Nokta Legend - How Deep Can Each Coil Detect?

[@olddude1953]

Thanks guys for all the tips. I took your advice on getting better depth by increasing threshold and reducing the recovery speed and went out behind my barn to give it a try and got a good signal right away on land I've gone over a bunch of times and found a dime! It was clad but I was still excited as the ground still has frost and the 2024 is just beginning. I'm hoping for a successful year with the Legend if I can get out enough. I appreciate your videos and enjoy your snappy sense of humor! I did my first detecting with a Heathkit build it yourself detector down in New Jersey in the mid 1970's with my pal JT in Morris County. Mostly looking for old coins at old schoolyards. Didn't find all that much but my appetite was whetted for metal detecting. Finally picked up my own detector in the late 1990s as I live on an old place in Maine that dates to 1803. Have found some cool stuff but have had the most fun since I picked up the Simplex and then the Legend. Great machines for the money! Your tips and hints are very much appreciated and I hope you guys come across some killer finds in the days ahead.

[@JerseyDigs]

Hey old dude! Thanks for the kind words and sharing your story. Love Maine, visited Acadia and Portland last summer and can't wait to get back up there. Metal Detecting can certainly be addictive. Wish you luck when that ground defrosts!

[@BrooksTaylor-r1z]

Silver Sniffer and Poletab are the best duo since PB&J

[@derekmccabe6546]

Good video and information on the coils, I run between LG 30 & 35 depending on conditions, your introduction on threshold level has been a great addition to my use of the Legend. Keep up the good work 👍

[@JerseyDigs]

Hey Derek, thank you much appreciated. Those two coils are a great combo. I think what coils you choose really comes down to your hunting styles. Threshold has helped me as well. My hunts haven't been too depth focused as of late, but always good to know what its capable of. Thanks again!

[@Coffeeguyzz]

Excellent, informative presentation on coil/depth comparisons. Following up on some commenters' sheer depth enhancing settings ... using, say, the LG 30 on the buried coins in Park 1/2 and Field 1/2, Recovery Speed 1, Audio Gain 6, All Metal Discrimination, Manual Ground Balance - no tracking (and do 3 'ground grabs'), Threshold ~20, wear headphones and focus on sounds - not visual - may provide surprising outcomes. We gold prospectors hunt for microscopic targets in - generally- less trashy areas than coin shooters in parks. Different, yet somewhat overlapping situations. I am having early success using the Legend - using multiple coils for specific functions - in my prospecting. Great machine, the Legend. Please keep up your great work.

[@JerseyDigs]

Thanks for viewing! Yes, there's certainly many ways one can leverage settings and coils with the Legend. Gold prospecting is something I'd love to do one day. Should I get the chance I'll be sure to ask you some questions. Happy hunting

[@raylynngiroux5525]

Thanks for the info. Nokta should send some great your way for helping others that already own the Legend, and those thinking of it. It's very helpful the info you provide us. Thanks guys👍

[@JerseyDigs]

Thanks for watching! Our videos may not be perfect but I feel they provide great insight for future buyers. Happy hunting!

[@raylynngiroux5525]

@@JerseyDigs thanks.

[@wreckdhunter4058]

Excellent and informative as always. Thank you so much for your videos.

[@JerseyDigs]

Thanks you! I'll be sure to keep em coming!

[@lancemcilwainoutcastmetald5398]

Lg 30 is definitely my go to coil also.

[@JerseyDigs]

Just seems to be great for all environments. 24 is my other one great for those trashier areas.

[@JoyofTreasureHunting]

Great video, thanks guys for such important information. So many of us out here pondering other coils and this helps so much

[@JerseyDigs]

You're welcome!

[@chuckburroughs6427]

Add in some AG. It helps make those tiny whispers louder. Some people will complain that the screen doesn't show the real depth. It doesn't matter to me, I never look st the depth meter, and very seldom look at the VDI. I listen to the sounds.

[@JerseyDigs]

I should have. Didn't think it through there at the end. At least it proves that more depth can be found changing those settings around. I'd like to say the sound gives away a good signal, but I do refer to VDI and depth a good amount

[@MrBottlecapBill]

The depth meter at one bar actually IS an indicator. That means it's past the max depth the machine can calculate. So you know it's deep.

