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After becoming more familiar with the

machine I experimented with higher

sensitivities. Set to Sensitivity 18, a

beverage can came up from 20in. Some

small toy cars and other larger items

came up from foot plus depths (Fig.1.).

Foreshore

A river foreshore was next searched.

Finds were not prolific but I was

impressed with the way that X-Terra

rejected iron and remained perfectly

quiet and stable. Some lovely subtle

signals revealed tiny pieces of non-fer-

rous trapped between rocks and

pebbles, and several inches under the

mud. A French-made machine had been

used here a week earlier but almost

every signal turned out to be iron. The

X-Terra found me a few nice “keepers”

here (see Fig.2.).

Pasture & Woodland

The woodland search had been an

unplanned event and I was forced into

the woods as two very inquisitive and

lively thoroughbred horses moved in

on me as I was searching some pasture.

A few coppers had come up, one from

11in with a reasonably good signal. A

pigeon ring came up from about 7in

deep with the number “GB87 S15425”

(see Fig.3.). In the middle of locating

another target the horses approached.

I made a hasty retreat as some years

back I had a nasty “equestrian” experi-

ence in the same field! I had to leave

the target. Following a woodland path -

that contained a considerable amount

of trash in the form of foil and ring

pulls - several pre-decimal coins came

up in a row. Silver pre-decimal is always

nice to take home (see Fig.4.).

Stubble

As summer drew to a close some of

my old fields were in stubble. They pre-

sented a beautiful sight, gold as far as

the eye could see. But would I find

some gold? Not on this occasion, but I

did find more silver. During the after-

noon of my third search of a promising

stubble field, the detector gave a really

beautiful sharp clear signal showing 15

on the screen. Three Vs pointed down-

wards to a possible depth of 6in.

Digging down into the now-soft earth

and scanning over the spoil the pin-

point sang out loudly over a tiny brown

clod. Picking it up and crumbling the

dirt I saw a long cross, possibly a ham-

mered silver half groat of Edward IV.

Unfortunately, it must have been hit by

the plough as a tiny corner was broken

off; but otherwise it is a beautiful coin

(see Fig.5.).

Rolled

Another field I had been searching

over the past year gave me the greatest

surprise of all. I’ve used many other

machines here in different weather and

soil conditions. Two hours on a fine dry

day put fifteen “keepers” in my pocket.

Of particular interest is that they were

mostly all tiny and very thin targets,

which had probably been missed due to

the sometimes ploughed condition of

the field.

One find I was particularly pleased

with announced itself with a sharp

“clip-clip” positive two-way signal and

turned out to be a third of a silver

penny from 5in. Whenever I find a half

or cut quarter I always wonder where

the other pieces are. This is the fun of

detecting, always looking to solve mys-

teries. Three other worn coins were

found making it a total of five ham-

mered for this test of the X-Terra 50.

This machine really suited the flat soil

conditions (see Fig.6.).

Conclusion

Going back in my mind to the day

when a tiny brown cardboard box was

delivered to my home I could never

have guessed that something so small

could deliver such a big punch! I guess

it’s true what they say about small

packages. In this case it is certainly true

– the X-Terra for its size, or lack of it to

be more precise, is really good.

A really neat aspect of this detector

is that when you are finished searching

for the day you can break down the

detector into its three different shaft

parts and also remove the control box

from the stem for safe packing and

transportation home. Detector users

who use public transport or like to take

a detector on holiday will find this fea-

ture a great plus as it enables really

easy packing into a small carry bag.

The introduction of this new line of

detectors to the Minelab range,

together with other current models,

offers the potential to keep just about

everyone happy.

This is a fine metal detector indeed

and one that I could live with very easily.

Specifications

Manufacturer: Minelab

Model: X-Terra 50

Transmission: V-Flex single fre-

quency

Coil: (Standard) 9in concentric,

7.5kHz

Visual Display: LCD

Audio: Internal speaker and 0.25in

headphone output

Search Modes: Motion detector,

discrimination, multi-segment notch-

ing (accept/reject)

Personal Settings: Customised dis-

crimination patterns

Target Identification: Digital

numeric display plus four tones

Batteries: 4 x AA alkaline or

(Nimh/Nicad accessory rechargeables)

Armrest: padded, four position

adjustable, with stand and arm strap

Length Extended: 56in (1.42m)

Length Un-extended: 48in

(1.22m)

Weight (including batteries):

2.9lb (1.3kg)

Optional Accessories: Head-

phones, coil covers, environmental

cover, coils

Contact Information: Visit your

nearest Minelab dealer or log onto:

www.minelabx-terra.com to order a

free DVD.

Des Dunne

50 TREASURE HUNTING January 2006

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