Just Had to Have an E-TRAC

02/21/16

I live in a very historic area. I had permission to hunt woods around a lake that was active from about the 1820's to the 1960's. Though I assumed it had been hunted before, I knew there had to be old coins in the area. I hunted it (with my "other" detector) on 6 or 7 trips out, without finding a single "good" target. I had been having success for 20 years, but the targets just seemed to be disappearing. These woods should have targets that I just wasn't finding.

I finally decided I just had to have an E-TRAC if I was going to continue to have the success I used to have with other detectors.

My second day out with my new E-TRAC was back to the woods. I was now going to find out if it was really empty, if it was just me, or if it was the detector!

I had been in the woods swinging for about 15 minutes when I got a good solid 12/45 reading at about nine inches. I was really hoping it might be a Merc, or even better, a Barber dime. Nope, I just couldn't believe it! It was an 1833 Capped Bust dime. Five minutes after that, a 12/42-44 signal. It was a 1909 Wheat. (Not an "S" or "VDB") just a 1909 but I'll take it anyway! lol

Then, within the next half hour or so, another 12/45 signal. I was dieing...could it be another Capped Bust?

No, lol. It was only a 1913 Barber. I had become spoiled already!

The second trip back to these woods produced a 1916 Merc! (No, it wasn't a "D") but the same day, an 1874 Indian.

Five very nice coins in two trips out in an area that had produced not even one coin before using an E-TRAC!

I have posted about 20 videos on youtube of successful hunts I have had with the E-TRAC. Here is a link to the one where I found the capped bust dime: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPc7yB8kaWQ

Thank you for turning back the clock to the time when we found silver everywhere! It has become a whole new game!


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