Tejon as a coinshooter?

[Coinstriking Michigan]

I'm curious if the Tejon is decent for coinshooting. I have a chance to trade for one with the stock and the 5.75" coil but most of the stuff I have read makes it seem to be more of a relic machine. I strictly coinshoot, parks, private yards.

[Sandman]

It is an excellent coin hunting detector too. When they say it is good for relics, they mean it is deep enough to be a good relic detector since a lot of relics are deep. With the smaller sniper coil on the Tejon you will clean up.
What I do with mine is have the first disc setting to just reject iron and except all alse. The Second disc setting I have it to reject pull tabs. So when I hunt and get a signal I switch to the Second disc and if it is rejected I know the target is probably a pull tab or gold ring with the same conductivity as a pull tab and I can decide then if I feel like bending down again to retrieve it.

I also like to set the VCO as this makes the signal increase in pitch as I get closer to the target in pinpoint which is spot on. But this is adjustable as some people hear low tones better.

[Coinstriking Michigan]

It is an excellent coin hunting detector too. When they say it is good for relics, they mean it is deep enough to be a good relic detector since a lot of relics are deep. With the smaller sniper coil on the Tejon you will clean up.
What I do with mine is have the first disc setting to just reject iron and except all alse. The Second disc setting I have it to reject pull tabs. So when I hunt and get a signal I switch to the Second disc and if it is rejected I know the target is probably a pull tab or gold ring with the same conductivity as a pull tab and I can decide then if I feel like bending down again to retrieve it.

I also like to set the VCO as this makes the signal increase in pitch as I get closer to the target in pinpoint which is spot on. But this is adjustable as some people hear low tones better.

Very informative Sandman...thank you.

[Swartzie]

My experience with the Tejon is the depth is not all that impressive unless you run it in all metal mode (it is a true all metal). In all metal mode the machine kicks a$$. It is a fast machine and will separate targets well in disc mode and rejects iron well around iron infested cellar hole sites. If I were coin shooting in parks I would want something with a vdi on it so I wasn't digging so many plugs. Even though there is no screen you can still get a pretty good idea on the size and depth of the target by the sound of the signal when pinpointing in vco.

-Swartzie

[oneeye]

My experience with the Tejon is the depth is not all that impressive unless you run it in all metal mode (it is a true all metal). In all metal mode the machine kicks a$$. It is a fast machine and will separate targets well in disc mode and rejects iron well around iron infested cellar hole sites. If I were coin shooting in parks I would want something with a vdi on it so I wasn't digging so many plugs. Even though there is no screen you can still get a pretty good idea on the size and depth of the target by the sound of the signal when pinpointing in vco.

-Swartzie

Very interesting comments, as most things I have read about the Tejon point to its depth as one of its biggest strengths. Mine seems to go very deep in disc mode, but your observations make me want to do some more testing. I am actually going in the opposite direction on the VDI thing. I have had VDI since the 80s and I feel like it has become a "crutch" for me and caused me to miss good targets.

I guess this is why there are multiple models and manufacturers. You can't please everyone with one model
Dan

[Coinstriking Michigan]

My experience with the Tejon is the depth is not all that impressive unless you run it in all metal mode (it is a true all metal). In all metal mode the machine kicks a$$. It is a fast machine and will separate targets well in disc mode and rejects iron well around iron infested cellar hole sites. If I were coin shooting in parks I would want something with a vdi on it so I wasn't digging so many plugs. Even though there is no screen you can still get a pretty good idea on the size and depth of the target by the sound of the signal when pinpointing in vco.

-Swartzie

Very interesting comments, as most things I have read about the Tejon point to its depth as one of its biggest strengths. Mine seems to go very deep in disc mode, but your observations make me want to do some more testing. I am actually going in the opposite direction on the VDI thing. I have had VDI since the 80s and I feel like it has become a "crutch" for me and caused me to miss good targets.

I guess this is why there are multiple models and manufacturers. You can't please everyone with one model
Dan

I agree with you Dan, I also think too much stock is put into VDI. The only thing I want a "screen" for is a depth meter. If they made a machine like that it would be perfect for me.

[vaquero44]

beleive it or not to be a good coin machine other than nickels you got to have a lower freq machine the tejon runs about 17khz which actually would be better suited for gold, silver and copper 10khz or lower would be best suited but in my experience the lower freqs seem to like alot of deep iron as well, just my opinion.

[chadgallant]

I have recently picked up the Tejon. All my previous hunting has been done with a Garrett TGP 1350 for the last 5 years. All I can say is WOW. I am pretty much the sole hunter where I live and had become pretty reliant on the GTP 1350. So much so that I found myself concentrating on the screen and not paying attention to the characteristics of the signal. I took the Tejon to a sports complex that has age to it and cleaned up a ball field along a fence line that I know that I had hit many times with the 1350. All I can say was I dug an awful lot of signals that ended up being coins, all clad but still impressive, but nothing deep. Yesterday I took it to my favorite old park, as I only had about 30 min I went back to an area that has given up many mid 1800 buttons. Since this area was picked clean by myself down to the 6 inch level I was hoping to find some deeper targets My first target was a copper applique that resembled a washer and was an easy 12inches in the dirt. At the end of the 30 min I had 5 keepers, old sling buckle, copper applique, 76 regt of foot button, Hindustan Regt button, and a nice 1834 six pence silver. Tomorrow I am heading back to the park for a dedicated hunt. I plan on pounding this park again with the Tejon. As it stands right now the GTP 1350 is getting cleaned and ready for the classified ads. No doubt about it the Tejon has totally blown me away. The more I get to use it the more I will become familiar with all the tricks and tips, but for now setting it up the way the manual has explained has impressed me. Tesoro - means treasure.....

[oneeye]

I have recently picked up the Tejon. All my previous hunting has been done with a Garrett TGP 1350 for the last 5 years. All I can say is WOW. I am pretty much the sole hunter where I live and had become pretty reliant on the GTP 1350. So much so that I found myself concentrating on the screen and not paying attention to the characteristics of the signal. I took the Tejon to a sports complex that has age to it and cleaned up a ball field along a fence line that I know that I had hit many times with the 1350. All I can say was I dug an awful lot of signals that ended up being coins, all clad but still impressive, but nothing deep. Yesterday I took it to my favorite old park, as I only had about 30 min I went back to an area that has given up many mid 1800 buttons. Since this area was picked clean by myself down to the 6 inch level I was hoping to find some deeper targets My first target was a copper applique that resembled a washer and was an easy 12inches in the dirt. At the end of the 30 min I had 5 keepers, old sling buckle, copper applique, 76 regt of foot button, Hindustan Regt button, and a nice 1834 six pence silver. Tomorrow I am heading back to the park for a dedicated hunt. I plan on pounding this park again with the Tejon. As it stands right now the GTP 1350 is getting cleaned and ready for the classified ads. No doubt about it the Tejon has totally blown me away. The more I get to use it the more I will become familiar with all the tricks and tips, but for now setting it up the way the manual has explained has impressed me. Tesoro - means treasure.....

Awesome story. Hope you will post some pics of those finds.
Dan