One month of E-trac finds!!!!

Hardrock · Apr 9, 2009

Hi all : One month ago I recieved my E-trac and set a goal,first read and understand it,then hunt daily as weather pemitted on two selected sites that are to say very heavily hit. I started detecting these sites in the 70's using a Whites CM4. No discrmination unit and found lots of goodies but dug 5 to one on junk to coins return . Many years and other detectors it was slim pickins for me and to this point I do not see many folks anymore hitting this site. Well after clearing many new coins from one spot on the old park/school ground I started hitting wheats and IH pennies,then on the second outing I found a 1849 lg.cent,very weak date and rough to say the least but still a large copper and not found often here but deep over 10" and on its side. The coins were starting to add up and each night I would come home,refer to the Sabish book and the manual to see if it gave me insight to what I had been doing. I would make adjustments and go again and on and on again. I hit a seated quarter near a foot deep but alas worn smooth too. Then I hit a nice seated 1/2dime and continued to take lots of wheats,mercs,rosies,1 silver Kennedy half,two silver Washington quarters,two rings,lots of nails(square) until I figured that out,still hit some but getting away from that. Some screwcaps and such,whatzits and other items.
On one side of this was a row of parking meters years back,so I spent a morning (three hours hitting that).most of the rosies,the half and silver quarters came from there. I have had a ball,now I have ignored some things and did others not in the book and some work others do not.Enjoy the pics and if you own an E-trac,Explorer SE or the XS or any of that line get Andy's book,wealth of info for sure. The finds are after 34 total hours of hunting.Take care and good hunting to you all.Hardrock

JerV3 · Apr 9, 2009

Nice finds,

The e-trac looks like a great unit. I would like to have one in my collection. But thousands don't grow on tree's. My wife's not gonna let me have one more thing that she seems to feel is more important than her lol.

HH Jer

savant365 · Apr 9, 2009

Very nice finds, really :thumbsup:

I also would like to have an E-Trac but unless my lotto numbers hit I don't see it happening anytime soon. Congrats,

HH Charlie

fortbball9 · Apr 9, 2009

Sweet find,I would love to find silver and Injuns of that quality
Looks like you have done pretty good with that new machine.
I reckoned if you could find coins like that,it would be worth buying a E-Trac
Congrats :thumbsup:

fortbball9

nova · Apr 9, 2009

plehbah said:
This is the end of metal detecting.

Get ready for the last few years everyone!

Your right on the money plehbah it's only getting worse, soon there will be nothing to find. You might get lucky and find a pull tab 12" down, or maybe a rusty pop top 13" down

artzstuff1 · Apr 9, 2009

Man those mine labs rule for sure!!! Great bunch of finds,, nice pics!! thanks,,,

arthur P.S. Where abouts in il. are you located

allen · Apr 9, 2009

congrats on all of those sweet finds !!! :thumbsup:

history_buff · Apr 9, 2009

Great finds..Imagine your goody box after say a year :thumbsup:

..........HB

dfxmatt · Apr 9, 2009

i'd do anything for a seated quarter right now.......even if it was as wore as that one

Hardrock · Apr 9, 2009

Hi all: To answer a couple questions, I am in NW Illinois 35 miles up the Mississippi River from the Quad Cities, Minelabs are AWESOME and if you take the time to understand your machine they all will do well. If you own a Minelab E-trac the Sabish book is a must. The majority of the silver came from the parking meter area,I had hunted that before but most were on edge at or below the 5" range. Take care Hardrock

RigDean · Apr 9, 2009

Awesome finds Hardrock! :thumbsup:

I've only found two silver mercs with my etrac $:-\$ and i've got about the same amount of time in hunting with it. I need that book! :icon_study:

and a good site helps too :icon_scratch:

Hope you find many more and keep us updated

drodda777 · Apr 10, 2009

I've had mine for two weeks now and have maybe 10 hours out in the field. That is one impressive spread of coins you have there. Isn't it amazing how the E-trac just sucks the coin from the ground. No digging or bending over? Saves grass stains on the knees also. j/k

My first week was spent getting to know the machine and reading Andy's book. My last week was spent searching my block where I live. SO far I have found 29 quarters, 28 dimes, 14 nickels, and 146 memorial cents. 1 merc, and one Barber Quarter and a IH penny.

Thanks for posting your finds for the month, gives us Newbies something to hope for.

How close are you to Camanche, Iowa?

HH,

Dave

49er · Apr 10, 2009

Fantastic haul of Indians, Silver and Wheaties. Great finds.

Bob S · Apr 10, 2009

Nice Finds WTG

NY Digger & Little Digger · Apr 10, 2009

Wow, nice finds. Welcome to the etrac family :thumbsup:

diggin jimmy hoffa · Apr 10, 2009

Great mass of coins you found there. That E-Trac is a good machine and I am still learning the ropes on mine as well. Would you mind sharing you settings that you are running in? I bought Andys book as well and was reading it for the Explorer series and then I got the E-trac and had a hard time going back and re-reading what I had already read. I need to really force myslef to read it again and think of everything in the terms of the E-Trac this time around.

Thanks and HH

DJH