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Relic or Deep
Relic profile tolerates iron while keeping non-ferrous open.
#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.
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Manticore — Relics
Iron-infested historic sites with deep brass, lead, and iron mixed.
Recommended coil: 12" or 15" Round — depth for cellar holes and foundations.
Adjustments
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Frequency
Multi-IQ or Low Single
Low frequencies help on large iron-heavy targets.
Sensitivity
Sensitivity
20–24
Stable sensitivity beats maxed-out chatter on iron sites.
Ground
Ground Balance
Manual preferred
Balance on clean soil away from brick and charcoal.
Recovery
Recovery Speed
5–6 (Medium)
Too fast loses depth; too slow buries you in iron.
Discrimination
Discrimination
Low — dig iron-adjacent tones
Good relics often sit next to iron nails.
Iron
Iron Bias
-1 to 0
Slight negative bias can clarify mixed iron zones.
Audio
Tone / Volume
Smooth or Multi-Tone, Volume 22
Listen for broken tones beside iron grunts.
Coil
Coil Speed
Slow, methodical
Overlap heavily around chimneys, paths, and fence lines.