Found a merc today by a local river

[DavefromCt]

Today I went to a local river used for swimming many years ago. It's been hit hard over the years and I usually don't find a thing. Used the e-trac with a 16.5" excellerator coil I just purchased and did come up with a merc. I was very pleased. I have ordered the 7 x 4.5 and also the 12 x 15 sef per recommondations on this forum....can't wait to try those. Thanks for looking. PS...This photo is after cleaning. It had a black patina and was scratched up and fairly worn. I rubbed it with damp table salt first then a brass wheel on a dremmel then a jeweler's cloth. If it were a key date I'd probably do something different but this is just for my silver collection.

 

[Erik in NJ]

Nice find there Dave....I have that coil, but have not tried it yet....did you notice any improved depth? Looks like you did a nice job on the clean up.

 

[treasurefiend]

n/t

 

[DavefromCt]

Thanks. I'm not sure if I had improved depth...possibly. I also ordered a 12 x 15 sef and also a 7 x 4.5 excellerator....will try those soon.

 

[Erik in NJ]

I have the 12 x 15 SEF also and the WOT, 5" SunRay, and I have the 6 x 8 SEF on order....we should get together sometime to compare coils and signals....what part of CT are you in? I'm in northern NJ near the Tappan Zee. Best, Erik

 

[DavefromCt]

I'm in NE Ct...by RI. Do you like the 12x15 better than the wot?

 

[Erik in NJ]

Hi, Yes I do - it hits nice and hard like the pro coil and covers a lot more area. Probably deeper too though I have no proof of that yet. I like the pro coil very much compared to the older stock coils.

 

[RickIowa2009]

Nice coin