Sniffing out the deep silvers.

[Samuel_Champlain_FTW]

I went out last week with Meditech to an area that we've had some great success in. It isn't too trashy considering where it is. I was hunting in multi conduct.

The night before, I watched a video on youtube about deep silver (9"), and how the E-trac reacts. It was fresh in my mind the next morning, so I decided to go after only deep targets with similar qualities to the video I had seen.

Within a few minutes I got a deep signal. It was hanging out 90% of the time on the Ferrous 1 line, with the conductivity in the thirties and low forties. When the ferrous line would jump up, the numbers would usually be 11, 12, or low twenties. It hit both ways, but one of the ways was a little iffy. Ten inches down (Meditech is my witness), was this 1904 Edward dime. Thank you Youtube Chicago Ron for your deep silver videos!

A short while later, I got another deep hit. I also dug a few deep square nails before this little guy, but this one hit both ways.... same numbers (1 ferrous line, some 11's 12's etc)... another dime, a Georgius 1920. The back is in terrible shape. He was around 8-9 " down.

I also found a couple of old coppers... and my second Indian head!

Happy hunting.

 

[Meditech]

Sure was nice digging out there Samuel, that was the deepest dime I ever seen dug. I can't wait to get my new headphones so I can start using muilty tone again

 

[Samuel_Champlain_FTW]

I would have given you mine, but I don't trust these Sony ones I use will last forever. I don't think they're made for the outdoors. haha

 

[Goes4ever]

great hunt, very nice oldies

 

[BrownBear]

Great finds..Can you please send the link to the video you saw I can use all the help i can.

 

[destructo]

nice finds, keep it going! D,

 

[Tenspeed]

Nice finds!

The ETrac is a deep machine! My deepest silver coins have been an 1892 O Barber dime at 11 1/2" and a 1930 S SLQ at 11" in heavy Mississippi clay. The dime rang up true. The quarter was iffy, but the tone was so nice and repeatable I just had to dig it. During this same visit that I found the quarter I also dug an 8" 1903 O Barber dime and an 8" 1918 Merc that both came in true in the same heavy clay. These coins cemented my belief in the ETrac doing well at depth.

Andy always told me to trust the tone over the ID.

 

[moonshine]

Nice coins!

The deepest coin I have ever found was at a depth of EXACTLY 9 1/4". And guess what a coin SO DEEP turned out to be? A memorial penny.

It was bouncy, i thought it might be deep silver....FE numbers were bouncy but it had a nice tone...read around 43 or 44 on the CO side.

 

[Coilfisher]

Thank you. Youtube Chicago Ron for your deep silver videos!
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Well, congrats, but I do not think it had anything to do with the videos you watched.
I watched some last night after seeing your post, and this guy thinks 9" is deep silver?
I have dug rosie's at a foot--trust me alot of older coins are very deep and out of range.
9" should be a depth any decent detector can reach accurately.
A FLAT coin at 9" should sing loud and clear.
My screen never displayed like that as well as he shows.
Unless, you are referring to a specific video?
Congrats again, but I think you did this all by yourself.

 

[Samuel_Champlain_FTW]

I know what you're saying coilfisher.... but I never reached a 9 " + coin with my old xterra.

The video comment was more about seeing the instability of the target id at coins that deep, that I knew about, but never experienced with a test site of my own. It was after that video that I decided I should be digging more of the deep, iffy ones. I'm fairly new to this machine.

Placebo effect. lol

I was at the park today, and I dug similar signals which all turned out to be very deep nails. If you don't dig you don't know....:veryangry: