Pocket Spill
Bronze Member
I recently got a 15 X 12 SEF coil for my Etrac. Overall I think it is a great compliment to the pro coil.
I first tried it at a north side park one night last week in an area that is very trashy and all the older coins are at least 7 inches deep. The coil performed very well. Even with its large size it is not that much different pin pointing then with the pro coil – especially if you hunt very slow. More than any additional depth advantage, I think the best benefit of this coil is the increased stability. It turns a lot of iffy signals into more clear signals. Additionally, I was able to bump up the sensitivity to like 24 with very little falseing and chirping. Usually I run at about 20 sensitivity at this location and auto is usually like 18. In an area that I have heavily hunted I pulled out 7 wheaties, a 1947 Rosie and a 1936 Merc in a 3 hour hunt. Coins were in the 7 to 9 inch depth range. The coil is heavy and I don’t think it would be suited for a 7 hour all day hunt. It helps that I was going very slow given the trashy location so it was not that fatiguing.
My next time out with it was for about an hour and a half Sunday morning. Went to a larger Chicago park and hunted an area I have hit a couple times in the last month. Found a few wheaties and then got a signal bouncing between iron and coin at about 6 inches. Turned out to be a pocket spill – 10 wheatie, 17 wheatie, 11D Barber dime and a nice full liberty 1915 Barber dime. There was also two pieces of iron in the hole. Ran into a couple of nice guys from the Great Lakes Historical Recovery Club who were also hunting at this location. Thanks for looking.
I first tried it at a north side park one night last week in an area that is very trashy and all the older coins are at least 7 inches deep. The coil performed very well. Even with its large size it is not that much different pin pointing then with the pro coil – especially if you hunt very slow. More than any additional depth advantage, I think the best benefit of this coil is the increased stability. It turns a lot of iffy signals into more clear signals. Additionally, I was able to bump up the sensitivity to like 24 with very little falseing and chirping. Usually I run at about 20 sensitivity at this location and auto is usually like 18. In an area that I have heavily hunted I pulled out 7 wheaties, a 1947 Rosie and a 1936 Merc in a 3 hour hunt. Coins were in the 7 to 9 inch depth range. The coil is heavy and I don’t think it would be suited for a 7 hour all day hunt. It helps that I was going very slow given the trashy location so it was not that fatiguing.
My next time out with it was for about an hour and a half Sunday morning. Went to a larger Chicago park and hunted an area I have hit a couple times in the last month. Found a few wheaties and then got a signal bouncing between iron and coin at about 6 inches. Turned out to be a pocket spill – 10 wheatie, 17 wheatie, 11D Barber dime and a nice full liberty 1915 Barber dime. There was also two pieces of iron in the hole. Ran into a couple of nice guys from the Great Lakes Historical Recovery Club who were also hunting at this location. Thanks for looking.
I guess I'd have to get used to it. I got the 10X12 SEF, and after a few months of using a small coil for the most part, the 10X12 seemed like a rock in comparison! It's nice in the woods because it's slimmer that the Pro and can get into tighter places, but the Pro is as heavy as I want to get for now. What amazes me is the way you are finding it performs in heavy trash. The proof is in your finds! WTG!!! 
