steveg
Elite Member
This is only half true and half a myth!
On high conductor coins that have been undisturbed for a long time, id say yes there deep, but not the deepest, but they will give good ID at depth on solo targets.
On ploughed fields, disturbed ground, not anywhere near the deepest.
watch this vid of some top end machines and different size coils on a small silver at 7"-8" deep.
https://youtu.be/p3qeL7iL-tg
Sorry, ghound. You are correct in what you say. I am so biased to U.S. hunting that when people ask about "old coins," I am automatically thinking about U.S. coinage. I forget how many European hunters read these forums. I will correct my statement to say -- I know of no unit that consistently IDs deep U.S. coins in undisturbed ground better than FBS.
Other scenarios? Smaller coins? Plowed fields? Yes, different animals there and you are right that other machines have an advantage in many cases.
I was speaking specifically for old, deep, U.S. coins that are not in highly trashed-out parks and such...
Steve