Recently acquired a Coiltek 10x5 thanks to member Thebigd81.
Took it out for a spin at my favorite park and wandered around for a few hours. The first good target was a 36 Mercury dime that was literally 2" deep. It was along the edge of a dirt path amongst some weeds that would have been impossible to swing in/around with a larger round coil.
Headed to the grassy area to see how well it would do in the trash. Picked up some clad and then hit an area where the overgrown vinca had been trimmed back about 2 feet. Skimmed the area and got a repeatable 19. Hacked my way through the wiry roots and scooped out a handful of dirt and saw a tiny silver disc with no obvious markings. Picked it up and thumbed it to reveal "...ed States of America", a wreath, and "HA.." over "DIM." Flipped it to see the top of Lady Liberty's head, a few faint stars, and a full date...1844. Only me second ever seated half dime. She's had a hard 177 year life but I'm ecstatic to have found her.
All in all, I really like the 10x5, and may never take it off. Now, if ML would do something about those pesky bent square nails I find so many of that sound just like dimes/quarters/halves.
Took it out for a spin at my favorite park and wandered around for a few hours. The first good target was a 36 Mercury dime that was literally 2" deep. It was along the edge of a dirt path amongst some weeds that would have been impossible to swing in/around with a larger round coil.
Headed to the grassy area to see how well it would do in the trash. Picked up some clad and then hit an area where the overgrown vinca had been trimmed back about 2 feet. Skimmed the area and got a repeatable 19. Hacked my way through the wiry roots and scooped out a handful of dirt and saw a tiny silver disc with no obvious markings. Picked it up and thumbed it to reveal "...ed States of America", a wreath, and "HA.." over "DIM." Flipped it to see the top of Lady Liberty's head, a few faint stars, and a full date...1844. Only me second ever seated half dime. She's had a hard 177 year life but I'm ecstatic to have found her.
All in all, I really like the 10x5, and may never take it off. Now, if ML would do something about those pesky bent square nails I find so many of that sound just like dimes/quarters/halves.
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