The CTX Definitely Loves Nickels!

[timholliday]

Here are my nickel finds from the last two days. I dug 17 nickels including an 1897 V and a 1927 Buffalo. Target trace does help decipher between beaver tails and nickels. Beaver tails will cause a "spray" pattern on the screen while nickels will be a more "condensed" signature.

I also noticed that clad dimes are usually shallower than the depth meter shows.

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[minelab marcus]

That is a load of nickles! Nice work.

HH
MM

 

[Reeseb]

That's a great observation - the 'spay' pattern for beaver tails.

 

[Benedict76]

spray pattern........ maybe we can apply this to gold ring vs beaver tail

just a tought

 

[Big Boys Hobbies]

Great post! Thanks for the tip! I will try it out!

 

[Jim Robertson]

n/t

 

[bcoop]

Good Job Tim,

Nice to see your able to distinguish a noticeable difference between nickels and pull tabs by the variations in target trace.

I've been wondering if target trace on certain targets are consistent if they are alone with no other targets next to it.

Lets say a pull tab, a screw cap and a beaver tail give a consistent target trace response that is not confined and sort of scattered. Now lets say gold rings of the same CO area give a consistent target trace response that is more confined or tighter compared to that of the previous mentioned targets. What an edge that would be!

I know it would not be fool proof but the CTX is for sure giving us a lot more information to look at.



BCOOP

 

[jimzilla]

Yes the ctx loves nickels. I noticed that the first time I used it. Solid 11-13 or 12-13 most of the time.

 

[earthmansurfer]

If that is true what you said about Nickels (or other low conductors perhaps) having a more condensed pattern and beaver tails more of a spray pattern, well then thank you. I will pay special attention to that.

Congrats on your finds and findings!
Albert

 

[iflyone2]

crazy question but what is a Beaver Tail?

 

[pspr]

crazy question but what is a Beaver Tail?

The Bane of metal detectorists everywhere. The old style pull tab.

 

[iflyone2]

I thought we got a prize for catching the most of these as my first hunt out I only dug about a dozen of them and it really was getting annoying! Would you dig a 12-15? The ones I dug were pull tabs but being that close to a nickel I wonder if I should keep digging them? Problem is the ground is hard as concrete and red clay! grrrrrrrrr......

 

[unearth]

I don't have a ctx, but when I get a signal of 12-15,16,17,18,19, on my e-trac, I very seldom, if ever, dig it. In 3 years of detecting with the e-trac I have never gotten a gold item with those numbers, ever. The exception to this would be if I was in a field or an open area where pull tabs were not to be expected, then I would dig those numbers. If the ctx is anything like the e-trac in this area, I wouldn't dig those numbers most of the time.

 

[pspr]

I have those numbers disc. out in my hi discrimination mode. I feel like grabbing someone and vilolently shaking them every time I dig up an aluminum can or piece of aluminum.

 

[Larry (IL)]

I have to be in the mood to dig pull tabs and other non coin signals that sound good but it does pay to dig them on a regular basis even if it is just 15 or 30 minutes per outing. Here are a few that I have dug and I made a motivational poster with them.

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[pspr]

If I could achieve that ratio I would dig them all too.

I have to be in the mood to dig pull tabs and other non coin signals that sound good but it does pay to dig them on a regular basis even if it is just 15 or 30 minutes per outing. Here are a few that I have dug and I made a motivational poster with them.

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[Digger]

HH Randy

 

[iflyone2]

@Larry. Very nice poster indeed!

 

[Larry (IL)]

The picture is not to represent a ratio, just that the good stuff is there to find. It all boils down to what you want to find and how much effort you are willing to put into it. BTW, none of those were beach finds, all terra firma.

 

[pspr]

I realize it wasn't a real life ratio. Just saying.

The picture is not to represent a ratio, just that the good stuff is there to find. It all boils down to what you want to find and how much effort you are willing to put into it. BTW, none of those were beach finds, all terra firma.