First two hunts with the CTX3030- 2¢ piece, 3 IHCs, 4 Silvers!

[testing123]

After 5 years of using an e-trac, I decided it was time to try something different.

I was in my old stomping grounds this weekend, so it was an excellent chance to try an area that the e-trac cleaned out pretty well over the past couple years.

It started out slow. Or at least to me it did. I had visions of Barbers, Seated and silver dollars flowing out of the ground as if it was untouched territory. Maybe a little bit unrealistic expectations. Started out with several nails, and soon got a signal in an area I was over at least 10 times. Turned out to be a 1943-P war nickel. After not much else in that area, moved to another section.

Soon got a cent-ish signal, but an odd-sized copper disc came out. It didn't sound Canadian, so figured it was probably a 2¢ piece. And a foot away got another signal. Dug down and found a small green disc, put the probe in and got a second green disc. After getting them home, they turned out to be 1883 and 1868 IHCs! Also got 3 wheat cents - 1910, 1919, 1936. Also got an old flat button.

Cleaned the odd-size coin and confirmed it was a 2-cent piece - 1864! It was pretty impressive that these things were still waiting to be found.

Sunday went back to the same spot. Found 7 wheat cents, 1908 IHC (didn't see any mintmark), a 1944-P Wartime nickel, 1904 Barber dime (someone was "jeln" way back then! Take that Dr. Scholl's), a small sterling silver ring (dropped within last month or two), a junk cross, older earring, pin with what looks like a pearl, and a really cool looking "GEM" lock. Any idea of age?

Overall the first two outings with the CTX were satisfying. Enjoy the horrible green disc pics. The soil is horrible on copper.

 

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[cjon455]

awesome finds, the coins are amazing, that goes without saying, but I really like that tiny lock and JELN barber!

do you see a huge difference in the ctx3030 as opposed to your etrac?

 

[treblehunter]

Yeah I agree with CJ, that lock is too cool!

 

[vpnavy]

Nice finds! Thanks for sharing...

 

[UnderMiner]

Fascinating finds! Two coins from the times of two terrible wars, both from the second to last year of their respective conclusions. 1864 Two Cent and 1944 5 Cent. Only 80 years separating them, and yet look at how much the world had changed between them. One where the Gatling gun was the super weapon under development and the other where the atomic bomb was the super weapon being developed. Never before in history had technology advanced at such a rate. Civil War veterans were still alive to hear about the atomic bomb's detonation over Japan.

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

Hey 123 , That lock is very small , certain Koolness about that one . Many More returns with the new machine , so far so good you are right about the soil !

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[masterjedi]

Do you really think it was the CTX3030 or that you may have not went over these spots well in the past? I have my eye on a 3030 as we speak... A lot of money, but if it works?

 

[I-DIG-IT]

Nice digs.

 

[DocBeav]

What program and or setting were you using on your CTX? I've had mine now for about 2 weeks and only been using it on the beach so far but plan on some dirt hunts coming up in the fall. I really like it! It has been a GREAT machine so far!

 

[park pirate]

Nice coin finds nice pics too..

 

[testing123]

Do you really think it was the CTX3030 or that you may have not went over these spots well in the past? I have my eye on a 3030 as we speak... A lot of money, but if it works?

Thanks all! It was exciting to pull these things from a site I thought was hunted out. I know that the ctx pulled some coins that the etrac missed. Some signals were iffy so maybe a couple were simply from digging more iffy targets to get a feel for the detector. Others were clear signals that weren't there before woth the etrac.

 

[testing123]

What program and or setting were you using on your CTX? I've had mine now for about 2 weeks and only been using it on the beach so far but plan on some dirt hunts coming up in the fall. I really like it! It has been a GREAT machine so far!

Hi Docbeav!
I created my own discrimination program which gives it an open screen and only blocks out objects with ferrous of 29 or highrr. Manual sensitivity as high as I can go and keep it somewhat stable. Don't see a need to block all random targets and go crazy with discrimination patterns. The detector is multi-tone so you can hear a coin next to a pull tab. But why block out pull tabs etc because something good might be next to it and why risk missing it because of that?

 

[Pointman]

Do you really think it was the CTX3030 or that you may have not went over these spots well in the past? I have my eye on a 3030 as we speak... A lot of money, but if it works?

I don't regret a second getting my CTX. The readings are accurate enough for me to find coins around pieces of cans. Its my "go to" detector when the trash is relentless.


Those are some really nice finds. You can post a picture of the lock over to the lock collector's website and someone could probably tell you more about it.

 

[46Wheat]

Nice digs . Thanks for the pics

 

[MackDog]

Can you tell me the depth of the coins you found? Please. And what depth were you getting with your old detector?
Thanks Happy Hunting
MackDog

 

[testing123]

Can you tell me the depth of the coins you found? Please. And what depth were you getting with your old detector?
Thanks Happy Hunting
MackDog

In terms of depth, I don't think any of the coins were deeper than with the e-trac, BUT with many of these items, there were nails, or other iron fragments in the area that the e-trac just couldn't sniff around. I think that's where the money's at with the CTX.

Has anyone seen greater depth with the CTX than with the e-trac?

 

[MackDog]

In terms of depth, I don't think any of the coins were deeper than with the e-trac, BUT with many of these items, there were nails, or other iron fragments in the area that the e-trac just couldn't sniff around. I think that's where the money's at with the CTX.

Has anyone seen greater depth with the CTX than with the e-trac?

Ruffly how many inches deep were you going?