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This is for all you E-Trac users out there.I live in the state of Iowa. