Hey guys, Just started Detecting again. Heres a few finds from a park outside Boston. Surprisingly stuff still in it. I’ve always wondered about the E track and Gold and Nickels, I don’t find either. Cleans up the copper and silver, but I don’t get any deep low tones only shallow ones. I know I’m opened up Enough to except Gold and Nickels. Had the DFX and it cleaned up in jewelry and Nickels but terrible on the silver and copper. The 1851 halfdime is pretty sweet, third one I’ve found. Hope everyone is safe. Desmond
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E-Trac in nickels and gold
- Thread starter Acornhead
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You obviously don't need any advice on how to use the Etrac. Like water hunting, I think some parks have been cherry picked for nickel/jewelry targets, but early in my Etrac hunting, I found a lot of deep (7" to 9") nickels, Lately, not so much. It's not the machine, it's the territory.
Congrats on some great Silver coin finds! If you aren't digging pulltabs (old and new style) you will miss the Gold. Two years ago, I decided to dig all pulltabs in an open park field that has held high-school graduation parties for over 50 years. The first day I did this I pulled 60 pulltabs and a 1971 Gold class ring. I went back the next day and dug about 50 pulltabs and found a sterling ring, sterling bracelet and a Gold 1984 class ring. The silver jewelry won't read as high as silver coins because (I believe) they don't have the surface area of a coin and typically are laying at an angle, putting a narrow part of the jewelry facing upward.
For what it's worth, I usually read Nickels as "12-13" on my E-TRAC.
For what it's worth, I usually read Nickels as "12-13" on my E-TRAC.
Agree with Elmy, the deeper the coin is the higher the fe number will be. I found an1857 quarter at 10" and the fe number was 20, not 12. The co number was around 46. The deeper the coin is, the fe number will increase due to the mineralization of the soil between the coil and the coin.
the etrac can be a very deep searching beast.... but you must go slow and take extra time with your sweeps....keep the coil as near to the ground as you can and it will reward you.
Turn 90 degrees and check your target, wiggle the coil don't sweep across it, after you pinpoint to check for a nail or iron....slow sweeps and as sd51 says high fe's and coin id co numbers is key to success.
Turn 90 degrees and check your target, wiggle the coil don't sweep across it, after you pinpoint to check for a nail or iron....slow sweeps and as sd51 says high fe's and coin id co numbers is key to success.
Monkeys Uncle
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Why "wiggle" instead of "sweep" after pinpointing?? How will nail/iron sound different than a coin??
Monkeys Uncle
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I find nickles relatively often. CO for $.05 is nearly always '13' on my machine and usually 12ish for FE. I always dig "13's".
It centers the target so you don't get falsing from other targets , works well for me....I also use the wiggle pinpoint method and hardly ever use the pinpoint button....
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I am not being a know it all ...or trying to be an expert on the etrac but usually a 13 nickel is no deeper than 8 inches for me...deep ones come in at 11 co with high fe's for me.
Monkeys Uncle
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No offense taken and thanks again
Monkeys Uncle
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Thanks!
I'm certainly no pro with the etrac, but using the 'trashy park program' I scored two v nickles and a key 1913 buffalo two weeks ago. I might get fooled by a rolled beavertail rarely, but for the most part, if something appears on that nickle band, dig it. My machine does way better on nickles than my kid's ATP. Not knocking his machine, he does well with it.
Monkeys Uncle
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I should know the answer to this question...but have read so much e-tarc matl. lately that it's running together. Is the 'trashy park pgm' hvy discrimination with multi tone or mostly open pattern with TTF audio???