If you own MORE than one detector and.....

[paul of Penna]

you had a coin site to detect for the first time.....which detector would you take if you could only take one?

 

[bill-USA]

Garrett 1500.

 

[deepskyal]

Tough call. Probably my White's 6000 DiPro. Have a Vision but my most experience is with the 6000.

Al

 

[fmerg]

that for me would depend on the age and location of the site.....
but more then likely i would use my explorer se

 

[Marchas45]

e-trac for sure

 

[mlayers]

I would have to use my DFX.....Matt

 

[Monty]

My new Garrett AtPro. Monty

 

[ivan salis]

delta 4000

 

[Cool Hand Fluke]

Fisher CZ6

 

[Digger]

First time, I'd take my DFX.

 

[Dano Sverige]

The best coin finder around...Etrac of course!

 

[oldcoon]

Whichever one that had the freshest batteries.

 

[dscott67]

wish i had MORE than one !!

 

[extractor]

e-trac for sure

Same here e-trac for sure

 

[rockhound]

I would have to consider whether it was an old site or a modern tot lot. Ground mineralization would also be a factor on which one to use. Having said that, I do have a favorite detector for most ground conditions, it is deep, but I also have another I use for trashy sites,schools,ballfields,playgrounds and picnic areas.If I want to detect deep silver, I would take my old Discovery Cobra II.If I want to clean out a trashy area and not dig much trash, I would take my Bounty Hunter.Both can handle considerable ground minerlization because of the manual ground balance. Also both can discriminate iron easily,without losing any depth.Also I can use my larger coils if I need even more depth and ground coverage.Any new site undected or at least not detected in the past 10-15 years should have some nice treasure deeper down,especially if it is an older site.Any of the newer detectors have better discrimination than older versions allowing us to recover more treasures than in the past.I wouldn't worry so much about brand names, but rather focus on how to best utilize what you already have, or visit a local detector shop and try out several.Happy Hunting. rockhound

 

[billpa]

My DFX

 

[Woodland Detectors]

That's easy. I'd leave the GPX5000 at home and suit up with the Minelab Etrac.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

e-trac for sure

Same here e-trac for sure

Capital E's guys, Capital E's

 

[White Feather]

White's Surfmaster.
I have 5 others that are mostly dust collectors.