Silver ratio before and after Etrac

[DAN03USMC]

I was pretty bored over the weekend. We had a lot of rain and I spent some time going through the different forums. I started going over my finds since I got my Etrac, which was just before Thanksgiving of 09'. It came to me that my silver count vs coins dug has gone way up. I didn't do an actual count, but think that I was in the 50 to 1 range. ( 50 coins to 1 being silver) I went through my coins that I have dug since November. I have kept them separate from the others. I am thinking that I am at 5 to 1 now. So, I would like to ask the guys who owned other brand detectors before they got their minelabs, if their silver ratio has gone up? I am pretty sure the general question has been asked before, but have you put it into a ratio?
Like I said I was pretty bored...... I cataloged the first 5 pages of find within the posts on the Etrac forum vs the first 6 pages of one of the other top branded detectors. I gave the other brand an extra page in hopes to be fair. The results were almost shocking. I divided it up into- regular coins (pre 1957), silver coins, significant finds ( ex. rings, belt plates, things made out of precious metals), coins made before 1900, and coins dated before 1800. This is what I got......



Etrac

Coins (pre 1957)..........196
significant finds ...........20
silver coins...................110
before 1900..................15
before 1800...................2



Other detector

coins ( pre1957)........66
significant finds...........15
silver.........................16
before 1900................6
before 1800................0


It is not quite a 10 to 1 ratio on silver, Like I have personally found, but it is interesting. Obviously this means nothing and is just a random sampling, but it will give us something to talk about. HH, Dan

 

[EZrider]

All i can say is that the quality of finds with the ET and over two years with a other Flagship machine. The ET is much better. Allot of it has to do with the better ID. Both in Tones and visual. Lets not forget the pinpointing is a form of ID to on the ET. I'm a dig all that gives a repeatable tone kind of guy. But there are days that i don't want to dig all the Injuns and Wheat's i have here and just go for the silver. Its nice to have a machine that can ID the difference between a Penny and a dime. A bottle cap and a quarter. Ill never go back to a VLF detector.

EZ

 

[mike - in]

Don't have any ratios but the silver count is most definitely higher. Mike

 

[mr.krayola]

Silver has def. gone WAY UP!

 

[etracmick]

n/t

 

[etracmick]

Silver finds have gone way up and so have my patience for a machine. Previous machines would be so unpredictable with tough ground that there were times I would call it a day early. Now, Etrac to the rescue, and rescue those poor silver, it does.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Good job on the keeping track of your finds Dan !
Record keeping sure pays off - this way you can see patterns across time.

 

[tmanfromtexas]

Thats alot of research, thanks for pulling that together. As for me, before the etrac I had only found a few silver coins in 2008 before I got the etrac, after that until the end of the year, I had found 47 more in 2 months. Total ratio, 42/1, wheatie ratio was 6/1. In 2009 my total ratio was 18/1, my wheatie ratio was 5/1. This year so far, total ratio is 14/1 and my wheatie ratio is 3/1. Of course I had a great day Sunday so that number is probably scewed but I like seeing it. LOL. TMAN...

 

[DAN03USMC]

TMAN, I did the count before your post..... you and your buddy's silver would have added 22 more

 

[FooserPaul]

I'm sure this thread will be interesting, informative, and fun

HH!
Paul

 

[RickIowa2009]

Thanks for the statistics!

 

[3RINGER]

Same here. Would have to go back through the photo's but I know it's way up. mainly the merc's. I've never found so many.

Anyone else notice the merc count way up with the ET?

HH