Compadre setting for coins

JAY-in-PA · Mar 6, 2012

Where do you Compadre users set your discrimination when just looking for coins?

I like to take the 2 boys out detecting and want to keep there interest as long as possible. Coins are the best way for me to do this. Any help on where to set the "knob" will be appreciated.

TIA
Jay

Gauntlet · Mar 6, 2012

Just above iron, but plan on digging junk. Higher discrimination comes as a cost of depth.

DIGGER27 · Mar 6, 2012

Set the knob at 3:00 and they will find dimes, quarters, copper pennies and a bunch of zinc pennies.
Also any silver.

That should keep them interested.

JAY-in-PA · Mar 6, 2012

Thank you!

sllingshot47 · Mar 7, 2012

Right before the foil icon. This will get rid of small pieces of foil, retain the nickels, rings.

KingTotsalot · Mar 7, 2012

That is what KT found also! Just before the foil setting is a good one to hit all coins solid and not so much junk, especially in totyards!

clydesdale · Mar 9, 2012

When you say right before foil, are you talking about at the 12 o'clock position?
At, 3 o'clock, will I lose gold?

DIGGER27 · Mar 9, 2012

clydesdale said:
When you say right before foil, are you talking about at the 12 o'clock position?
At, 3 o'clock, will I lose gold?

Everything but the larger sizes.
Several members recommended pointing the knob to #2 to get all coins.
I think they will dig too many tabs and trash at this level and lose interest.

These are all approximate...
This is where I get a solid signal before it discs out on gold.
Size and thickness will matter, purer gold will also be higher in conductivity and will come in a little higher.
The larger the object the higher it will disc out.
Tiny studs and small targets will be closer to #1...iron or below.
Silver and gold chains will come in between #1 and 2.

clydesdale · Mar 9, 2012

Digger, that was an awesome post. That is a great visual for us to work with THANK YOU!!

KingTotsalot · Mar 9, 2012

Thanks Digger! Do I understand you correctly to mean that that is where those items disc out? or did you find those items at those disc settings?

Dig-on · Mar 9, 2012

King it was a solid signal at those settings, they disc out above those numbers.

DIGGER27 · Mar 9, 2012

Bucksport said:
King it was a solid signal at those settings, they disc out above those numbers.

What he said.

Actually, I think it is more accurate to turn past the fade out point and then come back down to a solid signal.
Targets that are scratchy before they become solid are more often than not, trash, these good targets and others like coins usually come in solid...no scratchiness.
If that is the case, this is about where these items, "come in".

sllingshot47 · Mar 9, 2012

Very nice, Digger. I might add that #3 is where Jack Gifford recommended on all his detectors for least trash/most gold. I just got the taste of gold and can't go above #2. :lol:

Nonetheless, #3 will only miss the tiniest of gold rings. :yes:

dmp911 · Mar 11, 2012

Where it is super trashy, I'll set mine at the 3 o'clock position. Then go back for another round, and lower it to just before foil.

SkiWhiz · Mar 11, 2012

I always set the knob on my Compadre between the I and the R in the word IRON.

sllingshot47 · Mar 12, 2012

SkiWhiz said:
I always set the knob on my Compadre between the I and the R in the word IRON.

You mean the one you sold? :laughing:

DIGGER27 · Mar 12, 2012

sllingshot47 said:
You mean the one you sold?

To me...that has found me about $400 worth of precious metal since last August.

SkiWhiz · Mar 12, 2012

DIGGER27 said:
To me...that has found me about $400 worth of precious metal since last August.

What are friends for, now gimme that 40%

. I owned a couple Compadre's but the one you got was/is extra hot. I turned the sens. up just a half a hair before it chirped.

SkiWhiz · Mar 12, 2012

sllingshot47 said:
You mean the one you sold?

Guilty as charged, but got myself back in the Tesoro family (Conquistador µMax :yes:

).

Hotel71 · Mar 26, 2012

For coins, I put it @ the L in foil....works like a charm!!

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