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  1. J

    Dig one way hit with Racer?

    I swung an etrac for a few years - with that, if I didn't get a solid two way hit on the target, I usually moved along since my experience told me it usually wasn't a good target (at least the way I ran my settings on that machine) -...... I tend not to dig everything some like do. I have...
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    Racer screen damage

    I recently did some night hunting and took the enviro cover off to enhance the night light. It was dark and I sprayed on some bug spray on myself - some of the mist drifted onto my racer screen - it was dark so i didn't notice at the time - well the next day I noticed the plastic screen is all...
  3. J

    Racer Stock coil vs 5" coil

    I have been at this more than several years with several different detectors - I have never used a small coil. I really like the Racer and the stock coil set up. The good targets I have recovered (mostly a coin hunter) have locked on great. I guess it is hard for me to buy a small coil when I...
  4. J

    Night hunting with Racer light

    Has anyone tried this? I have done some night hunting in the past with headlamp and it wasn't really practical. How does it work in a hunting situation? Can you effectively hunt at night with it?
  5. J

    Recer battery indicator

    I estimate I have been out for at least 12-15 hours with this machine - although I feel like it is more. But my battery indicator has gone down only one block. Just one notch from full. This doesn't seem to add up. Either this thing gets crazy battery life, or something is up with my...
  6. J

    Disc setting and depth

    Anyone have any experience and or thoughts on how increasing the disc on the Racer will affect depth?
  7. J

    Racer snags first Standing Liberty at 8"

    Tough to tell exact depth, but it was at the bottom of the hole and below plug pull. Best guess is 7-8". Stock coil (which I think is awesome). Trashy old yard. 3 tone, 70 gain, 10 disc. Rang in solid 87 one way. Less solid 86, 87 other way, but was screaming dig me all the way. Really...
  8. J

    14K wedding band at 7"

    I did pull a 14K wedding band out of 7 inches of soil on a lawn today with racer - hit in low 80's which is above where I would have expected it to be on ID scale. Anyway it is shiny gold on the inside of the band and is inscribed 14K gold. But it is a greenish brown layer on the outer part...
  9. J

    Racer Ground Balance

    The racer is the first machine that I have owned that gives me a good idea of soil type. I have been balancing at about 75-78 in my hunting areas. I live in Massachusetts. Is this considered good soil? Tough soil for detecting? I don't know a lot about this topic. Can anyone provide any...
  10. J

    Old copper coin found in field with CTX help id'ing it?

    This copper coin is in bad shape. You can barely make out the bust and chin facing right. Slightly larger diameter than quarter. Slightly thinner than a quarter. Found it yesterday with ctx in old New England field. Any thoughts? Can't seem to match it with any old cents I know of. Obverse...
  11. J

    New England stonewall find

    Once in while an old stone wall in the woods will yield a decent little keeper. 1807 half real. About 2 feet out from the wall 5 inches deep. CTX rang out loud and clear similar to a dime although this is smaller than a dime.
  12. J

    Fell on CTX 3030 and I broke it - question

    Quick 2 questions for you guys who are a bit more knowledgeable in the functionality of detectors than me - I fell just the right way on my CTX and broke the handle about 2 inches below the below the screen - right about the top of the hand grip. It snapped clean in half - BUT the wire inside...
  13. J

    This seated half In the ground over 100 years? wow

    So maybe I do not know what the hell I am talking about because I am a new guy - But I put my 1858 seated half (that I found a couple weeks ago) in some lemon juice overnight and it came out well. Yes the back looks just as good. But to me, this is as good as a coin can look after being...
  14. J

    Out of houses - new hunting spots?

    I am lucky enough to live on an 1875 built house property. I rent the house. I have pretty much hunted it out over the last couple of months. Got some good stuff out of it. Over 70 coins total. Bunch of clad - nice seated half - nice barber quarter - 1 merc dime - 1 standing liberty quarter...
  15. J

    Lemon juice on silver coins

    From my reading - this seems to be a safe way to clean silver. soak your coin in 1 part water distilled 1 part lemon juice for 12-24 hours. soak toothpick in lemon juice for same amount of time - clean coin with toothpick after lemon juice bath, wipe with soft cloth - then let sit in distilled...
  16. J

    Nice barber I found in my yard - SCRATCHED IT! Fixable?

    Found this nice barber quarter in my yard - Got sloppy on the recovery and scratched along the lower right face portion of the coin. Anyone ever have any success getting out a shallow scratch like this on a silver coin? Any suggestions or comments would be appreciated.
  17. J

    Sony Rubber ear buds with the etrac vs headphones

    Very durable, comfortable, cool in hot weather, deep faint sounds tickle the brain, can better hear what is going on around you, cheap - high end pair plus 1/4 x 1/8 adapter about $50. Have Koss headphones but never used them again after going with ear buds. Gotta get the rubber ones though -...
  18. J

    Couple of etrac keepers DURING work with the killer x-8

    Work in an old house converted to an office building. Snuck out back for an hour to take a break from mortgage world - and pulled these today. Been over the same area with my pro coil - the x-8 sniffed these out. I love this coil. As a new guy to this (few months) - I got my 3rd Indian head...
  19. J

    Hunting Stonewalls in the woods

    I live in a small Massachusetts town est. 1715. The woods in my town are full of very long running stone walls. I assume they were field boundaries at one time when the woods were fields. I do not think they built stonewalls through the middle of the woods back in the old days (but I could be...
  20. J

    1858 Seated Liberty Half dollar found today - Clean it?

    I mentioned this coin in my post earlier under "Clean my best etrac find?" It is tarnished. I am new at this. Should I leave it alone? I found this today next to a large rock in my yard. I went over the same area with my pro coil and missed it somehow. I went out with the sunray x-8 today...
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