Tesoro Cortes
Street Price $800 - Coin, relic
Number of Reviews: 11
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David Haynes in USA -I have owned a Tesoro Silver Saber that I traded towards a White Eagle II. I really liked the Whites, but it was getting to be 12 years old.I mainly coin hunt lots, schools, fair grounds and such. I started finding nickels when I got the whites. I liked the number id and the depth read out.
My shoulder has started to bother me and the Whites was quite heavy. I bought the Cortes off ebay about 6 months ago. I was happy with the price and sold the Whites to regain some of the cost.
1st - the cortes is very light, about 3lbs.
2nd - It seems to have good depth, I found a 1916 barber dime last week at about 9 to 10 inches. 3rd - it has notch, but I don't use it much.
The down sides.
1st - I don't like the number id as well as with the Whites. Everything good reads as a 95 then you have to look at a bar graph to try to tell what the find is. The graph is hard to read and jumps around alot.
2nd - it does not use rechargable battery packs. 3rd - I still do not know if I have the ground balance correct.
4th - I have trouble sometimes pinpointing with the concentric coil.
I am trying to get use to the Cortes, I do like the weight, but sometimes I think about getting a White xlt e series. I liked the White id range better.
Apr 11, 2003
74 Yes
15 No
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