Showing a penny in CJ mode and buckle in Relic Mode

[EasySwing]

I hunt in CJ Mode most of the time. When I hit a strong signal for a penny in this mode I often check the find before digging using Relic mode. The signal comes back as a buckle. This means to me that the depth of the target is much deeper than the depth shown on the old mxt. So I dig the target and I am down 8" on a 4" indicated depth and still no end to the signal.

My question is.... do others check by switching to relic mode from cj mode on loud targets showing for example a penny? Some of those deep beer cans can reek havoc on an otherwise productive day!
I find a lot of quarters register as a buckle or sometimes just a button. My favorite is the quarters, they just bang out at 83 and are usually what the detector indicates on the initial scan. 1 Quarter = 25 digs of pennies. Yepper

Found a ring today on a penny indication at an elementary school on a hot 93 degree florida day.

 

[BarberBill]

Haven't tried the methods you mention, but can tell you that I have dug several gold rings that the ID showed as a Zinc penny. Also have several gold coins, that when tested, came in as Zinc pennies also. If in doubt, dig.
BB

 

[RounderRick]

I do most of my hunting in relic mode and switched often to c/j mode when I first started using it but very seldom now as I have learned to use the vdi numbers which seems to be the 2nd most reliable id the first and only real id is to dig it.
Seems mine shows the same depth in either mode so if I'm in a park and it shows 5 inches after I get to about 6" I'll usually just put the dirt back in and flip my plug back and move on because yes I found my fair share of cans in the parks like that to but if I was in a place with possible relics and very little trash I would dig on and try my best to recover it could be a nice relic or even a money jar (that would be sweet I'm still waiting for one of those).
I have a regular mxt and anything larger than a coin sized object will fool the depth reading it even says on the video that came with it even though it will show a buckle in relic mode the depth reading will still be off due to the buckle being larger than a coin if the target is actually a larger buckle.
Good luck with your mxt it's an awesome machine since I've got use to mine I wouldn't have anything else except another mxt.

 

[John (Ma)]

I always have found that if it says 4" and I am double that, it's always a large target, either large piece of iron with a halo or in the readings you give a good size piece of copper is likely.

 

[GpSnoopy]

Only difference between C&J and Relic on the display are the icons associated with a particular VDI. VDI numbers and depth shouldn't change. The depth is calibrated for coin size targets and the 950 coil. A larger coil typically displays shallower depth then it really is, and a smaller coil typically displays a deeper depth than it acually is. A larger than coin object normally displays shallower depth, and a smaller object typically displays as being deeper.

All that being said, another test to use is the size of the target. Have you noticed that coins and other small targets usually give a narrow signal. The tone ramps up quickly and just as quickly drops off as you swing over them, even in Pinpoint mode. A larger target quite often gives a much wider audio signal and is usually the tone does not rise or cut off as abruptly.