What an incredible machine! I'm still pretty new to the Etrac and am still learning and reading posts in the forum. I've read a lot about how good this machine is at spotting coins mixed in with trash. Got a couple of personal examples today. I got a 12-47 reading mixed in with a lot of other readings that were all over the place; had some trouble getting the machine to pinpoint the object which was supposed to be about 3" deep by the depth meter. I dug where I thought it was, found nothing and almost gave up. Went back over the spot and still got the same reading, pinpointed again and got a location about 2" from the original hole and dug up about a half dozen small nails all rusted together pointing in the same direction. After removing the nails, I scanned back over the area and still got a strong and steady 12-47 reading and now didn't have any trouble pinpointing the object. Dug it up and it was a clad quarter. Another find also gave me readings all over the place but with FE/CO readings 10-40, 12-41 etc. I dug up the object and thought at first it was a copper button with a rusty iron eye attached. It was the same size as a penny. Cleaned it up when I got home and it was a 1944D wheat penny with an iron nail driven through the center of it. Only about 1/8" of the nail remained and is the diameter of a finishing nail. Its amazing to me what the Etrac can do -- it knew the coins were there and I just had to trust what it was telling me.
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nails & coins
- Thread starter Agseeker
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Guess I need to save up for a digital camera so I can share photos of finds like the wheatie with the nail. Found out later today that the area where I was hunting was 1940 era houses that were torn down about 15 years ago. Also found a 1962 Memorial cent in this same area. One 1944 Wheat Cent + one 1962 Memorial Cent = silver coins. I think I know where I'll be spending some time once the temps cool down and we get some rain. It was 104 today when I quit hunting, but at least I was in the shade of the only two trees in this area; the rest is bare as can be.