Againstmywill Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 Was at a local park today and was able to run at 24 sensitivity. I set recovery speed at 4 and dug the good sounds. This penny sound was very faint and I would not have heard it without earbuds. It was so deep, I was about to leave the hole after digging a lot of dirt thinking it was a false signal. Most of the deep coins from this area come out around 8"-10", so this was outside of the norm. The coin was flat on the bottom and was still stuck in the dirt when I dug it out with fingers. I would not believe it if I wasn't there taking the pics. Equinox, 15" coil, Park 1, 24 sensitivity, 4 recovery speed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCtoad Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 That’s really impressive! How was the ID at that depth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Againstmywill Posted December 13, 2021 Author Share Posted December 13, 2021 4 minutes ago, NCtoad said: That’s really impressive! How was the ID at that depth? Sound was there, similar to a deep silver dime that sounds high...mostly. I was using 50 tones. The ID was a bit iffy (20-33) and didn't show for about half the sweeps. I am in FL sandy soil which has close to no mineralization. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_in_CA Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 You get extra atteboy points for depth ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valens Legacy Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 Nice catch on the penny, was that a 1957 date on it. Good luck on your next hunt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Againstmywill Posted December 13, 2021 Author Share Posted December 13, 2021 7 minutes ago, Valens Legacy said: was that a 1957 date I believe it to be 1953. I was really hoping it would be an IHP based on how deep it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midalake Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 4 hours ago, Againstmywill said: Was at a local park today and was able to run at 24 sensitivity. I set recovery speed at 4 I don't doubt it. The Equinox at sensitivity 24 is quite impressive! Good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt4gold Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 With that big 15” coil watch out. Next you’ll be digging up a VW bug like 4 feet deep, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvpopeye Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 Good work , goin' deep ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB_Amateur Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 14 hours ago, Againstmywill said: The ID was a bit iffy (20-33) and didn't show for about half the sweeps. That's definitely getting to the edge of detection (-- shows on some sweeps but not others). And the broadened dTID is typical of my deep coin finds, too, although my record is 9" on a USA 5 center and 8" on our 95% copper pennies and 90% silver dimes. Florida seems to be its own detecting land. I recall some of Tom Dankowski posts where he correlates depth with time in the ground. I don't know how much the soft soil and frequent rainfall has to do with it, but with a year-round growing season, if grass is cut and left to lie it seems its accumulation will build up more quickly than farther north where vegetation goes dormant for at least a few months. Nice ear, BTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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