Ytcoinshooter
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Another four hours of Racer school each day Monday and yesterday, the lesson was audio. When I first got the Racer I tried a few different detecting headsets that I have. Just before I left to detect Monday the postman delivered my new Grey Ghost NDT's. Absolutely the best clarity for my hearing. All the signal subtleties are much clearer. I was using an older pair of Sierra Maxi Phone 2 before the GG's arrived and they were decent and I think they were 150 ohm rated but they are not in the same class as my GG NDT's. Aside, I have two pair of GGA's I use on two or other get wet detectors (Excalibur 2 & ATP) and they don't sound as nice as these land GG's because the amphibians give up something in order to be submersible. The Racer's audio is the key to cherry picking success and in general distinguishing targets with similar VDI's. The GG NDT's have to be heard.
I'm a coin shooter, who relic hunts, water hunts and so on but what I'm trying to say is from my perspective unless I'm specifically setting out for a dedicated water hunt, cellar hole adventure or when I don't have any "new permissions" for property my goal is to score at least one silver coin. I call it bottom feeding because I am picking up the scraps, missed good targets by countless other detectorists. I'm doing that now with the Racer in places that I've lost interest in hitting with any of my other detectors except 1 other. I'm definitely impressed and pleased at the results. It's a great compliment to my choice of detectors for turf. Each have their strengths and are of different flavors of detecting tech. Hitting productive sites with 3 or 4 very different units is my favored way of trying no to leave anything behind. On Monday as I was near finishing I flip the bottom of a 6" plug and I see what I'm looking for.
Racer silver #5 and I managed a wheat cent as well. From the same site the other 4 Racer silvers came from.
The previous trips the last 2 weeks I had always packed another detector as that's my habit, only once in that time did I spend ANY time swinging something besides the Racer. Well of course my objective has been to get comfortable using it but I never know if I'll find a situation that will have me wanting one of my regulars. So yesterday morning I packed only my Racer (I'm getting cocky - LOL!).
I spent a couple of hours doing the same thing. Trying pull a rabbit out...er I should say a sliver from a different beat to heck spot. This is just an overlooked section of an old park that is not the typical fringe area where I make most of my odd silver finds on public grounds. It's a ball field and sledding hill. I know my areas well and only the last couple of years did a few locals realize there was more to mine, typically at 6" or more using today's better detectors especially when the ground was moisture saturated. Iffy coin hits with good audio and jumpy VDI's were usually a coin. Once it got around I ran across a few guys more than once I didn't know when I'd show up to hit it. That has now tapered off as have the silver & wheats. I pulled some nice jewelry the last two years there too. I managed a wheat cent then this nickel, a 1962 D
with an "8" stamped into it front and back. Reminds me of something we'd plant at a club competition hunt for a prize.
I got a hit at 6"that showed 84-85 and the audio was almost clean but at that probable depth I'm going in even if there is a bit of scratchy attached to the rise and fall of the signal. Three nickels fused together at 6"...neat. 
The first one came off easy revealing an Indian head nickel sandwich! The top Jefferson looks like it could be a '39. 
the 2 remaining nickels are still fused and didn't budge when I dropped them in the sink while rinsing and after moderate prying didn't budge 'em. Here's the bottom one. Maybe a Jefferson? 
eventually I'll work those two apart and if the last one is an Indian I will report back. I scored more coins and a couple of wheat cents but the main objective in targets in this place are deep coins. I'm thinking of soaking those nickels in CLR to see if the green copper oxide that seems to be fusing them will lessen. Can't hurt them anyway.
My time so far learning this detector has proved it was a smart purchase. It gave me renewed interest in places that (to me) are tired out sites.
HH-Bruce
I'm a coin shooter, who relic hunts, water hunts and so on but what I'm trying to say is from my perspective unless I'm specifically setting out for a dedicated water hunt, cellar hole adventure or when I don't have any "new permissions" for property my goal is to score at least one silver coin. I call it bottom feeding because I am picking up the scraps, missed good targets by countless other detectorists. I'm doing that now with the Racer in places that I've lost interest in hitting with any of my other detectors except 1 other. I'm definitely impressed and pleased at the results. It's a great compliment to my choice of detectors for turf. Each have their strengths and are of different flavors of detecting tech. Hitting productive sites with 3 or 4 very different units is my favored way of trying no to leave anything behind. On Monday as I was near finishing I flip the bottom of a 6" plug and I see what I'm looking for.
Racer silver #5 and I managed a wheat cent as well. From the same site the other 4 Racer silvers came from. 
The previous trips the last 2 weeks I had always packed another detector as that's my habit, only once in that time did I spend ANY time swinging something besides the Racer. Well of course my objective has been to get comfortable using it but I never know if I'll find a situation that will have me wanting one of my regulars. So yesterday morning I packed only my Racer (I'm getting cocky - LOL!).
I spent a couple of hours doing the same thing. Trying pull a rabbit out...er I should say a sliver from a different beat to heck spot. This is just an overlooked section of an old park that is not the typical fringe area where I make most of my odd silver finds on public grounds. It's a ball field and sledding hill. I know my areas well and only the last couple of years did a few locals realize there was more to mine, typically at 6" or more using today's better detectors especially when the ground was moisture saturated. Iffy coin hits with good audio and jumpy VDI's were usually a coin. Once it got around I ran across a few guys more than once I didn't know when I'd show up to hit it. That has now tapered off as have the silver & wheats. I pulled some nice jewelry the last two years there too. I managed a wheat cent then this nickel, a 1962 D
with an "8" stamped into it front and back. Reminds me of something we'd plant at a club competition hunt for a prize.
I got a hit at 6"that showed 84-85 and the audio was almost clean but at that probable depth I'm going in even if there is a bit of scratchy attached to the rise and fall of the signal. Three nickels fused together at 6"...neat. 
The first one came off easy revealing an Indian head nickel sandwich! The top Jefferson looks like it could be a '39. 
the 2 remaining nickels are still fused and didn't budge when I dropped them in the sink while rinsing and after moderate prying didn't budge 'em. Here's the bottom one. Maybe a Jefferson? 
eventually I'll work those two apart and if the last one is an Indian I will report back. I scored more coins and a couple of wheat cents but the main objective in targets in this place are deep coins. I'm thinking of soaking those nickels in CLR to see if the green copper oxide that seems to be fusing them will lessen. Can't hurt them anyway. My time so far learning this detector has proved it was a smart purchase. It gave me renewed interest in places that (to me) are tired out sites.
HH-Bruce