Silver with the Etrac and CTX

[gsxraddict]

I've never used the Etrac, but why is everyone saying it's the silver king? I have a hard time telling the difference between wheat pennies and silver dimes on my ctx.

Dr. Tones 13 flashing tid works sometimes.

 

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[Fletch88]

I've never used the Etrac, but why is everyone saying it's the silver king? I have a hard time telling the difference between wheat pennies and silver dimes on my ctx. Dr. Tones 13 flashing tid works sometimes.

You can run 50 tone CO and definitely hear the difference. In Combined audio you can move the CO number in last box on the right where silver falls to about 44 and split the tones. Hope this helps! Fletch

PS: send me an email in pm and I'll send a program to try.

 

[msviking]

You can run 50 tone CO and definitely hear the difference. In Combined audio you can move the CO number in last box on the right where silver falls to about 44 and split the tones. Hope this helps! Fletch

This is a really good idea! I will def. give it a try. Once I get a high tone above 40 that hits solidly, I am digging it regardless, especially if it's deeper than 3" or so.

Good luck
HH
Robert

 

[Bart@Big Boys Hobbies]

I've never used the Etrac, but why is everyone saying it's the silver king? I have a hard time telling the difference between wheat pennies and silver dimes on my ctx.

Dr. Tones 13 flashing tid works sometimes.

It IS the silver king. The Minelab CTX 3030 metal detector | BigBoysHobbies and the Minelab E-Trac Metal Detector for sale. | BigBoysHobbies are the best in the business for that. It takes a lot of experience to tell the difference. Considering all the variables involved and different alloys it does an excellent job.

 

[Jason in Enid]

It's the silver king because it pulls more silver than any other detector. Who cares whether is says "silver", as long as it's registering in the coin range you dig it. I have found 10x the silver with my E-Trac than with every other detector I owned combined! I just got a CTX and I hope to improve that a little more. The vast majority of silver dimes read with a CO of 45-46, some read as CO 44, but I've had a few read down around CO 42.

One tip.... when the E-Trac says "silver dollar" (1-40) at 8 inches, you better dig CAREFULLY so you don't scratch that Morgan dollar like I did! oh, and silver dollars tend to be about a couple inches deeper than they indicate because of their size.

 

[Pointman]

It's the silver king because it pulls more silver than any other detector. Who cares whether is says "silver", as long as it's registering in the coin range you dig it. I have found 10x the silver with my E-Trac than with every other detector I owned combined! I just got a CTX and I hope to improve that a little more. The vast majority of silver dimes read with a CO of 45-46, some read as CO 44, but I've had a few read down around CO 42.

One tip.... when the E-Trac says "silver dollar" (1-40) at 8 inches, you better dig CAREFULLY so you don't scratch that Morgan dollar like I did! oh, and silver dollars tend to be about a couple inches deeper than they indicate because of their size.

When I get a reading above 43 I can usually guess that it is silver, but I have had pennies come in a little high, all copper. I will dig anything in the 12-40 range or higher, but I have gone over the area with other detectors and have found I can miss targets by not digging everything. Best bet is to dig anything consistent and prepare to find a lot of pull tabs, etc.

 

[Jason in Enid]

Dr. Tones 13 flashing tid works sometimes.

Can you explain this? The words don't make sense to me.

 

[Pointman]

Can you explain this? The words don't make sense to me.

There is a Utube video on this. He basically gets a coin reading and while holding the pinpoint button on the CTX he will do a 90 degree turn with the coil, and when the reading changes from a lower reading to a 13 then he knows it is silver under the coil.

I have tried it, but my silver is far in between and I haven't proven it to work, although Dr. Tones has dug a lot of silver and he says it works.

 

[Jason in Enid]

There is a Utube video on this. He basically gets a coin reading and while holding the pinpoint button on the CTX he will do a 90 degree turn with the coil, and when the reading changes from a lower reading to a 13 then he knows it is silver under the coil.

I have tried it, but my silver is far in between and I haven't proven it to work, although Dr. Tones has dug a lot of silver and he says it works.

Thanks for the explanation. I'll have to file that one away to try some time.

 

[gsxraddict]

Thanks for the explanation. I'll have to file that one away to try some time.

 

[Mach1Pilot]

Ive not dug many silver coins with my CTX simply because I'm usually relic hunting with it. But can tell you there is an audible difference on the Etrac between a silver quarter, a clad quarter, and a large cent (which is what I'm looking for the most) even though each will read 12-46 when running multi-conductive tones. Silver quarter and silver dimes also stand out in your ears - when you hear it you just smile and have fun digging that hole! For the vast majority of the usual coins - dig everything that comes up above about 36 or so on the conductive side (as long as it doesnt have a 34 or 35 FE with it)....