Took the E-Trac out again and learned how to get good depth.

[Ray-Mo.]

I was getting worried like some other ET owners about depth.Went over same erea I had hit earlier but this time I cranked the gain up and man. sen. to 29 in preset coin mode.What a difference in depth if you forget the numbers and dig the signals that sound good with the depth guage pegged out.Just had less than an hour but dug 3 early wheats and Indian head all over 9" measured depth with tape measure one was a solid 10-1/2".The numbers were jumping around but the sound said dig!
I was digging as deep a plug as the lesche would go and still no signal with the Uniprobe as have not put the Sunray on yet.I would then take another scoop out and the probe would scream and some times it would be a penny and part of the time it would be a rusted nail and then a penny in same hole.
The more I use this machine the more I am impressed,just need more time to hunt,Ray.
PS. yes I dug a little more trash but well worth it to me as the oldies are all that interest me.

 

[jimpugh]

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[unearth]

Ray-Mo-
Thanks for the info. It will really help. What kind of ground conditions do you experience where your located?

 

[Ray-Mo.]

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[mattockman]

If you dug old wheats and Indians at 9"....can you imagine if you lived in an old area like NewEngland...how deep a Pine Tree shilling 1654 coin would be...you must get lots of rain....cause they are sinking like lead there....Maybe Jesse James hide some of them and your finding them all.....

Just an observation I try to make...how some old coins can be shallow and how some can be very deeeep.....most my finds of oldies are shallow here In NH...and some are deep in diff. enviroments.....I can't figure it out...but who cares...I have a Minelab and will get most of them.

 

[ziphius]

Uh-oh, cat's out of the bag now.....nice digs though!

 

[Doctorcoinz]

Yep the meter id unreliable on coins at 8 or 10+ inches. Deepest i found a coin is 10 inches with a quiet very iffy signal. I think 12 inches possible but that is going to be one hell of little whisper of a signal IMHO.

 

[OhioCoinHunter]

That is some major depth, Ray. I too have discovered that the numbers often jump around on the deepies. But the sounds are much more reliable.

 

[Don in South Jersey]

I am switching to a manual setting as soon as the weather improves some. I really have the itch. A foot of snow in NJ is still on the ground..

 

[Razorback]

Yes the more I learn about the way the Etrac communicates, the less I am relying on the screen. The range of tones is brilliant and it really doesnt take long, if your paying attention, to start to recognise the songs of the different targets. 2 Weeks ago I was digging a lot of bottle caps, now I only dig em when I want to remind myself I already know what they sound like lol. Its a very communicative machine if you just listen with an open mind.