[meteorite-list] Metal detector Question

From: Mark Bowling <minador_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:20:44 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <741737.41287.qm_at_web54501.mail.re2.yahoo.com>

Hi Erik and List,

A gold machine can find all targets. But without a discriminating coin machine, you have to dig each target to find out what it is (be it foil, pull tabs, nails, etc.). If you only have an hour to hunt a park, that could mean the difference between recovering 30 coins with a DFX, or 5 with a GMT (with a lot more junk recovered).

While a DFX can find gold/meteorites, all the folks I know will leave the coin machine at home.

Dean, if you spend most of your time in a city, you would probably be best served with a coin machine as there are a lot of sites within easy reach. Since I bought a coin machine, I've done a lot more detecting because the gold/meteorite fields in my area require at least a day trip. I can fill a hours time now (or even less) and find some coins/jewelry.

Good luck,
Mark

--- On Tue, 11/24/09, Erik Fisler <erikfwebb at msn.com> wrote:

> From: Erik Fisler <erikfwebb at msn.com>
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Metal detector Question
> To: "meteorite-list" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Date: Tuesday, November 24, 2009, 5:05 PM
>
> A good gold machine can find coins,? a good coin machine
> can't necessarily find gold.
> White's Goldmaster series VLF detectors are great,
> Fisher's Gold Bug 2 is GREAT,
> and Minelabs 2100's are simple and great!
> or you can dive deeper into minelabs detectors and buy some
> really expensive
> detectors that are HOOTTTT on gold and meteorites but have
> tons of interference and pinpointing issues...
>
>
> I can take my GMT to the park and it's like shooting fish
> in a barrel...
>
> depends on if you are looking for small targets with low
> metal,
> or deep metal targets...
>
> happy hunting!
>
> [Erik]
>
>
> > Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:16:57 -0800
> > From: minador at yahoo.com
> > To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Metal detector Question
> >
> > Hi Dean,
> >
> > I would draw a line between gold (& meteorites)
> and coins.? A machine for all around hunting usually
> lowers the performance of the machine in those different
> styles of hunting.? So many detectorists choose to own
> 2 machines (one for gold/meteorites and one for coins).
> >
> > For hunting gold in Australia I would go with the
> Minelab because they were developed in Australia in order to
> combat their heavily mineralized ground.
> >
> > They also make good coin machines.? They may have
> a multi-use machine that does a good
> job.???The newer multi-frequency machines
> would be something to look at.? But again, 2 machines
> is better.? Having a deep seeking gold machine, along
> with a coin machine better suited to finding shallow, small
> targets would increase the probability of success.
> >
> > I'm in the states and my Whites serves me well.?
> I also have a coin machine that can hunt gold, but I always
> put it down and use my dedicated gold machine instead.
> >
> > Good luck,
> >
> > Mark B.
> > Vail, AZ
> >
> >
> > --- On Tue, 11/24/09, dean bessey <deanbessey at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> From: dean bessey <deanbessey at yahoo.com>
> >> Subject: [meteorite-list] Metal detector Question
> >> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> >> Date: Tuesday, November 24, 2009, 1:21 PM
> >> If somebody was wanting a metal
> >> detector with plans to use it searching for
> meteorites, gold
> >> nuggets and coins in Australia what would be the
> best metal
> >> detector to get?
> >> What things in general does one look for in buying
> a metal
> >> detector?
> >> Thanks
> >> DEAN
> >>
> >>
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