Popular Post Gerry in Idaho Posted March 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 4, 2021 I normally don't post on this site much ( I post on the gold forum) as I'm usually chasing gold nuggets with my EQ-800. Anyway the snow melted last week and the temps hit 50's so I took the new CoilTek NOX 10" Ellip coil for a spin at a site I've hunted for many years. Saved a few military items and also spotted some eye candy. I think it's ivory, but not sure. Also has a name engraved on it. What's the best way to tell if it's ivory? The 10" NOX is very sensitive to small targets as I dug many primers. I really light the weight balance and extra ground coverage in semi trashy sites vs my 6" round. I'm most certain this will be a great coil. Also, what is the item about the size of a nickel and it has a star in the glass? 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckScrivener Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 What a fun winter day detecting! Thanks for sharing. Are those 5x10” coils now in stock? I can’t wait to get my hands on one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Againstmywill Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Looks like bone. https://youtu.be/62PKdovwlNs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase Goldman Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Nice saves.. .So how was the depth for it's size compared to the 6", Gerry? Were there any quirks (coil bump sensitivity, excessive falsing on small iron, etc.) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB_Amateur Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 12 hours ago, Gerry in Idaho said: Also, what is the item about the size of a nickel and it has a star in the glass? That hexagram or six-pointed star has been used by so many organizations/religions that it could be tough to tie it down. However, since you are in Mormon Territory (right?) and they used it, that's my first guess. Don't let Gary Drayton see it or he'll be digging there for Templar treasures. I assume since you didn't show the back that it's not a button with metal loop. Think it might have been afixed with an adhesive and subsequently gotten knocked loose? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry in Idaho Posted March 4, 2021 Author Share Posted March 4, 2021 13 hours ago, ChuckScrivener said: What a fun winter day detecting! Thanks for sharing. Are those 5x10” coils now in stock? I can’t wait to get my hands on one. Not yet in stock, but I'll be getting some next week. I've been a Minelab dealer for 20+ yrs and also using/selling CoilTek coils for just as long. They promised to send me a test coil, but since it's still pretty much winter, I have not been able to chase any gold nuggets with it. So the best opportunity now is try my luck at some local sites I know of for relics. I have a list started for the coils and if you want on it, shoot me an email from www.gerrysdetectors.com 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry in Idaho Posted March 4, 2021 Author Share Posted March 4, 2021 7 hours ago, Againstmywill said: Looks like bone. https://youtu.be/62PKdovwlNs The video was very informative and I think you are correct, it's probably bone. Not sure if a piece of carved ivory that has been dug up in dirt can still not show veining but at least I know what non dug bone looks like. Thanks for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckScrivener Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 12 hours ago, Gerry in Idaho said: Not yet in stock, but I'll be getting some next week. I've been a Minelab dealer for 20+ yrs and also using/selling CoilTek coils for just as long. They promised to send me a test coil, but since it's still pretty much winter, I have not been able to chase any gold nuggets with it. So the best opportunity now is try my luck at some local sites I know of for relics. I have a list started for the coils and if you want on it, shoot me an email from www.gerrysdetectors.com Thank you, Gerry. I’ll drop you a line. I have been using the 6” but definitely could use more coverage. The stock 11” picks up too much ground noise in many of my patches. I hope the 5x10 is the ticket. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry in Idaho Posted March 8, 2021 Author Share Posted March 8, 2021 On 3/4/2021 at 5:12 AM, Chase Goldman said: Nice saves.. .So how was the depth for it's size compared to the 6", Gerry? Were there any quirks (coil bump sensitivity, excessive falsing on small iron, etc.) I'm yearning to know that answer as well (depth), but I did not have a staff member there with me using his own EQ-800 and a 6" coil. I was mainly hunting a very trashy site (old burn dump) and had my SENS turned down to 15 because depth was not my concern. I wanted good target separation, which I did get. I didn't get any falsing such as when a coil has a broken winding, but I was not prospecting and banging the coil like I d when Prospecting. We still have snow in the hills around us, so the gold testing will have to wait. Sorry I was not able to answer your questions and that will take time this summer when I am in the gold fields with staff and we are deliberately comparing and testing. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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