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Beach 1 or General
General works well when dry sand is only mildly salty.
#1 beach & overall flagship — Multi-IQ simultaneous frequencies
The Minelab Manticore is a flagship simultaneous Multi-IQ+ detector built for serious hunters who want maximum depth, target ID stability, and saltwater performance in one waterproof package. It excels at separating jewelry, coins, and relics in heavy iron and mineralized ground. Minelab designed it for advanced and all-day beach hunters, competition diggers, and relic specialists who refuse to compromise. Its sweet spot is wet and dry salt beaches, black-sand shorelines, and any site where weaker machines choke on ground noise.
Minelab • Minelab Manticore
Manticore — Beach (Dry Sand)
Coin and jewelry hunting above the tide line with lighter mineralization.
Recommended coil: 12" Round or 15" Coil — extra depth on dry towel lines and dunes.
Adjustments
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Frequency
Multi-IQ
Optional: emphasize high frequencies for thin gold chains.
Sensitivity
Sensitivity
22–26
Dry sand usually allows higher sensitivity than wet pack.
Ground
Ground Balance
Auto
Manual only if working hot black sand patches in dunes.
Recovery
Recovery Speed
7–8
Trashy towel lines benefit from quicker recovery.
Discrimination
Discrimination
Moderate — reject pull-tabs
Leave nickels and gold rings open.
Iron
Iron Bias
0
Neutral bias keeps deep coins cleaner in dry sand.
Audio
Tone / Volume
Multi-Tone, Volume 20–24
Crisp high tones often indicate small jewelry.
Coil
Coil Speed
Moderate with overlap
Work grid patterns along the high-tide line.