Minelab Manticore Recovery Bundle with M9 Coil and Backpack

The Minelab Manticore Recovery Bundle with Backpack and M9 Coil turns the flagship Minelab Manticore metal detector into a two-coil system from day one. Alongside the standard M11 coil you get the Minelab M9 9 in (23 cm) Double-D coil for tighter, trashier ground, plus the official Minelab backpack to carry both coils and the rest of your kit. Minelab sells this exact configuration as the official MANTICORE Recovery Bundle, factory part 3228-1007. It saves you $149 versus buying the coil and the pack on their own. Both coils drive the same flagship platform: 10 customizable search modes (5 All-Terrain, 4 Beach, 1 Goldfield), improved for free by Minelab's 2.0 software update with its Stabiliser setting and Enhanced Goldfield mode.

Why Add the M9 Coil

A second coil is the single biggest way to expand what one detector can do. The M9's smaller 9 in (23 cm) round Double-D footprint gives you sharper target separation and unmasking in iron-littered, high-trash ground and tight spots like old foundations, fence lines, playground equipment, and brushy permissions, while staying impressively deep for its size. Minelab rates it the lightest Manticore coil, 12.8 oz (362 g) with its skid plate fitted, so a long day in a trashy park costs your arm less than the stock coil does. Pair it with the stock M11 for open ground and you can match the coil to the site instead of forcing one coil to do everything. The M9 is fully waterproof and submersible to 16 ft (5 m), so it is at home on land, beach, or in the shallows. It is also sold on its own as the Minelab Manticore M9 search coil, which is exactly why the bundle math works in your favor.

• Adds the M9 9 in (23 cm) Double-D coil to the standard M11 for a true two-coil setup
• Tighter footprint for separation and unmasking in heavy trash and tight ground
• Strong depth for its size, with a fully waterproof submersible build; the lightest coil Minelab makes for the Manticore
• Official Minelab backpack to carry both coils and your gear

Who This Bundle Is For

This bundle fits hunters who work trashy, iron-heavy, or tight sites and want coil options without paying full retail for the M9 later. If your ground is old and cluttered, the M9 is often the coil that pulls keepers the stock coil walks right over. Two honest limits: the included ML105 wireless headphones are not waterproof, so fully submerged hunting needs Minelab's separately sold waterproof headphones, and if your sites are so iron-saturated that even the M9 struggles, the smaller M8 elliptical coil is the sniper option. This bundle pairs the M9 because it is the better all-day compromise between separation and coverage.

Why This Bundle Instead of a Dealer-Assembled Kit

Most "Manticore bundles" you will find online are house-assembled kits: a base detector padded with a third-party digger, a towel, gloves, or a cap, then sold against an inflated "regular price." This is not that. The Recovery Bundle is assembled by Minelab, carries Minelab's own part number, and every item in it is a genuine Minelab part. If a second search coil is the upgrade you actually want, this is the configuration that delivers it. Against the other official Manticore configurations: the Essentials Bundle adds only the backpack, the Field Bundle (Pro Pack) adds a Pro-Find 40 pinpointer instead of a coil, and the Ultimate Bundle adds both the pinpointer and the M9.

The Detector at the Core: Minelab Manticore

Driving this bundle is the standard Minelab Manticore, the brand's flagship Multi-IQ+ machine, with high transmit power, the live two-dimensional Target ID map, Target Trace, and IP68 waterproofing to 16 ft (5 m). This bundle includes the complete factory Manticore kit. The full specification sheet, all 10 search modes, and the Manticore vs Equinox 900 comparison live on the standard Minelab Manticore listing.

Everything in This Bundle

Bundle FAQ

Which coils do I get?
Both the stock M11 11 in (28 cm) coil and the M9 9 in (23 cm) coil, so you can switch between open-ground coverage and tight, trashy-site separation.

When should I use the M9 instead of the M11?
Reach for the M9 in heavy trash, around iron, and in tight spots where separation matters. Use the M11 for general hunting and open ground where you want maximum coverage.

Is the M9 coil waterproof?
Yes. It is fully waterproof and submersible to 16 ft (5 m), the same rating as the detector, so it works on land, on the beach, and in the shallows. The included ML105 wireless headphones are not waterproof.

How is this different from the Pro Pack or Ultimate bundle?
The Pro Pack adds a pinpointer instead of a coil. The Ultimate Bundle includes both the M9 coil and the pinpointer.

Is this an official Minelab bundle, and is History Seekers an authorized dealer?
Yes on both counts. This is Minelab's own MANTICORE Recovery Bundle, assembled under Minelab's part number 3228-1007 with a manufacturer-set price. History Seekers Metal Detectors is an authorized Minelab dealer; every Manticore Recovery Bundle we sell is new, sourced through Minelab's authorized US distributor, and carries the full 3-year Minelab warranty. Minelab's military discount program applies to the Manticore; contact us directly to order under it (not combinable with other promotions).

Is this Manticore bundle good for gold prospecting?
It is a legitimate prospecting setup. The Manticore's dedicated Goldfield mode plus Multi-IQ+ power handle small gold in hot ground, and the M9 coil in this bundle suits exactly that work: lighter and more precise than the stock M11 around hot rocks and tight gullies, with the backpack carrying it all in. It can find gold jewelry anywhere as a matter of course. Dedicated gold machines like the Minelab GPX 6000 still own extreme small-gold depth, but as a do-everything rig that prospects honestly, this bundle is strong.

Compare the official Minelab Manticore configurations:
• Manticore Base Kit
• Essentials Bundle + Backpack ($49 savings)
• Recovery Bundle + M9 Coil ($149 savings)
• Field Bundle (Pro Pack) + Pro-Find 40 ($98 savings)
• Ultimate Bundle ($198 savings)

History Seekers Metal Detectors is an authorized Minelab dealer; every Manticore Recovery Bundle we sell is new, sourced through Minelab's authorized US distributor, and carries the full 3-year Minelab warranty. This is an official Minelab factory bundle, not a dealer-assembled kit. Minelab's military discount program applies to the Manticore; contact us directly at 256-284-2247 to order under it (not combinable with other promotions).

See it in the field

The Manticore at the heart of this bundle appears in History Seekers hunts on YouTube and Facebook, where over 1.1 million followers watch us dig relics, coins, and gold across the Southeast and beyond. We rotate machines depending on the site and the ground conditions, so it shows up across many hunts rather than one dedicated video. Every find you see was made with gear we sell and use ourselves.

One more thing worth knowing about who you are buying from. History Seekers is a small American business, not a big box retailer where nobody on staff has ever swung a detector, and not a warehouse that just moves boxes. Everyone here detects, from the top down: gold, relics, coins, jewelry, even float copper. Years of field experience before hire is not a coincidence, it is a requirement. The person who answers your questions may be the same one who packs your order and drives it to the UPS drop-off, and every purchase keeps everyday Americans working.

The story is more important than the artifact.