GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Beaver Tail: The tail of a pull-tab separated from the ring-usually giving the same low signal
and target indication as nickels and gold rings-
Black Sand (Magnetite): Black iron oxide in mineral form-One of the highest mineral
conditions that a detector has to contend with-Commonly occurring in gold prospecting
areas-
Cache: Usually any type of concealed treasure consisting of a quantity of money or other
valuables-
Clad: Coins that are still in circulation-Usually dating from 1965 and on-
Deep Signal: A barely audible signal-The Bounty Hunter has a "loud alert" system which
usually keeps the signals at a highly audible level no matter how deep the target is-
Dighole: An indentation left by other detectorists who have previously hunted an area-
Frequency: Measured electric current-Most Bounty Hunter metal detectors operate at 6.6
kHz/6600 Hz-
Hipmount: When a detector is mounted on a belt around the waist and not mounted on the
stem-
Masking: When a good target is eliminated due to the closeness of a trash target-
Memorial: Any penny dated from 1959 and after-
Nulled Out: Whenever a coin will not be detected because of interference from other
nearby detectors or a piece of trash metal located too close to the coin-Essentially, a
zeroing out of a good target caused by other nearby detectors interfering with the signal-
Signal Interference: When two detectors are too close causing interference, erratic operation
or nulling out-
Silver: A silver coin as opposed to a clad coin-Usually dated pre-1965-
Stratification: A layering caused by soil deposition-Deposits of soil build layers above an
object over the years causing the object to be buried deeper as time goes by-Geologists
utilize stratification to measure time-
VLF: (Very Low Frequency)-Most detectors today are based on the VLF technology-
Wheatie: Any penny pre-1959 with the wheat straw symbol on the reverse of the coin-
Zinc: Any penny dated from 1982 and after-Usually very pitted when dug out of the
ground-
The End -- Happy Hunting!
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