toy cars ??

[pookie-princess of rust]

i was wondering what signal matchbox cars and other cars like that give off... i think i will definitely block out the iron next time i go to the lake, but i dont want to miss anything... how about keys? what do they show up as?

 

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[flyinguy]

hey, pookie, what's happennin'? are you a rhode island red head? i went tuna fishing out of galalee (spic) about twenty years ago. caught a nice tuna, didn't get sick, we got caught in the start of a hurricane at 100 miles out but what the heck, i'm here trying to type! any how i've got lots of toy vehicles. they come in as a .50 piece for me. i don't know your machine so i don't know what you will hit at but a good loud, repeating signal. i hunted one lawn that must have been a tot spot and took 17 cars and trucks from early 1900s. AND a hand full of silver. the last car i found was modern and i gave it to the cutest 4 year old that was "helping" me. i'm still the pied piper. have fun. dig a lot. enjoy. Bill

 

[glasskeeper]

Pookie. I dug a 1976 Firebird Matchbox car Saturday, It rang up under coin with my Ace 250. I guess if I leave my settings on coin I'll be digging up a lot more of them! Good luck hunting ! Jim.

 

[Urban Prospector]

Matchbox cars are a cast alloy so they will ping. Keys too are mostly brass alloy. One of the best ways I know to see how your detector will act is to set your keys or matchbox cars on the ground and swing over them. Kinda simple ain't it. HH Urb

 

[pookie-princess of rust]

Matchbox cars are a cast alloy so they will ping. Keys too are mostly brass alloy. One of the best ways I know to see how your detector will act is to set your keys or matchbox cars on the ground and swing over them. Kinda simple ain't it. HH Urb

yeah. that would certainly work.

 

[mastereagle22]

I have yet to find a matchbox car or hotwheel that didn't fall in the coin range. As another poster suggested, airtesting will help you get a general idea where they will fall.

 

[Ant]

This past weekend this car rang up as a solid 30, which is silver on my SE.

 

[flyinguy]

This past weekend this car rang up as a solid 30, which is silver on my SE.

nice finds on all! Bil