We got a nice break in the weather, so Bill and I went THing at an old race track, circa 1880 - 1915. Today, it looks just like any other corn field in this part of the Country. Research (and previous finds) has narrowed down the 80 acre patch to a small corner of the field, about 10 acres. Believe me, hunting for coins in a 10 acre patch is similar to hunting for a needle in a haystack. The X-50 got a nice old 2-cent piece here a month ago, and today, the it pulled me a couple nice dimes. Both hit a strong 39 that locked on solid.
I have been reading some posts from folks that are saying that they can't get the X-Terra to lock on. I imagine that I have put about as many hours on my X-Terra as most, and I don't have a problem with the detector locking on to coins. I typically run mine in all-metal (non-discriminate for you purists) and listen for solid, consistent medium low, medium high or high tone. Once I get a solid tone, I look at the meter to get an idea of the type of target under the coil. If it was a medium low tone and is not a 9 or 12, I go on. If it was a high or medium high tone, and reads below a 27, I go on. If it is a VID that I would typically dig, I sweep across the target from various directions to see if the visual display stays consistent. If it bounces more than one notch segment, I go on.
In this old field, there is always the possibility to find some jewelry. Bill proved that last time we were here with a very nice old gold ring. So, today, I decided to dig some of those signals between nickels and IH cents. I ended up with over 2 dozen shotgun shell casings. Now, before you question why I kept digging them once I knew what they were going to be, I dug them just to prove something to myself. Without exception, the digital display bounced around on all of the casings. The initial hit would be either 12 or 15, and when sweeping across from a variety of directions, would jump around from 9 to 24. As well, in the all-metal mode, I would get a harmonic of tones. The only target that fooled me today was a piece of lead, that read a solid 36. I was so sure that it was going to be another old dime, that I called my brother over for the "unveiling". He laughed. I didn't.
HH Randy
I have been reading some posts from folks that are saying that they can't get the X-Terra to lock on. I imagine that I have put about as many hours on my X-Terra as most, and I don't have a problem with the detector locking on to coins. I typically run mine in all-metal (non-discriminate for you purists) and listen for solid, consistent medium low, medium high or high tone. Once I get a solid tone, I look at the meter to get an idea of the type of target under the coil. If it was a medium low tone and is not a 9 or 12, I go on. If it was a high or medium high tone, and reads below a 27, I go on. If it is a VID that I would typically dig, I sweep across the target from various directions to see if the visual display stays consistent. If it bounces more than one notch segment, I go on.
In this old field, there is always the possibility to find some jewelry. Bill proved that last time we were here with a very nice old gold ring. So, today, I decided to dig some of those signals between nickels and IH cents. I ended up with over 2 dozen shotgun shell casings. Now, before you question why I kept digging them once I knew what they were going to be, I dug them just to prove something to myself. Without exception, the digital display bounced around on all of the casings. The initial hit would be either 12 or 15, and when sweeping across from a variety of directions, would jump around from 9 to 24. As well, in the all-metal mode, I would get a harmonic of tones. The only target that fooled me today was a piece of lead, that read a solid 36. I was so sure that it was going to be another old dime, that I called my brother over for the "unveiling". He laughed. I didn't.
HH Randy