Ok this is just creepy. Guys I have to tell you this, because I've had it happen way too many times. I went out again today and hunted a little closer to home...but at a picnic area near where I live. I'm good friends with the owners. Unlike the place I've been taping at, there is the chance for clad here. It was used as a picnic grounds from 1900 to around the '50's. Then reopened up in the 80's (the reason for clad). Anyway over the last 2 days I've dug 5 buffalo nickels. The one today was 1916. I didn't put a picture of it up, but this is what I want to relate to you.
I didn't film because it was sprinkling/misting rain while I was hunting. I got a signal that ran 21-14, 24-16, 10-15, and sometimes inbetween those numbers. The sound was a little weird too! This is what I'm talking about by digging out of curiosity!! I dug that darn buff at about 6-7". I don't know if it was on edge or what. Now here's the odd part. I checked the hole and plug in AM and nothing. No other signal at all. This is about the 5th time out of 10 or 12 buffs. that have came in with strange numbers and were only dug out of "wanting to know what it is". Throw other trash in the hole and I know it will throw that reading off as well.
In my opinion I think I'll dig any conductivity number 09-16 for nickels. Dang! I wish I'd filmed that. I'm going to get some of this footage sometime. The odd thing is V's have always held pretty good for the nickel range on the E-Trac, and the double buff. hole yesterday at 3" and 3" apart was smack on for nickel.
Other than some odd stuff the only thing I can think of that comes in, for me, at those ranges are can-slaw, bent over beaver tails, .22 mag. casings (sometimes shorts and LR's) and those pesky bottle tops (the ones used pre-1940's or so)
I've been using Andy's "old coin program", conduct. sounds, multi-tones, 29 variab, 30 limits, deep on, fast off, high trash, ground neutral (in auto sens. +3 its been running 23-27), threshold pitch 20. Come to think of it, when I found that buff. today the suggested sensitivity had dropped to around 19...maybe that had something to do with it, I don't know).
I really think the E-Trac is a killer on nickels as well as the others!!!!
Happy Hunting!!!
NebTrac
I didn't film because it was sprinkling/misting rain while I was hunting. I got a signal that ran 21-14, 24-16, 10-15, and sometimes inbetween those numbers. The sound was a little weird too! This is what I'm talking about by digging out of curiosity!! I dug that darn buff at about 6-7". I don't know if it was on edge or what. Now here's the odd part. I checked the hole and plug in AM and nothing. No other signal at all. This is about the 5th time out of 10 or 12 buffs. that have came in with strange numbers and were only dug out of "wanting to know what it is". Throw other trash in the hole and I know it will throw that reading off as well.
In my opinion I think I'll dig any conductivity number 09-16 for nickels. Dang! I wish I'd filmed that. I'm going to get some of this footage sometime. The odd thing is V's have always held pretty good for the nickel range on the E-Trac, and the double buff. hole yesterday at 3" and 3" apart was smack on for nickel.
Other than some odd stuff the only thing I can think of that comes in, for me, at those ranges are can-slaw, bent over beaver tails, .22 mag. casings (sometimes shorts and LR's) and those pesky bottle tops (the ones used pre-1940's or so)
I've been using Andy's "old coin program", conduct. sounds, multi-tones, 29 variab, 30 limits, deep on, fast off, high trash, ground neutral (in auto sens. +3 its been running 23-27), threshold pitch 20. Come to think of it, when I found that buff. today the suggested sensitivity had dropped to around 19...maybe that had something to do with it, I don't know).
I really think the E-Trac is a killer on nickels as well as the others!!!!
Happy Hunting!!!
NebTrac
