Whats the "best" detector if I'm looking for silver coins?

[ManInTheWall]

I have a legend, and I just purchased a Deus 2. Would the Etrac identify the coins better, resulting in less digging vs all other brands? What about the whites V3i, would that be better than the Etrac at identifying what is buried?

Thank You

 

[jim tn]

IMHO, if you are looking for the perfect silver coin I d, you will most likely walk away from as many silver coins as turn out to be a silver coin upon digging. Unless you have an array of virgin sites that you can cherry pick for silver only, with most other typical silver yielding spots, such as old parks, about the only silver left in them is iffy signals. But I can attest those iffy ones can be pleasant surprises. Such as a 1790 half reale I just recently dug. Non the less, I've been with the hobby for quite a while and the best silver hunters I know have spent literally hundreds of hours getting to know whatever detector they are using.

I happen to use a Equinox and can quite often know, or highly suspect, when I am digging a silver dime or quarter. It's the signals I don't know what are that concern me the most if I should walk from it. You currently have two good detectors and I know the Etrac is good as well. Is one better then the other? I think it depends a lot on the person using it. Good luck! HH jim tn

 

[LTDigger]

Not a big fan of cherry picking silver unless the really old stuff rather do gold, nickel or copper but having said that folks who have done this a long time know the etrac and 3030 are still best for identifying at depth. Have a buddy who easily Ided silver dollar at 18 inches. Keep in mind etrac is discontinued and repairs no longer serviced by ML. Best

 

[IDXMonster]

If you are going to SPECIFICALLY hunt silver coins, I am going to state that public places usually don’t have many easy ones left. We’ve collectively been at this for 50 years, so the 0-6” silver is all but non-existent. Sure, you hear the stories about “shallow silver” and yes, I’ve found just a few….but if you want to really hunt DEEP coins, which hopefully turn out to be OLD coins, a machine with a very accurate DEPTH METER is absolutely key. Centering the target as accurately as possible is absolutely key, in order to get the most accurate depth reading. The CTX is probably the most refined at this task with the stock coil, but whichever one you’re using, make SURE that the depth meter is ACCURATE. Any time I’m hunting, because I hunt ONLY old coins and by extension hopefully SILVER coins, the depth meter is a critical piece of the ”dig or not” decision.

 

[#1Leatherneck]

I have a legend, and I just purchased a Deus 2. Would the Etrac identify the coins better, resulting in less digging vs all other brands? What about the whites V3i, would that be better than the Etrac at identifying what is buried?

Thank You

Respectfully, your inquiry: Summary 'identify the coins better'. . . 'would that be better than the Etrac at identifying what is buried'?
Which of those provide the most information about the target below the ground?
I believe the best for obtaining the most information has to be the V3i. After all, which of those provide the information indicating the freq./kHz
to make an informed decision. The V3i has an ability for sizing. It has a polar plot feature.
The V3i possibly has more configurability than any detector.
Your concern: "[r]esulting in less digging vs all other brands'.
Hopefully, you find this helpful.

Leatherneck
Semper fidelis

 

[Silverstreak]

Ctx gets my vote…

 

[ManInTheWall]

Respectfully, your inquiry: Summary 'identify the coins better'. . . 'would that be better than the Etrac at identifying what is buried'?
Which of those provide the most information about the target below the ground?
I believe the best for obtaining the most information has to be the V3i. After all, which of those provide the information indicating the freq./kHz
to make an informed decision. The V3i has an ability for sizing. It has a polar plot feature.
The V3i possibly has more configurability than any detector.
Your concern: "[r]esulting in less digging vs all other brands'.
Hopefully, you find this helpful.

Leatherneck
Semper fidelis

No comment on the whites v3i ?

 

[#1Leatherneck]

Ironically there was a post yesterday that a member found six silver coins with the White's Spectra V3i. He may hold the record with the V3i for this week?

Howdy---
I was on dialysis last night and I like to listen to Coast2Coastam when I'm tied to the machine. Wouldn't you know? The topic was "Unearthed Treasure." Well, after 40 years of metal detecting I could probably talk about my finds for hours hahah. As it turned out they took my call with about 10 minutes left in the show. I had to talk fast but I had enough time to talk about the joy that this hobby has given me and of course I did mention some of my favorite finds. Surprisingly, I was the only caller who spoke of metal detecting finds! Other callers spoke of records that they found at garage sales or in the trash or rare books that they found etc. Anyway, that reminded me that I was remiss in posting, here, my latest finds.
There was a house that I delivered Meals on Wheels to about 15 years ago. In my travels, I passed by it last week and found that the house had been removed. All that remained was sidewalk, foundation and a couple old trees. The first chance that I had, I went back there with my V3i and was rewarded with 6 silver coins, some wheat cents and of course a bit of clad and memorials. In the silver my favorite was the 1927-D Standing Liberty Quarter it has some stains on it that I'll try to remove. Here in Texas, Mexican coins are common finds, I think that it is cool though, to have dug 2 Mexican 20 Centavos coins - one a .720 silver 1937 and the other a 1943 copper. It was fun to get out swinging the coil again but I sure do miss my old hunting buddy Kenneth who passed away in February . Best of luck and...
Happy Hunting!
Blind Squirrel

I was blessed by hearing about his friend Kenneth Little when he posted about him a while back.
Leatherneck,
Semper fidelis