E-Trac is a coin hog

[Normsel]

My e-trac is a coin hog. I have only hunted places I hunted with my ATP and V3i and I keep finding coins they missed. I haven't even chased deep targets. I know there are plenty there but I wanted to get used to the sounds and get comfy with it 1st. Since my 1st day out I have hunted 4 times and each time I plucked anywhere from $1.71 to $2.90. I have found $9.30 so far and mot coins were 2" or less deep. I have found them from 11-44 to 13-47. I haven't hunted for more than 1-1/2 hrs each time and yesterday I only hunted 45 mins.

I know I passed up no less than 100 pennies. The ground is so hard that if I dug every penny I would wear myself out in less than an hour.

I am a bit confused on the FE numbers what they represent say like when I get a 27- 46 or a 15-47.. I have dug any yet but more curious than anything.

I am using the stock coin program. Right now I wished I would have bought it 2 yrs ago...

Everything everyone said is true about this detector and more.

Again thanks for all the advice... Tnet users are the greatest.

 

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[Captain Caveman]

I'm glad to hear you are doing well with your etrac. I have almost 60 hours on mine already and it does a good job on coins, especially silver. The 27-46 is probably a big bolt with a screw on it or something like that. I would have dug the 15-47, that's just too close for me. The first number can definitely vary depending on a number of factors. So, if the second number is 46-48, and the first number is 1-17, i'm digging! The 13.4g silver ring that I dug Sunday rang in as 1-45.

 

[cooper1841]

I would have dug the 15-47 as well..........The 1844 half penny I dug yesterday, at about 6-7 inches was a 14-47. Caveman is right about the 27-46 big iron.........use your Quick Mask Screen, it is your friend, on those! Use it to check your target in question, then back to your mode you chose.

 

[I can dig it]

FE is ferrous. The higher that number, the more likely iron. But could be a good target next to junk especially if you get good conductive numbers and lower ferrous at certain angles.

 

[masterjedi]

ShSSSSSS ... Don't tell everyone how great an etrac is... ) )

 

[bill_wabo]

What?

 

[TheRingFinder]

Sometimes you'll get a high pitch with a bit of a screech, turn 90 degrees on the target - if it totally disappears it is a nail or screw, if you get any tone - dig it!

 

[Normsel]

Thanks guys, I went to park this morning that had lots of obvious plugs cut and right next to two of the plugs I pulled out dimes. I pretty much followed his path and plucked $3.70 in clad and have barely scratched the surface of the park... I love hunting where others have because that gives me a good read on my detector and how well I am doing. We all know that no one gets everything but if you get more than a few coins here and there you know your detector is better or you're better with it.

Often times just a very simple explanation works better for me than reading and watching Utube.. Some of the Utube videos I have watched don't impress me at all...


I thank you all again