Cherry Picker
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I've been out twice now with a Vanquish 360 and must say it has been enjoyable. For $250, it has performed well. This has also been a high mark for why LOCATION is number one on the success rating. With my limited hunting, I have done two hunts for a total of roughly 1 hour. My keepers for that 1 hour have been good. I've recovered 5 wheat backs, 1 ring, a couple of bullets, a Crackerjack toy from the early 1900s, and some clad. Out of this, I also recovered 3 pieces of trash: 2 pieces of canslaw, and a ring tab. Again. I attribute this trash-to-keepers ratio to knowing where to look. LOCATION.
I found the 360 to be quite easy to swing, but a bit front/coil heavy. Shortening the shaft and hunting close to my feet took care of that issue. So simple to operate. Tone is good, and in all-metal, I can hear the iron tone at the sides, and on the wiggleback of what would sound like a good target. Easy to see display. I plan to buy this one from a buddy because I think it is a keeper.
The location was our city park, where there are many more coins to be found, just very deep. The park department has been working on some kind of new water lines, and I'm just hunting a small 2' to 3' wide strip where they trenched up the ground and then covered up the trench when done. Just goes to show how many old coins are still there. These 5 wheat backs were all torn up in that small strip. I have only hunted about 4' of roughly 100' of trenching. The dates on the wheat backs are 1911, (2) 1917, 1944, and one so corroded I can't see the date.
I found the 360 to be quite easy to swing, but a bit front/coil heavy. Shortening the shaft and hunting close to my feet took care of that issue. So simple to operate. Tone is good, and in all-metal, I can hear the iron tone at the sides, and on the wiggleback of what would sound like a good target. Easy to see display. I plan to buy this one from a buddy because I think it is a keeper.
The location was our city park, where there are many more coins to be found, just very deep. The park department has been working on some kind of new water lines, and I'm just hunting a small 2' to 3' wide strip where they trenched up the ground and then covered up the trench when done. Just goes to show how many old coins are still there. These 5 wheat backs were all torn up in that small strip. I have only hunted about 4' of roughly 100' of trenching. The dates on the wheat backs are 1911, (2) 1917, 1944, and one so corroded I can't see the date.
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