Interesting observations. I would estimate I have hunted around 720 hours with my new E-Trac this year. I don't have my numbers handy, but seems like I may be detecting a little differently than you guys? I am still 90% park and schoolyard hunting, but I have well over 1000 wheat cents (32 indian heads) and nearly 300 silver coins including 12 silver halves. My clad totals (I have these jotted down at home by denomination) are around $320 for the year. I'll be interested to check my percentages and see how they line up. I also do not dig shallow perfect zinc signals, but also base that decision on the site. At one park I picked up a 1907 Indian head that was laying on top of the ground, it had been "washed out" next to a stone pillar, so you never know.
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Pull tab park and nickels, experiment and observations
- Thread starter Nick A
- Start date
Nick,
Your results are amazing. I've been reading your posts from day 1 and keep asking why I don't get as much silver. Its reassuring to know that you put in a lot more hours on the machine than I could ever possibly manage. One possible explanation is perhaps California was an early adopter state for the hobby, starting back in the 70's. Consequently our parks have been hunted more. I really don't know the answer, but I'm certainly envious of your results.
-Alex
Your results are amazing. I've been reading your posts from day 1 and keep asking why I don't get as much silver. Its reassuring to know that you put in a lot more hours on the machine than I could ever possibly manage. One possible explanation is perhaps California was an early adopter state for the hobby, starting back in the 70's. Consequently our parks have been hunted more. I really don't know the answer, but I'm certainly envious of your results.
-Alex
Thank you for the kind words. Time in the field definitely makes the difference. I'm sure my parks are just as "hunted out" as yours. I frequently run into older guys who insist on telling me about all the coins they pulled out of these parks in the 1960s-1980s. Also, I have been detecting these same sites for many years, so I was able to return to former hotspots rather than having to search out new ones and that helped. Next year will definitely not be as easy!
Totals. I don't have the most recent clad tumbled yet, so I have $295.11 in clad recorded:
Pennies..............1023.......41.3%
Nickels................106.........4.3%
Dimes..................615.......24.9%
Quarters...............730.......29.5%
2474 coins
Add wheats and silver:
Wheats..............1162........79.8%
Old nickels............13......... 0.8%
Silver dime...........232........15.9%
Silver quarter..........48.........3.2%
1455 coins
Old and new coins mixed:
Penny................2185........55.6%
Nickel..................119.........5.4%
Dime....................847.......21.6%
Quarter.................778.......19.8%
3929 coins
Totals. I don't have the most recent clad tumbled yet, so I have $295.11 in clad recorded:
Pennies..............1023.......41.3%
Nickels................106.........4.3%
Dimes..................615.......24.9%
Quarters...............730.......29.5%
2474 coins
Add wheats and silver:
Wheats..............1162........79.8%
Old nickels............13......... 0.8%
Silver dime...........232........15.9%
Silver quarter..........48.........3.2%
1455 coins
Old and new coins mixed:
Penny................2185........55.6%
Nickel..................119.........5.4%
Dime....................847.......21.6%
Quarter.................778.......19.8%
3929 coins
In my area, almost all nickels of older age are significantly corroded. Soil around them has color of the coin, just like a nail.
Ground conditions and depth change the numbers more so for nickels, probably because they are lower conductivity.
I only dig older coins, so I'm assessing the proper depth for those targets in the area first. This eliminates many tabs and tails, but not all - some tab tails will fool the depth gauge. plus if you are hunting a tilled field, this does not help you.
I feel you gotta go by audio. Nickels typically sound more solid. When you circle sweep the target, the audio signal for most pull tab tails changes as you go around. Nickels tend to remain more consistent until you get down near max depth, then all bets are off - use your best judgement.
Ground conditions and depth change the numbers more so for nickels, probably because they are lower conductivity.
I only dig older coins, so I'm assessing the proper depth for those targets in the area first. This eliminates many tabs and tails, but not all - some tab tails will fool the depth gauge. plus if you are hunting a tilled field, this does not help you.
I feel you gotta go by audio. Nickels typically sound more solid. When you circle sweep the target, the audio signal for most pull tab tails changes as you go around. Nickels tend to remain more consistent until you get down near max depth, then all bets are off - use your best judgement.