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10x12 SEF finds some deep CW goodies & my 1st Buckle!

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silversweeper

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Well this year is certainly starting off very nicely for me and my etrac. I"ve been out every chance I can get while the weather holds out and the past couple of days I've been using my 10X12 sef coil to try and find some goodies at a "hunted out" Union encampment site. Some of the finds pictured are from another site and were found with my 6x8 coil. The 10x12 has been reaching down to an awesome 10 to 12 inches on some nice bullets and today.....my first big brass Civil War belt buckle. It still has a lot of silver plating on it but the tongue is toast. I nearly peed my pants when I saw that big square chunk of metal with the rusted iron tongue down the middle (obviously this was why it hadn't been found). I know that buckle has been swung over by various detectors probably hundreds of times. Personally I've been over that spot at least a half dozen times with my procoil, but then it was way deep. I almost gave up on it as a false signal after I dug to about 12 inches but it was right below that. Fortunately I had my camera along for pictures of it and a big three ringer I found in situ. Both the bullet and buckle, 3 pistol bullets I found the day before (and a fired bullet which may have been a williams cleaner, not sure), were all at least 10 inches and deeper. And I thought I'd even found a good coin when I dug one up at 10 inches but it turned out to be a danged '44 wheatie (don't know how that got down there!!). Also pictured is a sweet little (but flimsy) picture frame that one of the soldiers probably had a picture of his sweetie in, a few other odds and ends, and a very old Boy Scout button that I'm trying to find more info on. Never seen one like it with an indian chief, anyone here seen it before?
Love my etrac!!
 
Great digs. Some say etrac "a not so good detector for relics". Um. Etrac should come with backhoe as an added accessory.
 
Nice finds, that is a lot of history you pulled from the ground.
 
Cool !!!! WTG!!!
 
The etrac may not be the best relic hunter out there but you couldn't prove it by me. I do a lot of hunting with a buddy who's been relic hunting for a lot longer than me. He swings a White's Spectrum and has found a TON (probably quite literally) of very nice Civil War relics. Since I've started getting familiar with my etrac, I regularly find bullets and etc. when he's not finding anything, particularly on "hunted out" areas. Personally.....I think etrac is the best machine out there. If I could just find a site to find silver as old as my CW relics....I would be a happy, happy man...lol. And if I could just figure out a way to make this pay the bills (without selling my finds....lol), I'd have it made! Am trying real hard to figure out a way to get back out and swing for a few more hours tomorrow....
HH to all in 2012!!
 
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