[@litefire56]

Now do the same test on 4 khz

[@MrBottlecapBill]

Oddly enough I find 4khz not as deep as M1 which makes no sense.

[@djskilful6159]

Hi! Great movie. Thank you for the entire series about Legend. I learned a lot from these videos. How deep were each target? Greetings from the Netherlands

[@JerseyDigs]

@@djskilful6159 Hello, thank you! Glad they were of use. So they were in inches, 3, 6, 9, 12, and 15 inches.

[@djskilful6159]

​​@@JerseyDigs Wow!!! 15 inches or 38 cm. great result. I just ordered an LG 35 coil, we'll see how it works in version 1.17. Have you tried this new software yet? Have you used the Lg35 coil in the field for an extended period of time? If so, how did you check it?

[@franksflytraps]

Have all of those as well. Really like the 24, but after your testing i may put the 30 back on for a few days. The 30 is nice for the extra inches. I want to like the 35, but have yet to find anything good with it.

[@JerseyDigs]

The 30 and 24 seem to be the best 2 to grab. I think the 35 will become useful hunting the beaches this summer. Not so much for depth but ground coverage. I need more time on the 24, hope to be able to get out this week. Thanks for watching!

[@edortiz509]

LG28 made a good Job. The only issue is heavier than LG30. I will need the LG24 for modern parks.

[@JerseyDigs]

Lg28 does a great job! Just think there are some advantages to the 30. And hoping to use that 24 today!

[@andyamysarizonaadventures5450]

Great video ,I'll have to do one on how deep it will detect my 1.8 gram gold nugget and some smaller bits ..next day off lol I finally did get it out of the box and chased the wife around with ...it's a start😂

[@JerseyDigs]

Lmao I'm sure it gave a high ring! Please do and make sure to let me know when you post that! Would be very interested in how well it detects that

[@cowboygeologist7772]

Knock-ta is a derogatory pronunciation other manufacturers gave this company, as in knock-off. It is NO-k-ta. The O in Nokta is the same long O as in Makro. Great video comparison. Thanks for posting.

[@JerseyDigs]

See, I say knock-ta because they knocked it out of the park lol. The oak didn't float over the pond. Pronunciation noted. Thanks for watching!

[@jeanponce2017]

How rich of Minelab to claim any detector company is knocking of their detectors when they've built detectors twerking technology that White's developed. For example they wanted to sue Whites over the DFX using multiple frequencies which Which called Dual frequency and infact they transmit and receive signals from those two frequencies. Minelab' multiple frequencies or their old broad band spectrum I believe is what it first came out as sent out dozens of different frequencies from like 2 - 100 kHz but only processed two frequencies so a target might be hit or charged the best for example with a 20 kHz signal but the machine is processing signal at a 4 kHz and 15 kHz in their receiving coils whereas Whites transmitted 3 kHz and 15 kHz and received it to process at 3 and 15 kHz. It's not the same technology and it gave Whites a much more accurate target ID. But back to using others technology Whites didn't steal multi frequency technology from Minelab' because Minelab' didn't invented the multiple frequency technology. Multi frequency technology was invented by Bell Telephone and it came out under their new company name AT&T. Multi frequency was used to produce different sounds in pay phones to allow an operator tell which coin was dropped in an old pay phone. If you dropped a nickel in you'd hear one tone, if you dropped in a dime it rang with another different tone using a separate frequency and if you dropped in a quarter if sounded of with yet another separate tone. This was invented in the early '60's and the patents had expired so White's didn't steal the technology and neither did Minelab' but with White's processing the same signal frequencies that it transmitted instead of sending out random frequencies and processing only two White's was more dialed in to a more accurate way of producing a reliable Target ID. In fact White's V3i was the first detector to transmit and receive 3 frequencies and all harmonically balanced. Sorry about typing out a mini essay I didn't know any other way to explain it in less words but I find it ironic how Minelab' cries patent infringement especially when White's has been building detectors since the '50's. Minelab' isn't even self owned anymore they're owned by a company that makes other products which haven't been profitable for years the detector business has been keeping them a float, literally. This is why they were pumping out so many versions of basically the same detector i.e. the Nox 800 which saved the company then as competition started heating up they created the Nox 700, the 600, and the 900 and finally they rushed out the Manticore without it truly having all the kinks worked out which was basically why they were so late in sending out their pre order detectors. It's not widely known but the Manticore had serious iron falsing problems and they still haven't worked it out through updates. The 900 may have less bling and no target graphing but it performs as well as the Manticore did for $500+ less so sales have been so sluggish that you can get the Manticore now for less then the 900 to get rid of the stock they've built up from sales slowing way down due to the Deus outperforming it in heavy iron ground and the Deus 2 doesn't false on big iron with a high conductor VDI like the Manticore. I'm sure Minelab' users aren't going to like this post so I'll just say it's only my opinion. But what is fact is Minelab' is trying to get rid of the Manticore at a heavy discount right now. Just saying 🤔🙄

