Understanding Detectors

[Kansas_Jayhawk]

Are there detectors better suited for looking for coins compared to relic hunting?

If yes what creates the difference?

I purchased a Fishers F75 back around 2016 and have used it primarily in coin hunting at schools and parks. Would the F75 work well in hunting old farm home sites?

 

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[Chilli]

Are there detectors better suited for looking for coins compared to relic hunting?

If yes what creates the difference?

I purchased a Fishers F75 back around 2016 and have used it primarily in coin hunting at schools and parks. Would the F75 work well in hunting old farm home sites?

Kind of.
Just about all your discrimination vlf, multi frequency all do the same things and can be used for both purposes. Some may see a bit better in mineralised ground and pick a bit better amongst the trash. Take my Xterra vs an Equinox 800. The Nox I personally didn't find open up old hunted out areas enough to convince me it was doing an overall better job. Rather it was more I returned to some sites and found a few things I missed. Its like with gold, a new detector comes out and a person gets it then returns to an old spot they found gold. They then jump up and down if they get any saying how much better it is.
Often it was just missed or now found due to changed ground conditions, wet, dry, hot, cold, more or less emi from various sources including sunspot activity.
Most increases over the yrs overall have been minor, creep up, with the exception of a few things. Though compare an old machine from the 70s to today's there is a significant difference adding all the creep ups together.
If one doesn't care about discrimination then a PI will go the deepest on relics.
Good grief Iv dug 4 feet for old iron things like pick heads.
Your F75 is a decent all rounder and would work just fine around old home sites. Keep in mind if your thinking of making the jump to another detector that Nokta is bringing out 2 new Pulse Induction detectors this yr, its looking mid this yr now. One is for gold nugget hunting and the other for coin and relics.
If I was a coin and relic hunter primarily I would be pretty excited to hear about an imminent release of a dedicated coin/relic pulse induction detector. If its good it could turn the industry on its head.

 

[Kansas_Jayhawk]

Kind of.
Just about all your discrimination vlf, multi frequency all do the same things and can be used for both purposes. Some may see a bit better in mineralised ground and pick a bit better amongst the trash. Take my Xterra vs an Equinox 800. The Nox I personally didn't find open up old hunted out areas enough to convince me it was doing an overall better job. Rather it was more I returned to some sites and found a few things I missed. Its like with gold, a new detector comes out and a person gets it then returns to an old spot they found gold. They then jump up and down if they get any saying how much better it is.
Often it was just missed or now found due to changed ground conditions, wet, dry, hot, cold, more or less emi from various sources including sunspot activity.
Most increases over the yrs overall have been minor, creep up, with the exception of a few things. Though compare an old machine from the 70s to today's there is a significant difference adding all the creep ups together.
If one doesn't care about discrimination then a PI will go the deepest on relics.
Good grief Iv dug 4 feet for old iron things like pick heads.
Your F75 is a decent all rounder and would work just fine around old home sites. Keep in mind if your thinking of making the jump to another detector that Nokta is bringing out 2 new Pulse Induction detectors this yr, its looking mid this yr now. One is for gold nugget hunting and the other for coin and relics.
If I was a coin and relic hunter primarily I would be pretty excited to hear about an imminent release of a dedicated coin/relic pulse induction detector. If its good it could turn the industry on its head.

Thanks Chilli!!!!

 

[RobNC]

Chilli gave excellent info.
I had a Teknetics T2 LTD which is considered very close to the F75 I believe. It was a good unit that found me a lot of good coins. Even though it was more of a relic machine it worked for coins like a charm. It was a bit chatty in some places though.
The F75 has a smaller iron range than the T2 which means it should be better for coins. But what you are missing is multi-frequency processing and a much more modern set of discrimination (the more popular detectors today) vs what you have.
PI detectors are going to pick up pretty much everything and they do punch deeper but usually lack the discrimination of non-PI machines.
After having used a bundle of different detectors off and on for over 40 years I finally seem to have found one that I have kept. The Nokta Legend. The Nokta Triple Score is also a good unit that is a little less $$$. A lot of people don't like the Legend but the way it sounds and it's operation my brain understands better than any other detector I've owned. It's different for everybody.
But if you have never tried a newer model with SMF(Simultaneous Multi Frequency) you really don't know what you're missing.
In the world of detectors, it's like having different kinds of shirts for differing weather. If you have a couple detectors they can compliment each other out in the field. It's always surprising to see what you missed before.

 

[Gare]

Yes Chilli is giving OUTSTANDING information Thanks Chilli

 

[Loco-Digger]

Your F75 as well as the majority of detectors will find both. When it comes to what you find (coins vs relics) will have more to do with the location you are detecting IMHO. I have been swinging the F75LTD since 2014 and am still happy with it's capabilities.