penny 58-62
70 dime and copper cent 68-72
80 quarter 78-83
88 half dollar 86-90
92 silver dollar 91-95
HH!
Tom
REVIER
Well-known member
Like I said, I have tons of info.
Here are several sizes of gold rings and their VDI numbers in air testing.
I dug every one of these except the wide wedding band in the middle on the bottom row.
A couple I dug with the F2 and the numbers were the same in the ground as you see here.
Decent size silver rings and other objects are usually high at 70-dime or higher, but I have dug a few that came in at 68, too.
Small objects like earrings can actually come in lower like a zinc signal.
Want to know about chains?
They can be all over the place and you have to hope you can lock in on a clasp because the links diffuse the return signal and confuse most detectors.
This has to do with something called Eddy Currents.
Since clasps are small, they might come in as low as iron...even silver ones if they are small enough.
Definitely gold will come in that low.
The large thick silver bracelet in the second pic was found recently with the F2 and it fooled me completely.
Came in as a 61 zinc signal and I was sure I was digging up a zincoln.
It wasn't...I sure do love surprises, don't you?
Here are several sizes of gold rings and their VDI numbers in air testing.
I dug every one of these except the wide wedding band in the middle on the bottom row.
A couple I dug with the F2 and the numbers were the same in the ground as you see here.
Decent size silver rings and other objects are usually high at 70-dime or higher, but I have dug a few that came in at 68, too.
Small objects like earrings can actually come in lower like a zinc signal.
Want to know about chains?
They can be all over the place and you have to hope you can lock in on a clasp because the links diffuse the return signal and confuse most detectors.
This has to do with something called Eddy Currents.
Since clasps are small, they might come in as low as iron...even silver ones if they are small enough.
Definitely gold will come in that low.
The large thick silver bracelet in the second pic was found recently with the F2 and it fooled me completely.
Came in as a 61 zinc signal and I was sure I was digging up a zincoln.
It wasn't...I sure do love surprises, don't you?
From foil numbers all the way up to zinc pennies, just depends on the size of the gold . If one is serious about finding gold, a lot of trash readings must be dug. A high percentage of gold, though, falls around the nickel number, for and aft. Good luck, this is a great hobby. HH jim tn