maxxkatt
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found out that I was maybe missing some items. If i got a signal, espeically close to the surface, I would get out my minelab pin-pointer and check for a size. larger than coin, I ignored when coin hunting. just assuming it was a can top giving a coin reading.
But one guy on the forum said he found a gold chain using his pinpointer to size up the object. Hmmm, maybe I have been missing some good finds.
So now I raise my coil and if the signal depth increases as expected I suspect a coin. If not, then I suspect a can or even worse just the can top. The 800 loves to call them as a coin. Well they are made of metal and are round.
But now I check a little more closely with my pin pointer. I find that coins will fade out after moving my minelab pro-find 36 moves about an half inch off from the edge of the coin. On a can lid the pinpointer will still give a good signal moving 3-4 inches from the edge of a can lid. And if it is a can lid or espeically a squashed can the dept indicator will still indicate shallow when you move the coil 4-6 inches above the target where as a dime will indicate deeper as you pull the coil upward.
So I am still learning from you guys on this forum.
But one guy on the forum said he found a gold chain using his pinpointer to size up the object. Hmmm, maybe I have been missing some good finds.
So now I raise my coil and if the signal depth increases as expected I suspect a coin. If not, then I suspect a can or even worse just the can top. The 800 loves to call them as a coin. Well they are made of metal and are round.
But now I check a little more closely with my pin pointer. I find that coins will fade out after moving my minelab pro-find 36 moves about an half inch off from the edge of the coin. On a can lid the pinpointer will still give a good signal moving 3-4 inches from the edge of a can lid. And if it is a can lid or espeically a squashed can the dept indicator will still indicate shallow when you move the coil 4-6 inches above the target where as a dime will indicate deeper as you pull the coil upward.
So I am still learning from you guys on this forum.