In the world of detectors there are different coils for different purposes. Smaller coils automatically give better target separation over larger coils and are better for hunting trashy areas where detectors get "confused" by several or even more targets under a coil at once. Smaller coils are also more sensitive to smaller targets than larger coils. Larger coils go deeper but depth is often over rated if you are a coin hunter. Smaller coils are also easier to swing in brush and in water. 6" coils are too small to me, I have 8" coils for my Safari, ATP, and Infinium and they rarely leave the machines. In the days of yore all coin hunting machines came with 8" coils as standard with a larger coil option for cache hunting. Modern detector companies merely make the 11" or so coil standard for greater depth claims, not because the coils are the best for every purpose, they are just good "all around" coils. Many folks still consider the 8" coil as the "standard" for coin hunting.
I think Vferrari is a little off on coil size/depth though, I have found dimes well below 5" with my ATP 5X8 and reales at 10" with my Safari with an 8" round DD coil. Since coins don't sink in the ground, most coins in this country will be found at 8" or less if the soil hasn't been disturbed by landscaping or silting from floods and I like the hot signal of an 8" coil and the lighter weight to swing. Minelab makes 8" round coils for the explorer series, Excal, and now the Vanquish, why not for the Nox? Most guys I know who hunt a lot have an arsenal of coils for every machine they own, I bet if you tried an 8" coil for coin hunting you would rarely take it off.