Good MD for coin hunting in the $1000 range?

[Rawkfist]

I currently own a Fisher F2 and am just getting into the sport. However, I am looking into coin hunting on a 1800's site and I am worried that the Fisher wont find these coins. The 1800's site in question was abandoned and has not been trampled on since 1942ish. I don't think the coins will be too deep but I am not an expert like some of you all.
So, I would like to know if my Fisher will find these coins/relics and if not then I would like to start researching a detector that will. I want to stay in the $1000 range.
I am also looking into a machine for Fresh Water and some day maybe Salt. Thanks.

 

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[Charlie P. (NY)]

You F2 will do pretty well, actually. It's the coins beside iron or deep and iffy that may escape you.

Fisher F-75 for around $949.00 ($1099.00 gets you the top-end F-75 LTD2)
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I'm a coin shooter and have the F-75se upgraded to the LTD2 (nice that Fisher offerred a program to return and upgrade my seven year old detector - for a price). It is great in trashy sites and also woods and plowed fields. Not the best choice for saltwater (it is waterproor up to the control head) but will handle it with manual ground balancing. Very versitile all purpose detector.

If bu freshwater and saltwater you intend submerging the detector - whole nuther story. I have no knowledge there.

 

[cudamark]

On that site, try your F2 and dig every sound in a test area to see what it will find. If you're finding early 1800's coins at 6" or less, I wouldn't worry about upgrading just yet. If you're getting targets at the limit of your depth range (just whispers), You might want to get something that will go deeper.

 

[bigfoot1]

you are describing a garrett at pro(5x8 coil a must)It can do all you describe with some change left over for additional coils.a very versatile mid price range machine and capable in trashy areas.1st tho put the 4"hocky puck coil on your f2...its pretty darn good for those homesites,surprising even.

 

[luvsdux]

A $1000 machine isn't necessarily the end all when it comes to detecting IMHO.
luvsdux

 

[danloop]

A $1000 machine isn't necessarily the end all when it comes to detecting IMHO.
luvsdux

Exactly.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

S'true nuff. And someone familiar and thorough with their $250 machine could probably whomp another hunter with a $2,500 that has it all bolluxed up and is a sloppy detectorist.

It's better to have a simple machine and know everything it can do than have a machine that can do everything and not know how to use it.

 

[BTV Digger]

Agree with all the comments above. A top end, or even a thousand dollar detector, if you really get to know it will likely find more coins than the F2. However, the F2 is a solid entry level machine. It was my first machine and I detected older 1800s coins at home sites down to 7-8 inches or so with it. But like others have said, you need to dig more of the iffy signals, and in a trashy site use your 4" sniper coil if you have one.

John