What Does That Target ID Number on My Minelab X Terra 705 Mean? Handy Reference Table for Coins and Jewelry

This target ID table is for a Minelab X-Terra 705 in coin and treasure mode with the stock 9-inch elliptical coil running at 7.5 kHz. ID's for the items I haven't found are from other diggers or the Minelab website.  The most important thing to remember about accurately identifying targets when you're looking for coins and jewelry is the stability of the signal. If the numbers are jumpy or different when you change the direction of your swing, chances are it's trash. Unstable signals are usually caused by irregular surfaces like foil or a bent pull tab. Another clue is the size of the target response, is it small and concise or spread out? Use the pinpointing mode to nail this down.

Efficiently identifying trash and being confident in your ID only comes from lots of practice and digging lots of trash. I like to call exactly what I expect to find to myself before I dig it. When I'm wrong I put the item back under the plug and determine if there was something I missed.  This type of high volume digging works best in a park setting where you know you will come across a lot of trash. When you head out to an old mining town or abandoned rail stop you'll want to go back to digging every thing until you can figure out if there specific types of trash you want to avoid (tin can lids). But all that park practice will payoff by letting you dial into those valuable targets much more quickly.

X-Terra 705 Target ID's for US coins and Jewelry
Target	ID #	Target	ID #
Silver $1	46
Large Cent	44
Barber Half	44	Zinc Cent	28 - 32
Walking Half	44	Indian Head 1 C	24 - 32
Franklin Half	44	Gold 22 K	28
Clad Half Dollar	44	Bottle Cap	22 - 28
Presidential $1	44	Gold 18 K	24 - 26
Sacagawea $1	44	$5 Gold Coin	26
Clad Quarter	42	Silver III Cent	24
Silver Quarter	40,42	$2.50 Gold	24
Two Cent	42	Flying Eagle Cent	20, 22
Seated Quarter	40, 42	10 K Class Ring	14, 16
Rosey Dime	38, 40	Pull Tab	12 -18
Clad Dime	38	40% Silv Nickle	12 - 16
$20 Gold	38	Titanium Ring	10 - 14
Mercury Dime	36,38	Clad Nickle	12
Seated Dime	36, 38	Shield Nickle	12
Barber Dime	36, 38	Buffalo Nickle	12
Wheat Cent	34, 36, 38	14 K Lrg Ring	12
Sterling Ring	34, 36	V Nickle	10 - 12
Sterling Pendant	34, 36, 38	14 K tiny Ring	10
$10 Gold	34	Stainless Ring	6 - 8

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