Test Garden

[Bigdob]

Just started planting my test garden.
How long does it take to give accurate readings ?
So far just a couple silvers and a few clads , nickel and penny.
Will be adding more at different depths and some junk

 

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[cudamark]

It will probably never be totally accurate due to different soil conditions at your various detecting sites. To get it close in depth readings and I.D. numbers at depth in your test soil, add a bit of fertilizer to the coin. It will simulate a coin that's been in the ground much longer by attacking the metal and leaching some of it into the soil, which is what happens to most coins over time. This also causes a slightly larger target and alters the I.D. numbers a bit, which is also something that can happen to coins that have been in the ground for decades.

 

[cjweber]

I don't have a test garden, but I do have a set of fiduciaries that I use to verify what I am seeing, even if the depth isn't an accurate factor... I have a bunch of encapsulated coins and misc pieces of metal... silver dime, clad dime, copper penny, zinc penny, 1/10th oz gold eagle, pull tab, and a washer... helps familiarize beginners with different sounds and readings...

 

[Illinirelics]

I don't have a test garden, but I do have a set of fiduciaries that I use to verify what I am seeing, even if the depth isn't an accurate factor... I have a bunch of encapsulated coins and misc pieces of metal... silver dime, clad dime, copper penny, zinc penny, 1/10th oz gold eagle, pull tab, and a washer... helps familiarize beginners with different sounds and readings...

What is "a set of fiduciaries" in this context? I mean, I am one in my profession but I don't know what that means here?