Step by Step guide with pictures on Two-Tone Ferrous

[Goes4ever]

to me air tests are worthless, everything changes once items have been in the ground for 50-100 or more yrs....all I know is I have dug MANY coins in TTF with nails directly on top of them

 

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[birdman]

This is good stuff! Thanks for the good information.

 

[RedEric]

Goes4ever

I certainly wasn't impying that TTF is not effective - clearly it is as your experience attests. And I also recognize the limitations of in air tests. But to me the observation that four tone gives me all the hits that TTF gives, plus gives a 'keeper' signal in some scenarios that TTF gives only the lowest iron tone (with a coin and iron in close proximity), is intriguing and worthy of some field tests for me. So I was just wondering based on your experience whether you had tried 4TF and what your thoughts were. I would imagine that it would be quite simple to work either if you are used to 1 since the only thing you have to remember for both is to ignore the (same) lowest FE tone and dig everything else.

Having said that, multi tone ferrous I find much more difficult to interpret and would not advocate that, but 4TF might have some advantages. Of course I happily defer to those with greater in the field experience of TTF vs 4TF.

 

[Goes4ever]

I tried 4 tone and simply did not like it, when your in a HEAVY iron laden site, 2 tones really helps you pick out the coins, many times I can only wiggle the coil an inch back and forth to isolate the target, 4 tones just confuses the ears, with 2 tones it makes it simple.....and it works for me!

 

[sandnsea49]

Thank you so much for all your hard work. It's guys like you who make this hobby what it is. Willing to share your knowledge and time. Thank you again.

 

[Goes4ever]

Thank you so much for all your hard work. It's guys like you who make this hobby what it is. Willing to share your knowledge and time. Thank you again.

thank you! Its comments like yours that make it worth my time to try to help people out!

 

[RedEric]

I tried 4 tone and simply did not like it, when your in a HEAVY iron laden site, 2 tones really helps you pick out the coins, many times I can only wiggle the coil an inch back and forth to isolate the target, 4 tones just confuses the ears, with 2 tones it makes it simple.....and it works for me!

Thanks Goes4ever. There is certainly no substitute for time in the field - thanks for your perspective. I'll try them both myself and see if my ears can tolerate the onslaught. Happy hunting!

 

[Texcam]

Great article and thanks for taking the time to post it.