Only got a chance to hunt for about an hour today, so I went to an old area I knew produced silver. I also wanted to try out my new Radio Shack Wireless headphones. The ground was thoroughly saturated after the 8 of rain we got and my Etrac was running really smooth, so I switched to manual 28 sensitivity. After about 15 minutes and several old wheats cents, I got a solid hit that read max depth. I had difficulty pinpointing the target and it seemed too large but it sounded really solid and sweet and was bouncing around the upper right top corner of the screen so I dug. The ground was so easy to dig compared to the bone dry soil for the past months. The big plug stayed intact and folded over nicely on the hinge. Got out the Garrett Propointer and it told me the target was centered and close. A couple more inches of soft dirt and out comes a 1911 Barber half dollar. Wow! First one I ever dug, what a rush. Then I filled in the hole and started moving slowing around in a circle. About 6' out, the exact same thing as above, but this time a 1918 Standing Liberty half dollar. Needless to say I was, at this point in a bit of shock This was the first Standing Liberty I had ever dug. Two firsts, two big Silvers, and half dollars at that. Incredible. Both were very deep, probably 12 or more. I had been over this area multiple times before with the DFX because it is where I found an 1892 Barber Quarter months ago. The Etrac, set up with many of Angel's suggestions really seems to perform well. This is the best I could get them to look after the baking soda, aluminum foil method.
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Whoa!! Two silver halfs in one hunt!!!! thumbsup01 Sweet!!
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Big time congrats! I bet you are still pumped with adrenalin from that hunt lol
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