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Old 06-08-2011, 08:51 PM
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How do you guys make your coin gardens?





I will put some jewlery in my testing soon since sticking the wife's stuff in the dirt will take too long to explain


Oh yea I can't wait to see how the little yellow garrett holds up in my coin garden... I believe in that little miracle machine lately, It has brought home the gold

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It really depends on the soil. Here it's more sandy than loam. I bury the the coins around 4", the small gold nugget is at about 3". Depends on the machine you are using as well and how deep you are willing to dig.

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should have posted in this section, sorry admin

Chicago Land has some hard, hard ground but if i'm going to get high % probability then i might try

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It really depends on the soil. Here it's more sandy than loam. I bury the the coins around 4", the small gold nugget is at about 3". Depends on the machine you are using as well and how deep you are willing to dig.

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where is the nugget exactly

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where is the nugget exactly
Only I and my Border Collie know for sure. And she's not talking (but she DOES snort and growl!!)

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Wow, I want that machine. That detector goes super deep. Thanks for posting that video.

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Very inventive set up. Enjoyed the vids. Are you gonna test the 250 soon? I'd like to see how it compares. That V3I is a special machine. It is on my wish list. Thanks for the post. Sonny.

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Very inventive set up. Enjoyed the vids. Are you gonna test the 250 soon? I'd like to see how it compares. That V3I is a special machine. It is on my wish list. Thanks for the post. Sonny.


I will never let the little yellow wonder get too far from me. The big stuff is fun but honestly I don't carry a shovel as part of my gear around here. V3i is awesome but the ACE has been snatching the jewlery from the local parks for me and it's a (no shovel required) MD

In conclusion the fog of the V3i is starting to lift for me after 3 days and I will enjoy it in many a deep hunt MD day ahead.

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