Popular Post Jeff McClendon Posted March 18, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 18, 2023 Had a three hour group hunt today with men and women from our Denver area metal detecting club at a local park. Screwdriver or probe hunting only by order of the city of Denver. I was using Deus 2, 9" coil Sensitive 5 tones, 95 sensitivity, discrimination 10, reactivity 2, silencer 0 audio response 4. Iron mineralization meter was 8 of 10 bars consistently. I was specifically looking for gold jewelry (skunked) silver jewelry (also skunked) silver coins, older coins and modern USA coins. I collected and threw away a lot of trash that I just picked up off the surface of the ground along with detecting and throwing away quite a bit of gold range can slaw. The 1919D Mercury dime was a full Teknetics Tek-Point deep so at least 9". So was the 1947 nickel and the wheat pennies. These targets were whispers but there were enough correct target IDs to dig. I think I could have found more silver coins but I got tired. 25 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digalicious Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 No silver or gold jewelry, but still a great haul. I've been considering that Tekentics Tek-Point, and am rather certain that I'm going to pick one up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff McClendon Posted March 18, 2023 Author Share Posted March 18, 2023 11 minutes ago, Digalicious said: No silver or gold jewelry, but still a great haul. I've been considering that Tekentics Tek-Point, and am rather certain that I'm going to pick one up. I have found the Fisher/Teknetics Pulse Induction pinpointers to definitely have more depth in moderate to high iron mineralization than my Garrett Carrot or my former XP Mi-6. Set on full sensitivity my Tek-Point will hit coin sized targets in the really bad dirt out here at 4" deep or more which is why I use them. My Garrett Carrot will do about 2.5" max. In milder soil conditions, I don't know if that extra depth really matters. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digalicious Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 2 minutes ago, Jeff McClendon said: I have found the Fisher/Teknetics Pulse Induction pinpointers to definitely have more depth in moderate to high iron mineralization than my Garrett Carrot or my former XP Mi-6. I've got low mineralization, but even so, I find that VLF pinpointer's depth is too weak for my liking. I'm hoping the Pulse pinpointer will do better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCR Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 That’s a lot of keeper coins. Glad y’all got out and had some fun. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill (S. CA) Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 2 hours ago, Jeff McClendon said: Had a three hour group hunt today with men and women from our Denver area metal detecting club at a local park. Screwdriver or probe hunting only by order of the city of Denver. I was using Deus 2, 9" coil Sensitive 5 tones, 95 sensitivity, discrimination 10, reactivity 2, silencer 0 audio response 4. Iron mineralization meter was 8 of 10 bars consistently. I was specifically looking for gold jewelry (skunked) silver jewelry (also skunked) silver coins, older coins and modern USA coins. I collected and threw away a lot of trash that I just picked up off the surface of the ground along with detecting and throwing away quite a bit of gold range can slaw. The 1919D Mercury dime was a full Teknetics Tek-Point deep so at least 9". So was the 1947 nickel and the wheat pennies. These targets were whispers but there were enough correct target IDs to dig. I think I could have found more silver coins but I got tired. Jeff, Thanks for making an old school, no video post with God forbid actual pictures of what you found. I also got a kick out of your using a probe or screwdriver. These guys that dig giant plugs for every target would do well to try out a probe once in a while. My first probe was a screwdriver that my dad "blunted" the end on . I still have it and it still works Nothing easier to use on shallow targets. Bill 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D&P-OR Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 3 hours ago, Jeff McClendon said: I have found the Fisher/Teknetics Pulse Induction pinpointers to definitely have more depth in moderate to high iron mineralization than my Garrett Carrot or my former XP Mi-6. Set on full sensitivity my Tek-Point will hit coin sized targets in the really bad dirt out here at 4" deep or more which is why I use them. My Garrett Carrot will do about 2.5" max. In milder soil conditions, I don't know if that extra depth really matters. Jeff----Do you experience any "cross talk" when using the Tek-point pinpointer with your Deus 2 & Legend? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff McClendon Posted March 19, 2023 Author Share Posted March 19, 2023 3 minutes ago, D&P-OR said: Jeff----Do you experience any "cross talk" when using the Tek-point pinpointer with your Deus 2 & Legend? Sometimes. I just do a frequency shift on my detector. I also keep the coil of my detector well away from my pinpointer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D&P-OR Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 1 minute ago, Jeff McClendon said: Sometimes. I just do a frequency shift on my detector. I also keep the coil of my detector well away from my pinpointer. Ok--thanks-----I have been interested in and considered purchase of that pinpointer for some time but the thing that has stopped me from purchasing them for my wife & I is the fact I had heard cross talk was a problem (when used with the D2 & Legend).----That was the reason I was asking--you have rekindled my interest in it.-----Enjoy your posts Jeff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valens Legacy Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 Nice hunt with a good ratio of coins to pull tabs. Good luck on your next hunt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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