I have enjoyed using the 3030 over the last year. I have found about 40 pieces of silver and over 100 wheats but have not found any deep nickels unless they were with other coins. Some detectorists on this forum have claimed finding deep nickels so I am wondering what I can do to have better luck. I usually hunt with the sensitivity at plus 3 and I use ferrous coin. Thank for you thoughts.
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Nickels
- Thread starter tcp
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Nickels are a strange one for me all the nickels are 4 to 5 inches deep where I hunt , v nickel buffs and Jefferson's does not matter there all 4 to 5 inches deep .
At the same time I find Indians and barber dimes at 4 to 10 inches deep with a major portion in the 6 to 8 inch range same place but the nickels are never as deep as the Penny's and dimes .
Ferrous coin for me and 10 to 15 in tones at 1000 Hz real brings them in .
Fe -co #s are 12.13 solid both ways almost guaranteed nickel 12 .12 more beaver tails and most v nickels hit here 12 .09 to 12.10 v and buffs corroded in some way always read lower in the ground for me .
As far as deep nickels has not happened for me this is the 4 th year running the ctx
sube
At the same time I find Indians and barber dimes at 4 to 10 inches deep with a major portion in the 6 to 8 inch range same place but the nickels are never as deep as the Penny's and dimes .
Ferrous coin for me and 10 to 15 in tones at 1000 Hz real brings them in .
Fe -co #s are 12.13 solid both ways almost guaranteed nickel 12 .12 more beaver tails and most v nickels hit here 12 .09 to 12.10 v and buffs corroded in some way always read lower in the ground for me .
As far as deep nickels has not happened for me this is the 4 th year running the ctx
subetcp,
The CTX is only good...not great...on low conductors (nickel and small gold). It's much happier with high conductors (silver and big gold).
I think the deepest nickel I've dug was 9+ inches or so, but that was using the 17" coil in damp ground. And that was just a plain jefferson nickel.
If you're looking to find the low conductors, you might want to consider picking up (as a backup to the CTX) a higher frequency machine just for that.
Something 18kHz or higher. I've got a Troy X5 I use for ring hunting, just because of that.
I hear the new Macro Racer likes nickels, and can pick them up in clean ground to around 12".
It won't be nearly as fun to use as the CTX, though.
HH
mike
The CTX is only good...not great...on low conductors (nickel and small gold). It's much happier with high conductors (silver and big gold).
I think the deepest nickel I've dug was 9+ inches or so, but that was using the 17" coil in damp ground. And that was just a plain jefferson nickel.
If you're looking to find the low conductors, you might want to consider picking up (as a backup to the CTX) a higher frequency machine just for that.
Something 18kHz or higher. I've got a Troy X5 I use for ring hunting, just because of that.
I hear the new Macro Racer likes nickels, and can pick them up in clean ground to around 12".
It won't be nearly as fun to use as the CTX, though.
HH
mike
CopyTech99
New member
Using the high tone nickel bin, my totals for them have soared.
Not a lot of old ones though. They come up lower in the CO #s 10-11-12
Not a lot of old ones though. They come up lower in the CO #s 10-11-12
MINELABBOB
New member
yea deep nickels can be tough but can be done my deepest was 8in. and it was not the best signal but knowing my detector i dug and a
RUFF-BUFF show up most people walk by including myself after coming across it on the second pass i had to dig
minelabbob
RUFF-BUFF show up most people walk by including myself after coming across it on the second pass i had to dig
minelabbob
Well, I suppose everything depends on if there is a nickel there, but in this calendar yar I have 136 regular nickels, 16 war and 7 buffs. I got 9 yesterday off one front yard demo. Most were in the 2-4" range but one was a 1941 and it was about 6-7" deep. It was really black, cruddy caked looking and I thought it was a war. Almost every solid, repeatable, small target and locked in 12-13 is a nickel, but sometimes there is a folded pull tab with the round nickel sized pull ring that will read perfect nickel. Most of the buffs for me come in at 11 and darned near every beaver tail does the same. I run manual sense up around 25-28 all the time, small coil, 4 bins with nickel 12 11 to 13 set to high tone just below my high 39 and above bin. I also have 'seawater' enabled all the time.
CopyTech99
New member
Agree bent/folded tabs, and halfs of pull tabs sound just like a nickel.
I have over 100 Jeffersons from an old schoolyard.... but only 1 buff and 1 V.
I have over 100 Jeffersons from an old schoolyard.... but only 1 buff and 1 V.
MINELABBOB
New member
IF THERE CLOSE TO THE SURFACE 6IN. NO PROBLEM BUT DEEP NICKELS THAT HAVE BEEN IN THE GROUND 4 100YEARS
CAN BE A CHALLENGE
CAN BE A CHALLENGE