The Vortex VX9 Is Really Turning Into A Coin Vacuum

[John-Edmonton]

The last couple of days I put in about 5 hours in parks. I just love those bars on the screen. I often get the same information on the bars at the same time, just like swinging the coil at different angles. Questionable iron can easily be identified just running the outside of the coil over the target, producing that low grunt if identifying ferrous targets.

The "other" things people also loose.

 

[thump7]

Nice haul!
Does that trick work for bottle caps too?

 

[John-Edmonton]

Nice haul!
Does that trick work for bottle caps too?

If the bottle caps are metal, yes.

 

[thump7]

If the bottle caps are metal, yes.

Okay, so you can differentiate caps and clad? Not many machines can do that.

 

[John-Edmonton]

Okay, so you can differentiate caps and clad? Not many machines can do that.

Here's another trick. Got an iffy coin/cap signal? Stomp hard on top of the target. If it's a bottle cap, it will now read differently. If it's a coin, it will still read the same ID. What you are doing is changing the immediate soil matrix (halo) composition around the coin, which is what the coil on a metal detector will read. Iron objects have a larger halo around them then copper or silver due to rust.

 

[Odanscoils]

The last couple of days I put in about 5 hours in parks. I just love those bars on the screen. I often get the same information on the bars at the same time, just like swinging the coil at different angles. Questionable iron can easily be identified just running the outside of the coil over the target, producing that low grunt if identifying ferrous targets.View attachment 70557

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The "other" things people also loose.

Here's another trick. Got an iffy coin/cap signal? Stomp hard on top of the target. If it's a bottle cap, it will now read differently. If it's a coin, it will still read the same ID. What you are doing is changing the immediate soil matrix (halo) composition around the coin, which is what the coil on a metal detector will read. Iron objects have a larger halo around them then copper or silver due to rust.

Great info John. Keep it coming.

 

[PDH]

I've never heard of the "stomp" method but I'm definatley going to give it a try. Looks like you have that new Vortex figured out. Lots of nice finds there.