Clad converted to silver...it isn't magic !

[Steve from Ohio]

I've been out for a couple of days finding tons of clad in more modern parks here in Ohio with my E-trac and the 15 x 12 SEF coil. That coil is a clad monster and covers a great big area with every sweep.

In the last few days I have found $130.00 in clad coins. Tons of quarters, dimes and nickles. Looks like no one ever hunted these areas.

Three days ago I went to the coin shop and bought 9 US silver eagles with those clads I found. The price of silver went up over 60 cents an ounce in the last two days.

Folks, don't sit on the clad you have found. It loses value as it is not real money like gold and silver.

Go out and buy either the US silver eagles or other silver or gold coins that are real money. They are sure to go up in value as the money policy of the US almost guarantees inflation. Those clads will LOSE value if they sit in your drawer.

The E-trac is the perfect machine for finding lost federal reserve coins (clad). Since I have owned the E-trac, I have found almost a grand in clads and those have been converted to US silver Eagles. I've bought 70 US silver eagles with those clads. In the last two days, those 70 Eagles have increased in price by $42.00.

Since 1987, I have been buying US silver Eagles with the clads I have found. Silver was running around 3 bucks an ounce for quite a while and that allowed me to buy lots of Silver Eagles with the clads at first. It has slowed down some since silver is now almost 13 bucks an ounce. I now have over 4 thousand US silver Eagles. In the last two days, those silver Eagles have increased in value by $2,400 dollars. Not too bad for a hobby !

By the way, I have owned many detectors. Whites, Fisher, Minelab, Garrett, and Tesoro. The E-trac, so far in the short time I have had it, has out found all the other detectors comparing the first 6 months of ownership each. More silver, more gold, more rings and deeper to boot.

 

[Rick(ND)]

n/t

 

[TheMarshall]

As predicted from the earlier days since the E-Tracs introduction, it has proven itself and confirmed the designers aspirations.

But for all that, its success is totally dependent on the user, his dynamism, and hunting location availability.

So to you Steve, congratulations for demonstrating just what the E-Trac is capable of.

I'm sure that whatever detector you've owned or will own, You will make it produce rewarding results.

Take note any newbies to the hobby, the best way to learn is by "Doing it".

Get out there and dig the junk as well as the goodies, for that's the best schooling you could ever have.

Well done Steve, and thanks for sharing ..................TheMarshall.

My Etrac:- Basic hunting settings.

Ferrous audio.

4 Tones.

Smart screen:- Fe 35 to 27 masked out.

Quick screen:- Clear, All Metals, .

Sens. Manual, about 26 (Depending on local conditions.)

My special beach Smart screen, for local conditions:-

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A 1 point frame of rejection Left, right and top of screen, together with a Fe 35 to 27 at the base.

This allows good sens., levels and helps suppress chirpiness from wet sand ripples etc.

It may be advisable for you to clear out the rejection at CON 35 to 45, Fe 1; to accommodate your high silver ($'s)

 

[drodda777]

Great post Steve, thanks for sharing. I have been doing this for less than a month and I thought I was doing good finding $35.00 in clad in three weeks. Boy was I wrong. I have not been hitting any tot lots though. Now we need you to do the followup post on how to quickly clean that much clad so the banks will take it back? Thanks for sharing your wisdom.

HH,

Dave

 

[Steve from Ohio]

Dave,
I've never had any problem with the bank accepting coins.

I tumble them for a day in my media tumbler and they come out looking pretty good. It was my brass tumbler and I run it with walnut shells. I can do several hundred coins at once with that set up.

They give me cash every time with no questions asked. It does help to have an account with the bank with enough in it to cover the amount in coin.

 

[Magicman]

I started this a couple years ago when I found that my clad collection was getting big. I decided to do something with them and like you bought silver. I have a nice silver collection of Walkers, Eagles, Quarters, and Dimes today, which stays in a safey deposit box. Maybe I will start burying them in the back yard - don't know about them banks...