With a coil of 18,8cm diameter and the 27 initial turns, with enamelled copper cable of 0,7mm diameter.
I detect 1cent european coin (1,5cm diameter!!) at 25,3cm (measured) of depth.
I detect 1cent european coin (1,5cm diameter!!) at 25,3cm (measured) of depth.

Has any one tried cutting the stages on the 4040 to bring the sampling down? The original schematic is set for a sample rate of 50us and uses 5 stages of the chip. At 10us per stage you can bypass one stage to bring your sample rate down by 10 us. With a hot coil it may find small gold.??
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