What do you consider deep ..when you use a detector

[Elton]

Lets say if you are a coin hunter..

4"................
6".................
8".......................

10"

What is the depth you most consistently find coins at ???

6"
8"
10"

Deeper ???........



What detector do you use ? .............................


I know the pat answers..depends on area, on soil conditions, etc..etc... But I want you to give your results no matter where you live, or what detector you use... Base this on the most perfect day you have had ... What is your realistic expectation when you go detecting based on your experience ?.

 

[Flintstone]

8"

 

[joe dirt_1]

I consider a deep coin in the 10" range and most of my coins seem to be in the 6" to 8 ' range, but that varies with the site and ground type. The softer dirt lets the coins sink deeper than the dirt that has a high clay content. I used a Fisher cz5 and a Tesoro Silver

 

[digginLa]

Most of my coins are from the surface down to around 5", however with my DeLeon I have found dimes and pennies at around 8" or so, havent had a chance to use the Cibola that much so not sure how deep I can find one with it.

 

[silverman]

I use the E-Trac, and find most coins around here (Southern Illinois) at 6-8 inches. I have found a 1905o Barber quarter at 12". My deepest coin yet. I consider anything 8" and over deep.

 

[capjo]

8" and deeper

 

[Southwind]

I consider 8-10" as deep.
Average coins I dig, with the exception of out city park, is 2-3". In our city park I only dig 7" or deeper.
I used a E-Trac for the extremely deep coins(city park)
I use the DFX for everything else.
I have started using my AT PRO over my DFX.

 

[Diggler]

I would consider 10" to be deep.
Most of my finds are less than 4".
Hip, hip, hooray for the CleanSweep coil!

 

[Dan-o]

8"+ is deep
For the deep stuff I use my Safari most of the time.
Most stuff is in the 6" or less range, but there is one park I hunt that the good stuff starts around 6" and the deepest I have dug there is 10" or so on old coins. None of the old coins I have dug there were less than 6".

 

[jim tn]

I consider 8-9" as deep. I've dug a couple of dimes 9" deep and 1 quarter at 12" (measured) with my F 75 LTD. Most of my older coin finds are in the 4" to 7" depth range. HH jim tn

 

[BarberBill]

Most coins I find are near surface to 4inches. Do sometimes find em in the 6 - 8 inch range. Anything over 6 is deep to me. When relic hunting around old homestead or logging camps etc. depth is a whole different matter.
I've dug large, rusty cans to 16 - 17 inches, old D sized flashlight batteries at 12inches, horse shoes at a foot or so - well you get the idea. As soon as the targets get some real size, depth increases dramatically.
BB

 

[Mtnmn]

I think it could safely be said that on average for an entry level detector, any coin over 4" would be considered deep. While on average for a mid-range (price-wise) detector, any coin over 6" would be considered deep and by the same token on a top-end detector, any coin over 8+ inches could be considered deep. Realize there are a lot of variables to be considered such as the skill level of the person involved, brand of detector, ground conditions, and so forth, but the above are just averages. Nationwide from what I've read and from my own experiences and that of many friends, most coins are found in the 2 to 4" range. Naturally it is generally clad that is found in that range, silver is usually found deeper, but not always...

 

[BH_Landstar_]

Would love to hear what Monte or Mark Hillis has to say on this topic.

Myself, with my Fisher F5, most of my finds have been around the 0' - 5" mark, but there have been times when I've found coins and rings over that in the 8" and 10" range using the same detector.

 

[Furious T]

Most of my coin finds are 0 to 4". 8" is deep for me, and over 8" in soil is very deep (but not too deep). I'm not including beach detecting here, as my finds at beaches are generally deeper than in soil, and 8" is probably average.

 

[Fire Fighter 43]

I would consider 9 - 10 inches deep and most older coins I find in my area are at the 5 - 8 inch range.

 

[Elton]

years ago I asked this same question..

The answers were a lot less in depth..average then was 4" and the deepest was 6"

Whites had just come out with their Eagle II SL and one guy said he was getting 6" signals all the time with it. That I do believe was the start of digital machines around end of 87 or 88 if I remember the dates right...

 

[Ron from Michigan]

Elton,I work a lot of old worked out parks.My average depth probably around 6 inches.A deep target with the 800 coil on the Sovereign around 10 inches plus and using the 10 inch Tornado coil 12 inches plus. HH Ron

 

[Larry (IL)]

I consider 10" a really deep target but most of my older finds are around 5 to 8 inches.

 

[WV62]

Well I would like to say 10 or 12 inches but for the most part it would be 0 to 6 inches, I did find an 1818 large cent and it was getting close to 8". I have been using the F75 and the CZ5, the other 2 detectors I have listed below are new for me and I haven't used them yet. In an air test we were hitting a quarter at 18" with the 1270. My brother and I are planning another round of air testing with all his machines and mine. I am really eager to get that 1270 out when the weather warms up a little. I don't expect 18" in the ground but maybe I can add another 2 or 3 inches.

Ron in WV

 

[leroy1937]

I live in Yuma Az never gets below 40 at night even in winter. Today high 73.
So all the snow birds come here in winter to M T. So all I find are 0 TO 2 inchs With any of my machines
newest Whites MXT Pro