At Pro shoots down 12 inches for a coin

[bigmatt132]

People say that the at pro only finds coins at 6-8 inches ' Wrong here's a penny at 12 inches

 

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[Sapper724]

I rarely am in areas where coins would be that deep, but I believe it. Ive had good coin hits pretty deep, but I dont think 12 inches yet. Its been very dry here though. I have found beaver tails very deep though, but I believe aluminum rings up more strongly.

 

[Sandman]

Some of these reports of coins found at extreme depths are coins that fell from the side of the hole. The AT PRO does not PP right dead on like zero motion PP detectors.

But a lot depends on what coil your using and the ground conditions whether its wet or not. I just have to wonder how a recent cent got down 12 inches. Newbies always seem to exaggerate the depth. I did too I guess 40 years ago.

 

[Mjw38]

Mind sharing what u had your AT Pro settings on? HH

 

[RobRieman]

I'm not sure mine will do a penny at 12 inches in air. Guess I will have to give it a try.

 

[paul of Penna]

Mine, with stock coil air tested 9" (honest and measured type inches) on a clad quarter. That is enought digging for me!
Has found me some silver where I'd already been with a smaller coil.....pinpoint is not as good, but depth is sometimes what it takes to eek out the last few coins from a worked over site.
Paul of Penna

 

[bigmatt132]

Here are the setting pretty basic , mind you we just had 4 inches of rain in saginaw MI ground was super soft

 

[rks1949]

Having moist ground is a big plus! That's still a deep find! Was it a wheatie?

 

[Kodiak43351]

Having moist ground is a big plus! That's still a deep find! Was it a wheatie?

From pic looks like a 1978 memorial

 

[bigmatt132]

Here is the back of that penny

 

[lookindown]

Mine air tests a quarter at 12 inches and a penny at 11.

 

[xr7ator]

Some of these reports of coins found at extreme depths are coins that fell from the side of the hole. The AT PRO does not PP right dead on like zero motion PP detectors.

Hey, sandman. The AT Pro, in pinpoint mode, IS zero motion. Have you tried it with a concentric coil? Might wanna put a little more time in with the machine so you know what you're talking about or don't post.

 

[bigmatt132]

Found this today with the at pro was only down barley an inch , seems to be fake was only reading at about 22 on the display

 

[Silver Worm]

I' d be thoroughly disappointed to dig down 12 inches just to find a 1978 penny, excuse me, cent.

 

[bigmatt132]

It was not my intention to dig for a cent, was to see what was down that far and it turned out to be a penny. People were saying that their detectors would not find coins at depths greater than 6 inches, this was to show them the facts.

 

[Sandman]

Hey, sandman. The AT Pro, in pinpoint mode, IS zero motion. Have you tried it with a concentric coil? Might wanna put a little more time in with the machine so you know what you're talking about or don't post.

Sorry, my mistake about the zero pinpointing. I still have the stock coil and won't get another coil for the ATP as I have more detectors than I can hunt with. Besides I got it for water hunting and I'd rather use Excal's, CZ's and others in the water. But I'll keep posting to help you newbies if I can.
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[xr7ator]

I started metal detecting in 1984.

 

[Kodiak43351]

It was not my intention to dig for a cent, was to see what was down that far and it turned out to be a penny. People were saying that their detectors would not find coins at depths greater than 6 inches, this was to show them the facts.

Thank you and I too have found deep pennies with the pro I found a 1918 merc at 8 inches and no it wasn't in side of hole and fell lol

 

[rks1949]

Under the right conditions,they will go deep,and so will the coins! We have areas of sandy dark, soil here, and it's amazing how deep the clad coins, and penny's are in that soil! Yeah,it's a big disappointment to dig down that far,to find a penny,or clad coin,but it happens!

 

[badpenny]

I dug 'em deep too, way to go. It all comes down to the soil, and once these guys get that then they will understand how you can reach that deep into the earth. The wet soil played a part in the find along with the type of soil. I hunt many locations and as I dig I make a note of the soil I am digging in because I soon realized that the type of dirt I am hunting in is going to determine my outcome. Here in NE PA a lot of sites used coal to heat their buildings, and the buried or threw the ashes all around the site. You want to talk about making a metal detector nuts try hunting in a field of ashes, it does effect how deep you will find items too.