Black Tesoro Vaquero - Wallering In Silver - Hello Big Ben

[tabman]

I had another great day today. My totals for the month of January are 3 14k gold rings, 31 silver coins and some other neat stuff.

Today was my seventh or eighth hunt for the month and I have two days left to add to my total. I went back this morning to the large corner lot where I found the 14k gold ring and some other silver coins to finish up my grid search. I didn't get finished and I still have move to ground to cover. The best news of all is that I got permission to detect the large corner lot across the street. Happy me!

I set the Vaquero up with the NEL Sharpshooter search coil, about 95% on the sensitivity, just a little above iron on the discrimination, a very slight threshold and I went just a little bit negative on the ground balance.

At the end of my 3 hour hunt I pulled out my Tejon with the 8 inch super coil attach and made a quick search to see how it would do. It's a different animal and it takes a little bit to get used to after using the Vaquero, but it didn't take long before it cornered a Rosie.

I also found a couple of buffalo nickels. They were way down there. Tesoro detectors ROCK!

tabman

 

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[CZconnoisseur]

WOW! You found where Ben was hiding - excellent stuff! How deep were the Buffalo nickels? I know those Tesoros are hot on nickels...

 

[tabman]

WOW! You found where Ben was hiding - excellent stuff! How deep were the Buffalo nickels? I know those Tesoros are hot on nickels...

Thanks.

Yeah Big Ben was pretty deep and on edge. It sounded too good not to dig. I found the Buffalo nickels with the Vaquero using the small Sharpshooter search coil. My Garrett Pro Pointer was just barely sticking out of the ground. The Tejon is hotter than the Vaquero on nickels and gold rings, but I prefer using the Vaquero for coin hunting. I almost found a stack of 5 silver quarters, but they were dated two years too late. Damn the luck! I'm going to find a big silver coin spill one of these days.

tabman

 

[Pointman]

I am wondering what in the heck was on that ground at one time because of all the silver you are finding? I have heard that the NEL or at least the CORS coils can have tuning problems with the Tesoro machines. Do you know anything about this?

 

[tabman]

I am wondering what in the heck was on that ground at one time because of all the silver you are finding? I have heard that the NEL or at least the CORS coils can have tuning problems with the Tesoro machines. Do you know anything about this?

I've had good success with the NEL Sharpshooter search coils on all my detectors that have a ground balance. Tesoro has a similar search coil (5 x 10) that's not much difference in performance. The NEL is around 1/2 inch or so deeper, but Tesoro's 5 x 10 inch search coil seems to separate a little better. Also the 5 x 10 search coil is hard to find with the short coil cable. On my super 8 inch search coil for my Vaquero I had to call Rusty to run one down with a short cable.

Keep in mind that Tesoro won't tune a NEL search coil to a Tesoro detector. I heard that Tesoro is coming out with a new smaller RST search coil. You know that I'm going to get one.

tabman

 

[Hihosilver]

From the pics, it does not look like any of these finds were very deep. Can you recall more about them and their depths?

 

[tabman]

From the pics, it does not look like any of these finds were very deep. Can you recall more about them and their depths?

Other than some deep nickels, most of the coins were less than 5 inches deep.

tabman

 

[jimmyzr1]

I'm just curious about these new Vaquero's in black and with the large new coil and what you guys think about that, if you've used that setup. Does it now come with the high coin mod? If not, have you guys set that mod up on yours? Also, do you guys use discrimination when you detect? Where do you set it if so? I'm thinking of buying a Vaquero or Tejon and live in Northern California. Is that large coil hype? Or is it deeper and better? Thanks guys.

 

[tabman]

I'm just curious about these new Vaquero's in black and with the large new coil and what you guys think about that, if you've used that setup. Does it now come with the high coin mod? If not, have you guys set that mod up on yours? Also, do you guys use discrimination when you detect? Where do you set it if so? I'm thinking of buying a Vaquero or Tejon and live in Northern California. Is that large coil hype? Or is it deeper and better? Thanks guys.

The only difference between the gray Vaquero and the black Vaquero is the color. Being able to purchase the black Vaquero with the new RST 8 x 11 inch search coil is a big bonus for those people who prefer using a larger wide scan search coil instead of the 9 x 8 inch concentric search coil.

I mainly hunt small trashy sites, so the new search coil doesn't get much use by me. However, when I do hit larger open areas that are not too trashy, the new search coil is a big bonus for me to have. It's not any deeper in my mild soil than the 9 x 8 inch concentric search coil, but it covers a lot of ground fast with each sweep. Both coils weigh the same and are easy to swing.

The older 12 x 10 inch wide-scan search coil is much heavier and is no deeper than the RST 8 x 11 wide-scan search coil. That makes the new search coil top dog in my book. Also the new search coil seems to be a little more sensitive to smaller targets.

The Vaquero doesn't have a 'high' coin check feature, but Tejon has two discriminators, so you can flip a switch to check for a 'high' coin.

tabman

 

[Captain Caveman]

Congratz tabman! You are killing it. That quarter looks MS65 and the Ben looks pretty dang good too! If I hit 31 silvers for the year, I will be happy!

 

[tabman]

Congratz tabman! You are killing it. That quarter looks MS65 and the Ben looks pretty dang good too! If I hit 31 silvers for the year, I will be happy!

Thanks. A lot of it has to do with knowing where to detect. That comes with experience and also having access to good sites.

tabman

 

[jimmyzr1]

Thanks Tabman for your answer. Jim

 

[Honest Samuel]

Thanks Tabman to your answer, # 9 to # 8. I am going to purchased a V in April or May, and I am happy that Gray and Black are the same.
Everybody, only clean coins worth more then face value with just dish soap and water and a soft cloth. Good hunting and good luck.

 

[chopperdog]

Awesome finds my friend. --- How is the Sharpshooter coil on depth compared to the stock DD? --- I have been thinking about buying one. ---- Thanks in advance! C-Dog

 

[Vern2]

Tabman. Congratulations. I've gotta work on finding a place to hunt that's hiding that kind of stuff.
Doesn't appear you need a dang DeLeon. You rocking your butt off.

 

[Electricfrontporch]

Well done Tab!
Definitely got a hot spot there.

Noah