mpmccann
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Nickels are by far the coin I dig the least of. I know it's because I get tired of digging tabs and slaw. Every time I dig one, I can't help but think hummm what do you know they do exist.
Nice to see a thread dedicated to nickels! I am lucky that I have gotten to hunt numerous times with markinswpa and I can attest to his nickel prowess. I love my 600 but hunting with Mark has certainly shown me where the 800 has an advantage over the 600 in its settings. Being able to create a tone bank specifically for nickels really makes a difference especially when you are hunting old parks in areas laden with low to mid conductor trash. There is no doubt I am missing some of them. I know passing up nickels for some is probably not a huge concern, but if you are looking for every possible advantage that will help you pull more good targets from the ground I think this is certainly one option to consider. If I had to replace the 600 tomorrow I'd buy an 800 in a minute just for this very reason. Just my personal experience.
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What does tone breaks do for a nickel Vdi signal of the basic 12 or 13 signal on the Nox? I own the 600 an 800, both for years but I have never tinkered with tone breaks on the 800.
I've found many nickels though.
Thanks.
Martin let step in here, I have found that Park 2 and Field 2 hit the mid-conductors a little harder than other modes. I like Field 2. I hunt in all metal Bin 1 -09 to 10, vol at 2. Its low enough that its not irritating but loud enough I can hear the least little pop of a target through the ground grunt. Bin 2 is 11thru13 with vol. at 25 tone vol 6. This gives a very distinct sound and most times a nickel will hit it hard. I do get fooled and of course nothing is carved in stone. The church I have been hunting has gave up a ton of modern nickels, the majority were 12-13 including a war nickel. The last trip there nickels were dropping to 11 and some climbing to15. For me when the # drops to 11 its either a beavertail or a Buff. If it climbs 14-15 a full pull tab. One tell tail if it is a pull tab you will get a quick high tone at the end of your sweep. The other day at a city park I dug a 6in. 1916 D Buff on a solid 12-13. With this setting I can usually tell if its a nickel. The tone is unmistakeable. Hope this helps a little. Mark
What does tone breaks do for a nickel Vdi signal of the basic 12 or 13 signal on the Nox? I own the 600 an 800, both for years but I have never tinkered with tone breaks on the 800.
I've found many nickels though.
Thanks.
Martin let step in here, I have found that Park 2 and Field 2 hit the mid-conductors a little harder than other modes. I like Field 2. I hunt in all metal Bin 1 -09 to 10, vol at 2. Its low enough that its not irritating but loud enough I can hear the least little pop of a target through the ground grunt. Bin 2 is 11thru13 with vol. at 25 tone vol 6. This gives a very distinct sound and most times a nickel will hit it hard. I do get fooled and of course nothing is carved in stone. The church I have been hunting has gave up a ton of modern nickels, the majority were 12-13 including a war nickel. The last trip there nickels were dropping to 11 and some climbing to15. For me when the # drops to 11 its either a beavertail or a Buff. If it climbs 14-15 a full pull tab. One tell tail if it is a pull tab you will get a quick high tone at the end of your sweep. The other day at a city park I dug a 6in. 1916 D Buff on a solid 12-13. With this setting I can usually tell if its a nickel. The tone is unmistakeable. Hope this helps a little. Mark
........Seriously. If the numbers are a bouncy 12-13, or a good 13, but there are no 14s, where can a tone break decide anything on digging a nickel?
Good post. With the 800 you can make the 12-13 (and I include the 11) stand out and then make the 14/15 a little lower in volume and/or tone. In a trashy area I never have to look at the screen to find the center of a signal that's repeating 12-13 range, and determine if that's the primary reading. It's all by ear. I can identify a signal that's primarily hitting 14/15 but dropping into 12-13 (not great if you're coin shooting) versus a promising 12-13 that's just throwing a sketchy 14/15 at the perimeter of the signal due to unusual conditions or nearby trash.
Nobody ever goes wrong cherry picking hard hitting 12-13. But, as Mark wrote, old nickels get missed if an 11 or 14/15 is enough to keep swinging. There are some worth digging more than others, and the 800 can help do that faster.
Well, for me at least, this past year seems to have been the year of buffalo nickels. I was finding them in creeks in the woods, and in fields, you name it. At this point, I'd be happy with just one Indian penny which I had no luck on, but I'm sure I'll be flooded with buffalo's again next year. Sure seems like there would be more pennies laying around than nickels, but I guess nobody used pennies here.
Where do you live to find Buffs and get bored?
I'm in East Texas, next to Toledo Bend. I'm gonna break this buffalo trend in the New Year, I just know it Need some mercs at least. I only hunt woods and pastures, so I don't know why there is such lack of variety here. Pennies are scarce, and so are mercs it seems.