Eureka but is it really worth the money?

[Ron B]

I don't see much talk about Minelab's Gold Machine --The Eureka. Is anyone out there useing it? I know it's primarily designed for gold hunting, utilizing a choice of three frequencies but has anyone tried relic hunting or general coin/jewelry hunting with one?

GRB

 

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[EasyMoney]

There is one in a pawnshop near me in Albany, Oregon for $600 I think. It's been hanging on the wall there for at least six months. It's air depth on a penny is only 8 or 9". Nobody seems to want it.

Yes, it's supposed to be a gold machine, but just like other people, I noticed that if a piece of gold is BB sized or smaller, it has a hard time detecting it past 4 inches. Maybe that's why nobody wants it.. It's very unstable too around other interference, and gets really weak volume once you approach it's depth limit. I wouldn't think it is a good relic machine because it didn't do well finding my pocket knife, Swiss Victorian pen knife, or my mini-multi tool either.

About 9 inches on the two little ones, tops, sort of embarrassing. My pocket knife only was readable at around 10 inches. Heck, even the lowly cheap Ace 250 can do that.

 

[Sandman]

Easy Money is right about the Eureka. It is Minelab's low end gold detector and isn't up to the task of a good relic detector.

 

[boogeyman]

Looked at one that a local dealer had. Wasn't all that impressed. For relics or coins I think a better choice if you wanted a Minelab would be a Soverign or an X-Terra (still under $900). For nugies I'd pick up a used SD.

 

[EasyMoney]

Hey Sandman, how's it going?

Yes, I agree with Boogey, and in fact I have a Sov Elite Pro with a 12" Excellerator coil and stock 10". The 12 incher is a real mean SOB for depth and as all people know, the Sovs are some deep relic machines. Mine is for sale real cheap if someone wants to buy one. I'm also going to sell my White's Surfmaster PI with the "clicker" headphones too, also real cheap. PM me for more info.

Have fun

EasyMoney