Around the parks with the Ace250

[Heatho]

Nice hunting Sandta, on fire today mate. Well done.

 

[Sandta]

'49 half penny for my 2 hour effort this arvo

A little disappointed i couldnt find that elusive threepence for you Silver
It is reassuring though ... Knowing my first hunt was very thorough

 

[Sandta]

Late arvo hunt today

It took a while , but i did get a couple of PD's

 

[silver]

Well, thankfully it was at least a thrippy, I don't feel quite as bad now (ha). :lol:
Looking nice too, only the high points worn away, lots of visible detail still there !

 

[rocketaroo]

my thrip today is older

 

[Goldpick]

I somehow missed your previously posted hunt Sandta, that was a ripper day out on the silvers. The 1936 thrip today is in excellent condition, a good way to finish the day.

My thrip today is even older again.

 

[Sandta]

Yes you guys both beat me on age
GP yours is a pearler for sure
Never the less, im very happy to have bagged a silver at all
Didnt think i was gonna even find a single PD

 

[Coinballs]

Some very nice silvers there Sandta

 

[darkfibre]

My ACE250 is yet to find any coins, but I need to put more time in.

Can I ask a favor? What distance do you get on a sixpence? (Air test)

 

[silver]

https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=5295
gday df ,... make sure you look all the way through Sandtas thread, then look right through this one (above) as well !

My ACE250 is yet to find any coins, but I need to put more time in.

Can I ask a favor? What distance do you get on a sixpence? (Air test)

 

[Sandta]

My ACE250 is yet to find any coins, but I need to put more time in.

Can I ask a favor? What distance do you get on a sixpence? (Air test)

To be honest df , i have no idea
Ive never tried
I dont think it matters at all anyway
When ever you go out detecting.... You decide on the area your gonna go , and can only find what is there (within the ability of the detector) to find.
2 contradictory things to consider :
1)if an area produces good finds, you may want something that can search deeper for potentialy older finds
2)if your research indicates an area SHOULD hold targets, and you get no results , possibly things are deeper and again may want something that can search deeper

The Ace250 is not the greatest detector by any means ...BUT , generally ,it is perfectly capable of finding all the same targets that any other detector can find ( within its designed capabilities)

Like Silver suggested ... Read through both threads
You will see we (and others) have done alright with our machines
In fact ... We have probably found more ring pulls and bottle tops than anyone else :lol:

 

[Ramjet]

Oh I think I can challenge you for the ring pulls n bottle tops

 

[silver]

Lest We Forget ,.....

But it's what we found in amongst it all that we obsess over aye ! :lol: 8)

 

[AtomRat]

Arrr..I just clicked my neck! gotta be impressed with that haul over the days lol

 

[Sandta]

8) BLOODY HELL 8)
The proof is in the buckets...
.... Of scrap
:lol:

 

[silver]

One does tend to dig a little scrap and rubbish in the wild and frantic pursuit of the odd elusive silver coin or two ! :lol:

 

[darkfibre]

The question about depth on a sixpence had nothing to do with my lack of success, it was more to see if my ACE was performing as expected.

A friend and I have been tinkering with a 'kit' detector and set it up with the ACE250 coil.

My ACE250 gets around 11cm on a sixpence, but the other detector gets it at 16cm with the same ACE250 coil.

So I was wondering if 11cm was normal.

C.

 

[Sandta]

Out for a couple of hours this morning

Half pennies - 1919,1926,1936,1945,1954
Pennies - 1916,1935,1943
Threepence - 1942

A few spendables

And it wouldnt be a complete hunt without a bunch of these pesky buggers

 

[rocketaroo]

those coppers come out in decent condition

 

[rocketaroo]

So I was wondering if 11cm was normal.
C.

there is no normal. Depends on the conditions, settings, and ability of detectorist.