Oh, I forgot, Carl you had a great post on some board, maybe Tnet or another site along time ago comparing what detector could hit a small coin cache at like maybe 30 inches. You had several good deep seeking detectors, and none of them would hit it. I actually have some those detectors as well or have sold them since.
A pulse star ii will hit it. The 1 meter coil can do it, but it's very flaky on the hit, a 2 meter coil does it easy. Use a 2 meter cable loop, make an octagonal frame and attach it to it, it will be about 98 inches across, and you will need some type of supports on it to make it stay level when in use (maybe I can show a picture if your interested). It hits on the very center of the coil on deep targets, it will do a pop can at about 6 feet, although it's a weak hit on a pop can that deep, you can run it about 12-18 inches above the ground, so it ground balances out very well. You will want to use it several days past a rain, as uneven "moisturized" ground or rather non-homogeneous moisture content will often have an adverse effect on the ability of the detector to go deep.
