My Minelab Explorer II has out-performed my wildest expectations! I found the following in my first 7 months of use:
10 Indian head pennies, 65 wheaties, 12 Mercury Dimes, 23 Silver Roosevelt Dimes, Seated Liberty Quarter, Barber Quarter, 2 Standing Liberty Quarters, 9 silver Washington Quarters, 6 Religious medals, & 5 silver rings, and these:
1787 & 1789 Spanish One reales at 10? deep,
Nova Constellatio with no date (1783-1786) at 12"
Liberty Cap Copper with no date (1793-1796),
Draped Bust Copper (with no date),
1796 Draped Bust Copper,
1807 Draped Bust Copper,
1854 Seated Quarter, &
1901 Barber Quarter.
The above list has certainly grown since I complied the above for my MD dealer.
especially love Iron Mask feature. Why? IM allows you to find a silver coin right next to a iron nail. You'll usually hear tow tones - the iron and the silver coin. Iron mask means "good target masked by iron" basically. I always run in IM because I want to hear those silver coins sitting right next to iron junk.
They remain left behind by most other detectors because they sound like junk to these models. Only dig-all-targets guys would find this type of coin.
When I dug my first deep hole ( depth of 12") and saw a coin laying at the bottom - that's when I realized the power of this machine. i thought it was a rusty clad quater. But when I got it home and cleaned it - I had uncovered my first Nova Constellatio large copper cent.
The Double D coil makes a big difference in area covered because signal is [_] shaped
and not typical V cone shaped signal. You can get deeper depths right up against
tree trunks and fallen trees. The coil has a hot band that runs from top to bottom
of coil - so you don't need to overlap coil on next swing.
Pinpointing is very different from what you are probably used to but once mastered is
normally dead on.
Since this detector does go so deep - I recommend a Sunray X-1 probe that makes
finding objects at deeper levels much easier and quicker. It becomes part of EX II
and is actually a hand-held detector you can place into a deep hole and find objects
up to 3" from tip.
This is a very complex machine but easy to setup and requiring few tweaks unless you just
like to experiment all the time. Once I found my settings (that i liked) - I've basically stuck
with them. Learning this machine is well worth your time and will pay off in the field.
I recommend taking this macine to any place where you found good coins and going over that area again.
Finding coins at 8-10" mark is quite common esp. large coppers and coins that have been in the ground a
long time. It does very well with coins on edge that are deep. Last fall I found a 1723 Spanish II Reale on
edge at 8-9" mark. That's the oldest coin i have ever found!
In my opinion, you can't go wrong with this machine if you are patient and stick with the machine until you learn how to use it. Is it for everybody - probably not. But if you want one of the deepest detecting machines made today - it's a no-brainer in my book, and with 27 frequencies to back that up.
HH!
10 Indian head pennies, 65 wheaties, 12 Mercury Dimes, 23 Silver Roosevelt Dimes, Seated Liberty Quarter, Barber Quarter, 2 Standing Liberty Quarters, 9 silver Washington Quarters, 6 Religious medals, & 5 silver rings, and these:
1787 & 1789 Spanish One reales at 10? deep,
Nova Constellatio with no date (1783-1786) at 12"
Liberty Cap Copper with no date (1793-1796),
Draped Bust Copper (with no date),
1796 Draped Bust Copper,
1807 Draped Bust Copper,
1854 Seated Quarter, &
1901 Barber Quarter.
The above list has certainly grown since I complied the above for my MD dealer.
especially love Iron Mask feature. Why? IM allows you to find a silver coin right next to a iron nail. You'll usually hear tow tones - the iron and the silver coin. Iron mask means "good target masked by iron" basically. I always run in IM because I want to hear those silver coins sitting right next to iron junk.
They remain left behind by most other detectors because they sound like junk to these models. Only dig-all-targets guys would find this type of coin.
When I dug my first deep hole ( depth of 12") and saw a coin laying at the bottom - that's when I realized the power of this machine. i thought it was a rusty clad quater. But when I got it home and cleaned it - I had uncovered my first Nova Constellatio large copper cent.
The Double D coil makes a big difference in area covered because signal is [_] shaped
and not typical V cone shaped signal. You can get deeper depths right up against
tree trunks and fallen trees. The coil has a hot band that runs from top to bottom
of coil - so you don't need to overlap coil on next swing.
Pinpointing is very different from what you are probably used to but once mastered is
normally dead on.
Since this detector does go so deep - I recommend a Sunray X-1 probe that makes
finding objects at deeper levels much easier and quicker. It becomes part of EX II
and is actually a hand-held detector you can place into a deep hole and find objects
up to 3" from tip.
This is a very complex machine but easy to setup and requiring few tweaks unless you just
like to experiment all the time. Once I found my settings (that i liked) - I've basically stuck
with them. Learning this machine is well worth your time and will pay off in the field.
I recommend taking this macine to any place where you found good coins and going over that area again.
Finding coins at 8-10" mark is quite common esp. large coppers and coins that have been in the ground a
long time. It does very well with coins on edge that are deep. Last fall I found a 1723 Spanish II Reale on
edge at 8-9" mark. That's the oldest coin i have ever found!
In my opinion, you can't go wrong with this machine if you are patient and stick with the machine until you learn how to use it. Is it for everybody - probably not. But if you want one of the deepest detecting machines made today - it's a no-brainer in my book, and with 27 frequencies to back that up.
HH!