[@JerseyDigs]

@@jeanponce2017 lol that was one novel there😂 But I agree with you Minelab is in no position to get into it with other brands it's common tech nowadays available to all. Didn't know that about minelab sales, but I still think I'll hold onto my Legend. The Deus 2 and Rutus Versa(not available yet in US) have been on my list for a bit now. Seems like you truly get a superior detector for that price range. But for now, I'll keep on swinging my $500 Legend. It hasn't failed me yet!

[@WilliamKennedy-q6o]

biggest one nokta leagion goes more then 12 inchs i have target down goes deeper have the old one with metal upper shaft

[@bennoah9780]

I love my Legend over my Manticore. I can completely discriminate out bottle caps while still getting small gold, I have not found a way to block out bottle caps at all with manticore.

[@JerseyDigs]

For the price it can't be beat. I think the only downside compared to minelab is it's heavier

[@coldnosed7172]

Maybe a good follow up show advantages of separation of smaller coils in trashy areas.

[@JerseyDigs]

Working on something along those lines. Trying to explain how filters and target separation/ground coverage can make or break your hunt

[@mattiecreates]

Great video. My legend should be showing up tomorrow! got the LG 30 and a free 6 inch coil with a free accupoint. Subbed!

[@JerseyDigs]

@@mattiecreates thanks! And congrats on the purchase you're gonna love it. Good luck out there

[@bottomfeeder12]

what was the recovery speed?

[@JerseyDigs]

@@bottomfeeder12 I believe I kept it stock for this video at a 5 and toward the end I may have lowered it for the lg35 coil.

[@MrBottlecapBill]

Did you do a depth test in park mode? Oh dear lol. Also when you lower your recovery speed you MUST slow your swing speed down at least a little lol. I still don't think it would hit the 15 inches solid even with the LG35 but it may do better than 12. These are still pretty decent results for fresh dug targets though.

[@hermanbrown74]

I got all them coils except the lg 30...I really like the lg 24

[@JerseyDigs]

The LG 30 is a really nice coil. Lighter than the 28 and seems to get just a bit more depth. I plan on taking the 24 for a spin at a trashy park at some point this week. Excited to put it to work

[@CTPAX777]

You should try M2 and 14 and 20 khz

[@JerseyDigs]

I was planning on running another video like that to see how they work on depth. I wanted to keep this one short and sweet and just provide a good reference to how they all work in stock settings. Thanks for watching!

[@Charles-cs3ze]

thanks bud u guys rock 😮

[@JerseyDigs]

@@Charles-cs3ze appreciate it brother!

[@swampah5155]

Do you reset to factory settings after installing a new coil?

[@JerseyDigs]

Nope! Your settings will remain the same.

[@swampah5155]

I read, heard, or dreamed that you "should" reset so that the machine would adapt to the new coil. I thought that would be a giant pain if you had any custom settings. Obviously, your tests proved that a reset is unnecessary. Thank you for clearing that up for me.@@JerseyDigs

[@lancemcilwainoutcastmetald5398]

Great test. Thanks

[@gec77ko]

would have been cool if you could do this in beach mode

[@JerseyDigs]

We entertained doing this at the beach but I can't imagine their depth capability to change too much unless you need to lower sensitivity to get stability at your beach. It seems like the coils will detect as deep as their diameter give or take an inch.

