Hunt with niterider_58 at a park we haven't pulled silver out of in 6 years....

[Hotcz70]

and we STILL HAVEN'T[color]

I told Phil a few years ago to NEVER bring me back to this park!!...but we were bored and he wanted to put some time on his ctx and I wanted to put some time on my E-Trac.

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We just don't get to hunt together much anymore because of our work schedules...so we ended up meeting at a spot inbetween both of us that we both pounded years before we even met each other. In other words...it's been hammered..and getting a good high conductor hit at depth is about like hitting the lotto.

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He ended up sniffing out a nice gold plated pair of earrings or cufflinks?

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My main goal with the E-Trac was to better learn the low conductors as I have been doing the last few hunts.

I ended up breaking my personal record for nickels in 1 hunt with 8..so I was pretty happy.

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Yes they were all junker nickels...and a long ways away from a 5-way nickel slam like I got a few weeks ago...but I did break my previous record of 7 nickels...and that's what counts.

I love the E-Trac on nickel hits and am going to start better concentrating on them. I figure the more I try low conductors...the obvious better chance for popping out some gold I have

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The most important part of the day sure as heck wasn't my finds...it was getting to hunt with a great friend and sharing some laughs while Herky watched squirrels.

 

[Elton]

Glad you guys had a good time.........

 

[Samuel_Champlain_FTW]

Hunting with friends is the best. Great work on sniffing out those nickels!

That dog looks like a happy boy.

 

[Hawkeye Jim]

Nice bunch of nickels Bryce.........the E is darn good at sniffing out nickels, probably as good as Herc sniffing out them squirrels!

Jim

 

[Aaron]

Nice going Bryce, thanks for sharing!

 

[NebTrac]

I've always loved finding the old nickels, even if the Jeff's were in the 40's, they're still pretty darned old. Thanks for the pictures Bryce.

NebTrac

 

[banditicey]

Bryce It Is Really Nice To See You Posting On The ET Forum

Great Attitude and Some Nickels and Jewelry

And As I Have Said Many Times..Detecting With A Friend...... PRICELESS

 

[Bill_S]

Bryce, once you get used to how the nickels hit like you do with the deep silver you will kill them too. My best day I had 29 of them out of 33 digs if I am remembering correctly.

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[Coilfisher]

Yeah, most of the well-known parks in my area are hammered out like that.
These guys beat them to death with BFO's years ago.
So, I am always very surprised when anyone is finding multiple silvers in a standard, run-of-the-mill-park setting.
It always makes me wonder just how good those old units were. I mean even the deepies are slim to none.

Sure does make it a challenge...Doesn't it?

 

[bethisa2j]

This is an interesting post as I never seem to find nickels at all. I am the dime queen it seems. lol. I did for the first time, dig a lower tone that was persistent even though the numbers were not consistent. It ended up being a wheat - date unreadable. We've been talking about making a coin garden. I suppose that will be helpful in knowing what tones and numbers to look for. Thanks for posting!!!

 

[Coilfisher]

This is an interesting post as I never seem to find nickels at all. I am the dime queen it seems. lol. I did for the first time, dig a lower tone that was persistent even though the numbers were not consistent. It ended up being a wheat - date unreadable. We've been talking about making a coin garden. I suppose that will be helpful in knowing what tones and numbers to look for. Thanks for posting!!!

Yes, the most common silver coin you will find is a dime, as they were thin enough to escape some of detectors over the years.
If they get on edge and semi-deep even better. Those too are tough though. Everybody and their mom has been looking
for them for 50 years or better.
I was once at a park near my home to kill an hour between appointments and the like. A man in his 50"s approached me and told me that when
he was a kid--his Dad detected this park with one of the old BFO's. They have been pounded like a pizza crust.
The only reason there are wheats left is because those old detectors knew the difference between a penny and dime.

Build me a detector with ultrasound to 8" and a nice picture, then that may be a game changer.

 

[Tenspeed]

Good hunt Bryce! The fellowship is sometimes better than the great finds!

The ETrac is a killer on nickels. It took me awhile, but now I know a nickel sound when I hear it and have been finding more. It does have a distinct tone compared to aluminum.

This year I have gone from my first buffalo nickel to close to a dozen, two war nickels and many regular nickels. The war nickels are tricky though, coming in at 12-15.

Even though I now have a Deus (which is super light and sees things the ETrac can't in iron rich soil), I still haven't put my trusty ETrac down. The ETrac is my go to silver machine unless the ground is too difficult.

Keep up the good hunts and posts!

HH

 

[kabarcoinin]

Nice finds on that hunt Bryce!! Living here right here in the middle of IL. has been hard digging the finds with dry ground.We finally got some rain! Happy hunting!!