how deep are you finding coins with ace 250

[River Hound]

hi all iam trying to learn a little about depth
i get about 41/2 inches with it wet or dry
i was hoping for more.notgona happen ?

thanks .

 

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[ivan salis]

i would commonly hit copper cents and dimes at 8 inches with my ace 250 * but i had mild low mineral soil -- what sensitivity / power level are you using bars wize and how are the soil conditions in your area minerals wize?
this was with 4 to 5 bars of sensitivity.

also what disc level are you using (what do you have "notched" out ) i often used the custom mode setting

also which coil are you using? sniper or standard ?

 

[gallileo60]

I get 4.5" with my sniper, anytime in regular soil on coin sized objects..Plus can detect right up to, and around poles, fences, etc....If you have a regular size coil you should be getting over 4.5" in regular conditions.....I have dug large objects pretty deep even with the small coil....I have messed up back, so the sniper is like heaven for me weight wise..Good luck, Tom

 

[George (MN)]

Like most detectors, mineralization will cause some problem with depth & even more with ID accuracy & stability. Deepest dime that IDed as dime with Ace 250 I had was 4". Just started using AT Pro & found 7" deep dime that IDed correctly. Best wishes, George (MN)

 

[gallileo60]

The soil is pretty mellow where I am at, now just a hundred miles away, or less it is full of iron, which really throws the ol girl..The soil up there is red looking...Here we have sandy loam, clay type soil..Easy to detect in..Makes a big difference as was said above....HH.Tom

 

[ivan salis]

yep red clay has lots of iron in it * so notch out "iron" objects as a start =--then only run as much bars as you can without losing stabilty * -- in rough iron conditions --or high mineral (salt water beaches and other places)/ high emf areas (around high powerlines) --often one has to lower the sensitivity ( power / signal output ) to about 3 bars to do work -- this of course will limit the depth you can get but under crappy conditions its all you can do with the ace 250 frankly -- note these types of issues will effect just about any "preset" ground balance machine regardless of "brand name" --its a basic preset ground balance machine type issue

 

[schlepprock]

Here we have sandy loam, clay type soil..Easy to detect in..Makes a big difference as was said above....HH.Tom
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Every time I've gotten my best depths it was in clay type soil. Unfortunately a lot of the soil around me is black or dark brown with lots of minerals (good garden soil) which gives me grief with both depth and causing my GTI's to act somewhat erratic sometimes.

With my Garrett's I'd rather search clay type soil anytime over any other.

 

[Monty]

I have hit lots of dimes at 8" with my ACE 250. For some reason it just seems to like dimes but that's OK 'cause I like finding them! Most of my coin shoots are closer to 4" average I'd guess, but it will get down further if I really listen close. I have had my 250 ever since they first came out and have lots of experience with it. Not sure if it's luck or skill but being familiar with your machine really seems to help! Monty

 

[kayden]

I have hit lots of dimes at 8" with my ACE 250. For some reason it just seems to like dimes but that's OK 'cause I like finding them! Most of my coin shoots are closer to 4" average I'd guess, but it will get down further if I really listen close. I have had my 250 ever since they first came out and have lots of experience with it. Not sure if it's luck or skill but being familiar with your machine really seems to help! Monty

The last sentence is true...I just found an 1888 Liberty V this morning at 6-7 inches

 

[gallileo60]

TRUE............

 

[nfunk]

I have very easily dug penny's and dimes to over 6 inches and quarters to over 8 inches. Of course there was no mineralization here in southern Louisiana.

 

[relicswinger]

When it comes to detection depth there are lots of variables, many of them mentioned above. As to soil mineralization, moisture, salt content (if at a beach), settings and notching; I'll leave those to your experimentation. The main factor in depth detection is the size of the coil. The bigger the coil the deeper it will detect. When I'm expecting something deep (or hoping for something deep!), I use the largest coil I have. There is a tradeoff when going large on the coil. The smaller coil will see the smaller targets as well as the large ones. I have found a 1 mm diameter gold sphere with the small coil, the large coil doesn't even acknowledge the existence of that small of a target. It does see dimes so I'm happy to use it when searching deep. In general a bigger coil equals more depth since the search field is larger. Happy hunting!