Candy's 'Vacuum Cleaner' sucks.......TheMarshall

[TheMarshall]

Had a couple of hours detecting today in a very boggy field.

The soil stuck to my wellies, spade and gloves....you know what I mean...

The E-Trac complained as I waded through the pools of water and thick winter grass.

Iron.... spiky, wet and rusted, made its presence audibly felt as I upped the sensitivity to counter the 'stand-off' conditions.

It just had to be dug and removed, for the positive tones were as prevalent as the ferrous ones.

On this field you simply could not afford to make a wrong guess.....Better sure than sorry was the order of the day.

But one particular sound was different.....crappy positive...BUT PERSISTENTLY SO.....Depth gauge was maximum, at 12 inches.

Just the most gentle of pin-pointing tone........

Removed several spades of sloppy, sticky soil.....and there in a glutinous clump was my best find.

I think it's an Edward IV groat. He reigned about mid-late 1400's.

This groat is about 4 grams in weight, a millimetre thick and two and a half cms in diameter.

That chilly wet day suddenly felt a lot more bearable.

Please share my enjoyment......TheMarshall

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[JCJEXPLORER]

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[The Beep Goes On]

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[D&P-OR]

Congrats on a great find!----That must have been a real thrill bringing that "to light".------Del

 

[Radical Relic Hunter]

Nice Find! Made the day for sure. I will be purchasing an E-Trax by the end of this week. I am an old Explorer II guy, so I have a new learning curve to overcome. I have already downloaded the owners manual and have been studying it and reading up on this form.

HH

Eddie in Mississippi USA

 

[Hard Nosed Dave]

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[TheMarshall]

Hello Eddie

My grandchildren are helping me write this reply......They are fascinated by the smileys !!! So please excuse the additions.

School holiday time here in the UK.

Back to detecting. You will enjoy your new E-Trac, for I think it is the best in the Minelab series.

What kind of hunting do you mainly do? Park or Relic?

For our type of relic hunting we use a very simple discrim. set up.

Either open "All metal screen" or just a touch of iron masking. Fe 35 to 27 covers 99% 0f the ferrous objects.

I always use Ferrous audio, and two or 4 tones.

The rest is up to you, and the site you are searching.

Oh...the children want to send you a few more smileys....so here they come.



Look forward to your opinions on your new unit............TheMarshall.

goodbye from charlotte and jonathan (the children)