Something Strange About My F-70

[limegoldconvertible68]

I dug my first barber dime yesterday. It ID'ed in the low 20's but the depth reading was 10" so I dug it. When I got home I started experimenting on the surface of the ground with different metal objects in proximity to coins. My F-70 failed one test that baffles me. I layed out a zinc penny, a nickle, a dime and a quarter in that order. They were in a straight line with roughly 1 1/2" between them and a normal swing speed the detector would not give a solid signal. It gave a choppy sound and ID'ed as foil. I was shocked! My trusty ole 1265x reads it as one good signal. Is this normal for a stock F-70? How about some of you who have added the 11" DD, does the F70 read this setup any better?

 

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[Trackerman]

Perhaps its reading several coins at once . Mixing the id up. I hear faster machines have trouble iding when multiple targets are present. Hmmm

 

[Streak!]

need more info....

how were you setup exactly Cant make an intelligent reply till we know!
there area lot of factors that figure into this. Post your settings please........... Streak!

 

[dahut]

And lets face it, what kind of real world test is that?! Take one of those coins and place it within the same distance of a rusty nail or pulltab... then get back to us.