Welcome to the Forum and congrats on the finds !
The E-Trac is hands down one of the best machines ever made !
How many other detectors can tell you if a small Penny target is a Flying Eagle or a Indian or a Wheat or a Copper Lincoln or a Zinc Lincoln before you dig it !
I've only ever found one Flying Eagle Cent - I said to myself before I dug it - "If this target's a coin it's a Flying Eagle" - 6" down - I was right.
A few things I learned about Winter hunting ...
(1) - I used to do a lot of Winter hunting - the open areas freeze first - you can usually hunt in the woods year round because the decaying leaves keep the ground from freezing solid.
(2) - Grind a sharp tip on your digger every Fall - makes it a lot easier to get through the top layer of frost.
(3) - Most important of all - A Minelab repair tech told me this - It's OK to hunt in very cold weather but ...
"DO NOT bring your machine in from a very cold day and let it warm up to fast".
Wrap your detector up in a towel or put in an insulated carry case.
Keep it away from the heater in your car and if you bring it in the house keep in the coolest area you can so it warms up slowly.
If the machine warms up to fast condensation can form in the Processor and cause a lot of expensive damage !"
Good Hunting !
