I am still using the 10.5 7.5khz DD coil and I found two more 10 inch deep coins today. I have used CZ's for years and I have the after finding hundreds of 8 inch plus coins, I have that deep sounding signal imbedded in my mind. It is unmistakeable. After 25 or 30 hours on the Xterra 70 , this deep signal is becoming common to me. I get this faint high tone that the DD coil picks up on from at least three angles. If anyone has used an Explorer, I get this barely audible high tone and with short, slow sweeps, I start pulling the coil back until the signal drops off. When it drops off, it just in front of the Minelab logo on the front center of the coil. Foolproof! If I can hear it from two or three different angles, it is almost always a coin. Today I found two of these coins and they were both 10 inches deep! Both were wheats from the early 20's. Thanks to Diggers tip of hunting in all metal, I find this detector to act like an Explorer in iron mask 10 to 16. It is busy, but if you can stand the sounds, it is DEEP. Unlike an Explorer, it is like a feather and I can swing it all day. I am finding coins as deep as my CZ 70 and it is real easy to use. I have hunted every day for the last 5 days and I am so confident with this detector that I am leaving my beloved CZ 70 home. My ground balance today was 19 to 21. All metal and sensitivity at 28. What a detector. And to think I almost sold it. R.L.
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One Of My Deepest Coins With the X-70
- Thread starter RLOH
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Congrats R.L. Thanks for sharing your finds and your technique. For coinshooting, I swear by the three consistencies! Your comment about gaining confidence each time you take it out pretty well sums up my feelings as well. The more I use it, the more I find. The more I find, the more I like it. And the more I like it, the more I use it. One of those "merry-go-rounds" you don't mind staying on. Keep up the good finds and keep us posted as well. HH Randy
You really can't compare a 6 inch coil to a 10.5 inch coil fairly. I don't have the 6 inch high frequency coil. I do have the 6 inch concentric coil and the depth while good, is not as good as the 10.5 DD coil. I have been using the all metal mode exclusively. I have only experimented with the patterns so I can't comment on their pros or cons. The all metal mode does work well for me, but it is noisy. R.L.
coinsh00ter
New member
RL,
How many tones do you use? When I try all metal in a moderately trashy area, the tones began to drive me made, but obviously it may be a necessary evil to get the extra depth.
Dave in NJ
How many tones do you use? When I try all metal in a moderately trashy area, the tones began to drive me made, but obviously it may be a necessary evil to get the extra depth.
Dave in NJ
jeff & Maria
Active member
n/t
Dave, I use three tones. Yes, it is noisy in trashy spots. Every tone id detector I have ever used, I have set the disc to a minimum and listened to the tones. I hardly ever look at the numbers on deep, weak signals, but go by the tone. Many people prefer a silent search detector, but when I start hearing lots of trash, I know I am in a spot that might have a silver coin hidden by some trash. It seems that most of my older coins come from trashy areas. The successful Explorer users hunt in iron mask 10 to 16 and listen for the high flutey tones that silver gives off. Give it a try and try to not let the multitude of tones get to you. Also, I hunt a little slower than usual. R.L.
coinsh00ter
New member
when I think I am getting things figured out, the board gives me great info to try on those "hunted out" spots, that I know hold some
deep silver!
deep silver!