Test coins with Tejon and 1236x2

[Rick N. MI]

Freshly buried dimes at 9" and 10" laid on a piece of flat Azek (PVC) to help prevent sinking. Sandy loam soil very mild. The Tejon with 9x8 concentric coil just ticked on the 10" dime. Might not have dug but will be listening for this now. Nice soft hit on the 9" dime. I took my Fisher 1236x2 with 8" concentric coil and no hit on the 10" dime and a very soft hit on the 9" dime. I was surprised with the 1236x2 did that well. The Tejon hit harder. The Tejon was balanced in disc.

I have no other coils to try.

Rick

 

[Hombre]

Rick...

I'm surprised that you could get a signal at all on either the 9" or 10" dime, on freshly buried coins the soil matrix is disrupted. That is great depth you are getting on such a new coin garden. My coin garden is now 15 years old and even the deep coins give great signals, still not like a real live hunt with trash next to a coin. I have one 6" nickel in my garden that has iron around it, only my Tesoros can tag it in any direction of swing, with the exception of my one digital machine and it has to be tuned to the target.

 

[OhioMike]

Sounds like you have a really hot 1236. I miss the one I had. It had all the controls I needed.

 

[Rick N. MI]

Power balancing really makes the Tejon hot. The Tejon can keep up with most of the others.I was hoping it would hit the 10" dime better but was happy it a hit on the 9" dime. The Tejon does like hitting on iron but there are ways around that. I dont see a need to get a different detector like the Racer that I was thinking about. I am just waiting to see what Tesoro comes out with.

Rick

 

[Rick N. MI]

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[MarkCZ]

Don't be surprised if in a few days that those coins just disappear, I've had coin gardens that it was two years before I started getting hits on them again. Now, that was with coins buried deeper than 5".
If I was to plant anymore coin beyond 4" I think I would dig my hole to the depth I wanted and then I would insert the into the side of the hole so that the soil directly above the coin would be as undisturbed as possible.

Also, other than super soft (sloppy) top soil coins don't sink! it most area's the reason for increases depth is soil growth from decomposing vegetation.

My brother WV62 planted a coin @ 7" (fresh buried) and his F75 wouldn't even chip on it, his Tejon hit it perfect! then in a few days the Tejon lost it, so neither detector would hit it.

Mark

 

[Rick N. MI]

Mark thanks for the idea on putting the test coin in the ground. Great idea I like it.

Rick