Old Deep Silver Coins

[ezra]

[size=medium][size=medium][/size][size=medium][/size][size=large][/size][size=x-larOut of the Whites machines that have ben made which machine or machines are excellent for finding old deep silver coins ? That being said what type of sweep speed is needed to produce satisfactory results with that machine? Also I have a question about how much moisture content will affect metal detecting depth more moisture more depth? Thank -you for your opinions and advise.[/size][/size]

 

[ohio fred]

Can not really tell you which machine.But agree about moisture content i seem to do better after a lite rain and ground is moist seem to pick up more coins and better readings.

 

[Larry (IL)]

It is not so much the brand or model of the detector, but the skill of the operator, to find the deep old coins. Not all old coins are deep and not all deep coins are old either. A moist ground does seem to help somewhat. Sweep speed is dependent on your ground conditions, filter settings, program used, loop selection and other variables depending on what machine you are using.

 

[Dan-Pa.]

Wet ground usually improves the conductivity of deep silver coins but also does the same for junk that surrounds these coins so tough question to answer as we have a plus and minus situation. Personally love to hunt in wet ground as usually get deep silver and surely improves the digging of plugs.
Most Whites units respond better with a faster swing than most units on the market and as Larry says knowing your unit equates to more depth and stability...

 

[ezra]

I"m only been metal detecting for a little over a year and started following the forum for about nine months. My personal observations are limiited to my finds and so far I"m thinking that in farm fields the smaller lighter coins seem to be very close to the top of the ground in regular soil. These were coins from early 1800"s and the heavy coins like morgan dollars seem to be located in the 8 inch deep range in regular soil. Also being new to this fun I second guess myself and think, do I have the proper machine for my application?.I understand what you are saying Larry about what you have stated ,and I would have to agree with you.. The reason I"m asking these questions about the different whites detectors is because I read about things such as IDXPro 6000series etc .and some people seem to be extremely partial to some of these machines. I personally own 2 detectors the mxt and the sovereign gt. I enjoy both machines but I"m using the mxt as main searching machine because I can cover a lot more ground when searching farm fields.Thank you gentleman for your advise and your personal experiences on these questions.

 

[Larry (IL)]

The MXT is a great detector and my Nancy is the main moderator for that forum and I use the V3, and Minelab SE Pro. When we hunt together it is often a draw who has the best day of hunting regardless of which detectors are used. The point I was trying to make is that there is no substitute for experience and the knowledge of your detector. That is why someone using a 30 year old 6000 Pro who is really "in tune" with it will often out hunt a newer hunter with the latest in technology and that is why you will get so many opinions on which detector works best for the deep old coins. They all will get the job done and the best one is the one you know how to use to the best of your capabilities. About the only thing in common with all detectors and getting the maximum depth is slow WAY down and investigate all deep signals and when in doubt............DIG.

 

[ohio fred]

The deepest on mxt is prospecting mode but you have to get use to the noise.The deepest to me also is relic mode using the threshold and listen for peaks in threshold or a slight short hi tone also a big coil helps to.