Hey everyone-
As 2011 winds to a close, and we reflect on our best finds of the year, I was wondering if you all have been thinking about your metal detecting goals for 2012? I think it's fun to set a mark and then shoot for it. It helps dictate what spots you should be hunting, which signals you should be aware of, and it makes it that much more rewarding when you reach your goals. Since my previous yearly highs were only $30 in clad and 2 silver coins (back in my Ace 250 days), I tried for $50 in clad (got that by spring) and 20 silver coins in 2011, but I unfortunately only found 14 (when you include jewelry, I probably found 25 silver items thumbsup01 ).
I'm thinking that my goal this year will be to find 3 gold items with the E-trac. It'll force me to dig more signals that I'd generally pass over when I was trying to focus on high conductive silver tones (obviously I'll still dig those too!). I think the end result will make me better understand my detector and the number of unique items are sure to increase as well.
So what are you guys shooting for? I'm sure some of you professionals are eyeballing hundreds of silver coins or maybe one type of coin in general (silver dollar, seated coin, large copper, etc). Don't be afraid to set stretch goals!
Curious to hear about them! Good luck!