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I see the last post on the nugget finder 12 x 8 was in late September, has anyone heard of anything else on this coil? I would love to buy one but want to hear some of the comments on it before I make a purchase. I have the 17 x 13 evo and would not trade it for anything.

I have had the same problem with the factory cord, only mine the wire breaks just behind the connector. I've ended up soldering new connectors on the end of the cord only to have the other end breaking. I bought a new Coiltek late last year and it has been very good so far. I did end up bending the end a little but not to the extent it can't be used. I just ended up wrapping it up and putting it in my backpack being careful when I am hooking it up to the machine. I do think the Coiltek coil is a much superior cord than the Minelab one

Hello Dan T.  I am new to this forum, I joined on the 13th of December. I was reading your post about which detector to buy. I have the Minelab 5000 and it was hard to justify paying alot of cash for a detector. I have a vlf Garret scorpion gold stinger metal detector as well. The Minelab is far and away the best. I bought mine used on ebay and was nervous about getting ripped off. I did alot of research to make sure it was an authentic Minelab but have never regretted buying it. It is a very easy machine to understand. It comes ready to go out of the box. Is all you have to do is turn it on follow the instructions in the book and the factory presets do the rest. I have had mine since 2015 and am still learning but have found just about 8 ounces, which is more than enough to pay for the machine.The main thing you have to do is go where gold has already been found or do some research on your own. On ebay the price has come down considerably since I bought mine with the Minelab 7000 coming out. If you haven"t purchased anything yet really take a good look at the Minelab as you won't regret buying one. Good luck.