First Test with E-Trac

[vpone]

hey all,

vp here, ok i broke down last week and sold my SE on ebay and took the money and bought an E-Trac ... from what i had been reading the way it works in iron is supposed to be top notch, so i figured what the heck ... kellyco had a promotion where you bought an e-trac and you got another detector for $1 ! (so i got my son a Bounty hunter IV for a $1)

got the package last night and couldn't wait to get out today and try it - i purposely went to an old colonial home that is for sale, paco and i got permission to detect it back in august and have hit it quite a few times with not much to show ... it's one of those sites that you drive by and and say "Oh MY GOD !!!!" but i have a feeling it has been detected to death over the years - very few clear targets to dig

anyway it has a big iron patch in the side yard and we only pulled maybe 2 coins from it so i figure what a perfect place to test the E-Trac,
boy i have to say i was amazed ... now i didn't find anything earthshattering, but i can't believe how many coins were in that patch that both paco and i missed (he uses an MXT and i had my SE)

4 mercury dimes, 3 indian pennys (all but 2 over 8" deep, the one merc was almost a foot !) the rest of the stuff was a mix of clad and wheat cents anywhere from 4-8 inches deep - got a cool polictical coin/token of some sort and a little coin that made my heart stop - that is until i cleaned it off and it said plain as can be "play money" on it !!!! (i thought it was a half reale)

anyway all these coins were pulled from the iron patch - i ran the E-trac with minelab's coin program on, it masked out all the iron and the only thing i heard most of the day was the sound of coins ... it was so cool, totally quiet - nulling on all the iron, every once in a while i heard the threshold pop thru in a clear spot then when i went over a coin it would sing - was the coolest thing ... this thing recovers FAST

thansk for looking

vp
www.Treasure-Valley.net

 

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[Ricardo_NY1]

Hey Vpone,
Thanks for the review of the E-trac, and congrats on the finds. I'm a little lower on the Explorer chain, but I can see myself picking up one of those E-tracs some time down the road.

 

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[Kellyco]

This is an awesome report, so glad it's working out well. We need more reviews and feedback on the E-Trac and this is exactly the kind of thing I like to hear! Also glad to hear you got your son a detector for a buck! That's what we made the special for and I'm happy it worked out for you!!

 

[allen]

that machine will pay for itself in no time...
nice finds...

 

[mpostma]

Hey VP,
I'd call that a great start with the E-Trac! Love those Mercs! Pulling them from an Iron Patch is just plain priceless!

Best of Luck to you! And to your son in the spring too!

Mark

 

[vpone]

hey thanks everyone for the nice posts

made it to another iron field on Saturday and pulled 2 more silver dimes and several more wheats from a place i had given up on long ago

i think me and the e-trac are goign to get along just fine ....

vp

 

[RuledByTheMoon30]

Awesome! Im sold on the E-trac and I know that it will be the next and last detector Ill ever buy. Just have to save up for it now. Hey if everyone chipped in one dollar...huh, think about it. j/k Anyway WTG!!!

 

[Bart@Big Boys Hobbies]

Nice finds brotha. Are you using just the coin program or something else?

 

[crazyjarhead]

Sounds like a great deal. Any detector for a buck?? Sounds like the e-track is a killer machine. HH and Happy holidays Ron