Wheat to Silver ratio help...

[jkress]

Hi folks,

I am interested in some data from you all.

I would like to see if there is a general ratio of how many wheats everyone digs to silver.

There are variances to any statistic I realize this, but I would love to see if there is a general average amongst us treasure hunters.

My wheat count for the year was 478 and my silver count was 101.

So the number I am looking for is wheat count divided my silver count.

My number would be 4.73

If you could, please post your wheat/silver ratio number.

I am very interested (since it's winter here :rolleyes: ) what everyone else's is.

Thank you very much for participating. I know, I know... I have been described as obsessive compulsive on more than one occasion. lol

Joe

[zrickkid]

Mine was about. 5 to 1. 56 wheats to 12 silvers (im counting war nickels (4) ).

[Dimeman]

Last year I dug 39 wheats and 72 silver coins.
All but 6 of the wheats were dug from the middle of Sept to the end of the year. The silver all year.
I had one of my detectors repaired in the summer and it read correctly on coin signals afterward.

[Jeff (or)]

Interesting question, :popcorn: I have noticed that my ratio runs about 5 to 1 also. :interesting:

[Evan/tn]

I found a whopping five silver coins last year :cheering:
and a small hand full of wheats :popcorn:
Make it 7 to 1

[jkress]

Last year I dug 39 wheats and 72 silver coins.
All but 6 of the wheats were dug from the middle of Sept to the end of the year. The silver all year.
I had one of my detectors repaired in the summer and it read correctly on coin signals afterward.


:shocked04:

That is a very, very nice ratio there Dimeman. :clapping:




Mine was about. 5 to 1. 56 wheats to 12 silvers (im counting war nickels (4) ).


....... I counted war nickels too. :yes:

Thanks for posting your numbers everyone. I appreciate it. thumbsup01

[giant056]

If it's a hammered spot the ratio is low but if it's a spot where detectorist's haven't been hammering the ration probably would be closer to 5:1

[Carver]

My ratio over the years is right at 4 wheats to 1 silver :clapping:

[Bell-Two]

My ratio is about 10 to 1 I don't know why that high maybe the people around here were too poor to carry much silver. lol or maybe it is because I had several double digit wheat days that skews the count....or gasp maybe I am just now learning to understand the silver signals :embarrassed: not complaining of course. My last three hunts turned up 4 silvers including a Barber dime.

[greg]

It's just a matter of luck if you ask me.

[wingmaster]

Mine would probably be 10 to 1 if I'm lucky which I'm not so its probably worse than that. Yep I think its luck because when I do real good on silver then I'll go for awhile without finding any, thats my luck catching up with me.

[Full Metal Digger]

190 wheats and 44 silvers = 4:1 ratio.

[angellionel]

My number is 1.87

[russellt]

ive always heard where theres wheat theres silver.... sometimes thats true and sometimes it aint . last year2010, i got 64 wheatys and 14 silver coins. so roughly between 4 or5 to 1.hi-eva in 2009 i got 97 wheats and 12 silvers so thats about 9 or 10 to 1.


location , location , location that and a little luck and a litttle skill.. all i can tell ya is it varies

[randy]

This year 122 silvers and 292 wheats = 2.39.

[dave in iowa]

317 wheats, 63 silvers , i think its about 5-1 5.03

[li tom]

Mine last year is 183 silver coins to 820 wheats close to 4.5 to 1.This is close to my ratio in my 4 and a half years detecting.

[jkress]

Wow...thanks for logging your stats everyone. :clapping:

4-5 wheats to every silver seems to be slightly more common so far.

I am a bit surprised at Angel's ratio... I figured yours was probably closer to 4-5 silvers for every wheat. rofl

Thanks again and if anyone else would like to post their ratio... please do so.

[angellionel]

I am a bit surprised at Angel's ratio... I figured yours was probably closer to 4-5 silvers for every wheat. rofl


I wish that were the case! lol

[dave in iowa]

My number is 1.87
Wow

[Cheap Thrills]

About 5 to 1 .

[ec121connie]

I'm rather new at this hobby. Been at it for about 6 months now.

So far I have found about 35 Wheat Pennies and no silver coins.

I guess that would make my ratio about a Gazillion To Zip. :grin:

[Ill Digger]

308 wheaties : 46 silver coins (Not counting war nickles)=6.69
So about a 7:1 ratio
Good thread! thumbsup01
I never would've tried to figure it out lol

[Trigem]

My ratio? huh 0-0 :beatdeadhorse:

Hoping that will soon change, first detector in five years is on it's way :happydance01:

[Lowjiber]

I've never kept track, but I'd guess mine is about 8:1 (wheats to silver).

Like others, I've always used wheats as an indication that I'm in the right area for silver. Early last year, I moved to the Vegas area and had an entire park system to learn. Finding a wheat tells me that there was activity there in the past, and it's worth spending a lot more time detecting.

[BillZ]

I usually run about 7-1, if you count war nickels.

UPDATE:

I just did a count for the past couple of months and we have 117 wheats and 15 silvers, counting 2 war nickels. That's 7.8 - 1.

I don't know how some of you guys get less than 5 - 1. :dontknow: