My new F2 just arrived yesterday so I hit an obvious spot today to try it out - the park. There was of course a lot of trash so I quickly switched to the 4" coil. One thing I noticed while scanning was when I got a hit say dime for example, after I would turn 90 degrees I could very seldom mark an x. Wound up using pinpoint for nearly every dig. Therefore I dug a lot of trash since pinpoint doesn't discriminate. Also nearly every penny registered as a dime before digging. My first time out was today so I'm sure I'll figure it out as I go. Also I found the top of some sort of ring & posted a pic of it over in the whatzit forum.
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Trial run with new F2
- Thread starter grfisher
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BluesCruise
Member
My F5 registers copper pennies as dimes. The clad pennies (post 1982) show up as zincs on my machine... hope this helps
Enjoy the new F2!
HH
BC
Enjoy the new F2!
HH
BC
That was a nice little trial run...
Yes those older copper pennys sound exactly like a dime, the canadian ones really do! I've got the F70 and run it in Delta Pitch tones all the time, so you would think a guy could tell a penny from a dime by now right? Well, you sort of can, because of the size and crispnest of the signal but not all the time. I might start saving the copper pennys, they are worth 3 cents each scrap weight if the penny ever goes away like Canada just did. A solid and relatively shallow coin signal will give a hard beep from all directions...practice on some multidenom stacks, tight spills, and slants in your yard...drop a handfull of change in a small area and give that a sweep, get to know that signal.
Mud
Yes those older copper pennys sound exactly like a dime, the canadian ones really do! I've got the F70 and run it in Delta Pitch tones all the time, so you would think a guy could tell a penny from a dime by now right? Well, you sort of can, because of the size and crispnest of the signal but not all the time. I might start saving the copper pennys, they are worth 3 cents each scrap weight if the penny ever goes away like Canada just did. A solid and relatively shallow coin signal will give a hard beep from all directions...practice on some multidenom stacks, tight spills, and slants in your yard...drop a handfull of change in a small area and give that a sweep, get to know that signal.Mud
SeniorSeeker
Active member
Keep on truckin' with the F2! Of all the detectors, on the market today, the Fisher F2 delivers an incredible amount of information for the price point. There's a great video, on YouTube, on the F2 @ Fisher F2 Introduction and a very good field report avaible @ Fisher F2 @ Lost Treasure On-Line and for 'Those New To The Hobby of Metal Detecting', there's an On-Line Only club called River City Treasure Club that offers an amazing amount of information for New Comers to the hobby.
atomicscott
Active member
I suggest you dig every solid tone above iron, that doesnt change much on the depth bars on the right side. Make a note of the ID numbers when you dig, but don't rely heavily on them. Of course...I'm only doing what REVIER suggested I do! Lol!
REVIER
Well-known member
atomicscott said:
I don't know everything, especially according to my wife, but I do have an affinity to that little thing.
I know it is supposed to be just a beginners unit, the price says this and this is the general consensus, but for the life of me I can't figure out how Fisher designed something this cheap that is so sensitive and gives you so much information once you learn its little quirks and language.
Just a few of the many types of targets I have found when using mine.
Some of the best were dug when I switched to the sniper coil, also.
atomicscott
Active member
WOO-HOO REVIER! Man, looking at those finds really gets me pumped to find something good today!REVIER said: