new coinmaster gt or used dfx

[scottcol]

I have a decision to make. I am going to buy a new detector and my local dealer has a new coinmaster gt for $399 , and new "open box" fisher f70 for $400 and he has a used dfx for $575.

I live in new orleans and will be hunting coins and relics. should I get the dfx because the coinmaster gt wont do relics? or the fisher that nobody I know has. I really like tone ID.

 

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[FCCDFEd]

Never used the f70 or coin master but I do have and have used my dfx for 5 years. I like whites and their service and the dfx is a great machine with a lot of options if you will take the time to learn them.

 

[DirtDiggerDaveinMD]

Why won't the GT find relics?

 

[scottcol]

Why won't the GT find relics?

I mean it will find relics. it is a metal detector. I live down the street from a whites dealer. he is the one that has the coinmaster gt for sale. he is a mega hard core relic hunter. he basically said the coinmaster was not all that deep with iron and even with the coins it wont go much deeper than 5". I got to use the CM-GT for about 30 min and we put down some clad coins a 2oz silver coin and a silver quarter. it did very well at displaying the correct numbers and then telling me what kind of coin it is and how far down it is. the tone id was nice too. the unit is identical to the prizm 6t only red. it heavy.,

 

[DirtDiggerDaveinMD]

I mean it will find relics. it is a metal detector. I live down the street from a whites dealer. he is the one that has the coinmaster gt for sale. he is a mega hard core relic hunter. he basically said the coinmaster was not all that deep with iron and even with the coins it wont go much deeper than 5". I got to use the CM-GT for about 30 min and we put down some clad coins a 2oz silver coin and a silver quarter. it did very well at displaying the correct numbers and then telling me what kind of coin it is and how far down it is. the tone id was nice too. the unit is identical to the prizm 6t only red. it heavy.,

OK, thanks for the explanation.

 

[Giant056]

I would be lost without my threshold on a detector. You're gonna find deeper targets with the DFX than the GT I'm sure plus you have quite an array of coils to choose from if you had the DFX. Now if there was a choice between the DFX or the MXT personally I would opt for the MXT especially for the relics and gold because they are killer on the gold.

 

[williamsingr]

Get the DFX, its a better machine all the way around and soon White's will be discontinuing the DFX since the VX3 is its replacment and they both sell for the same price new and the VX3 will do more.

 

[DaveandBlitz]

I would get the DFX, hands down. Tone ID and the versatility of being programmable is a hard combination to beat. I use mine for coinshooting and relic hunting and can't say enough about what a pleasure it is to have that level of discrimination or depth. You will love tone ID with the right program for coinshooting...There is no mistaking that sound. I have a program just for square nails and you can tell if the nail is an old square type or a newer round type AND if the square nail is bent or not!! Some might not believe that but I can assure you with practice at reading and hearing all the machine is telling you, it can be done! The DFX is THAT good. Only thing better but takes alot of getting used to is the V3.

 

[Jim in PA]

DFX is a beast of a machine. I got a pre-owned one last winter and everything worked fine. Changed the screen (very easy to do) & the foam arm pads, and the machine was like new. If needed you can always send it in to Whites for a tune up and they are extremely reasonable with their prices and their customer service is awesome. If you are getting it from a dealer they should stand behind it too. It will outperform both of those other machines by a lot of margin.

 

[scottcol]

thanks everyone for the input. I ended up buying a used DFX that was made in 2010. came with the eclipse 950 and a eclipse 6x10 DD coils, 2 NiCAD packs and a AA pack. "digging deeper" book and a whites pinpointer plus headphones.

 

[Escape]

Congratulations on your purchase. I'm very pleased with my dfx which I bought used a few months ago.

 

[Trackerman]

Love my Dfx its id signagraph is awsome and works well with coins pretty good with jewelry too