[@drewflesner5739]

What sensitivity are you on? Sorry if I missed that part

[@JerseyDigs]

No worries I didn't say but max sensitivity.

[@drewflesner5739]

@@JerseyDigs I figured but just wanted to double check. Thank you!

[@JerseyDigs]

@@drewflesner5739 not a problem!

[@ChrissyEis]

Stock coil is the same as the new coil

[@djskilful6159]

👌👌👌

[@AHA500]

It’s all in the settings man… I’m 100% sure you can get a better signal on that 15” quarter. Keep researching buddy and sooner or later you’ll find a setting to hit that 15” and hopefully film it so we can see and the settings.

[@JerseyDigs]

Totally agreed. I've found a large cent over 15" down so it's possible. My threshold was cranked up, recovery low. It's possible. Not sure what was happening here but at least it gave some sort of signal.

[@wildmandigging3486]

Thank for the demo really helpful I only use Nokta as well God Bless and happy dirt fishin…Virgil

[@JerseyDigs]

Same here! Happy hunting

[@panzer8as]

nice video

[@JerseyDigs]

Thanks!

[@ChrissyEis]

You must have a good job

[@JerseyDigs]

Blue collar baby. These coils were all paid for with metal detecting finds.

[@ChrissyEis]

@@JerseyDigs great I just cash in my clad my buddy works at a store only a few minutes from my house and there is a coin machine present and it eats everything including those barley recognizable stink in Lincoln s I got $30 over a hundred dollars just from one location the older coins are right with the modern are best coins so far are a seated quarter 2 cent coin 5 IHP 6 war nickel s one buffalo one first year Barber dime 1892 10 mercury s and 10 rossey and 7 silver rings and 2 gold and there is still clad and I am sure silver also but those are becoming a little harder now small area only a few acres

[@geralddomanski8249]

Just got legend with 5 hours on it brought it home and don't get any depth no matter what I tried, did reset and same no matter what settings!

[@JerseyDigs]

Hey! Are you newer to detecting? We're you getting a VDI?

[@geralddomanski8249]

@@JerseyDigs not a newbie, got 9 detectors from Tesoro analog, white's, e trac, xp deus.

[@billbarry2984]

The LG30 separates better then The 28 and its lighter.

[@JerseyDigs]

Exactly. Love the lg30 and the 24. Just getting around to an area where using the lg24 is the right move and I must say it's sniping coins in these trashy spots.

[@ChrissyEis]

To afford all those coils

[@Gem_1026]

I’ll take the 6inch ..

[@ChrissyEis]

I didn’t see no difference in the 30 are the 28

[@billbarry2984]

30 separates better 1

[@ChrissyEis]

We’re is the Boast mode at it’s been 5 months now and no word I believe Dilex was B.S us so she could get everyone’s attention to launch the New Score machines don’t get me wrong they are still a great company but in all reality the mighty dollar is there prime mission I am still a little upset I bought 2 Simplex’s with extra coils and now I couldn’t give it away because it’s about obsolete they could easily put another couple of dates on that machine, but no ultra silex more money in the person with the old Symplex man couldn’t even sell them to get the new ultras. Simplex was wrong with them. You know bullshit I’m not buying nothing no more.

[@MrBottlecapBill]

Technology in everything is always getting better. Every company comes out with new machines regularly. It's your choice to buy them or not to buy them. You don't need to get the newest one because it come out. Just go dig. You could sell the old simplexes you probably just want too much for them. Used machines don't command close to new value unless they're in demand. Old simplexes are not in demand, there's a LOT of them out there. Just use them and find treasure. Upgrading to another simplex isn't a wise use of funds anyway. If you want to upgrade, then UPGRADE.

[@AHA500]

No showing the setting is a real killer. On every video you do and every detector you use you absolutely have to show the settings Especially the main settings.

[@JerseyDigs]

@@AHA500 been a while since I made these but I believe I state that I run them in stock settings for park mode. M1, max sensitivity, recovery 5, etc. wanted to have minimal variables. Even at the end of this one I did change the settings to try and get that 15in deep quarter. But I'll keep this in mind!

[@BuraK-md1wr]

Great video !

[@JerseyDigs]

Thank you!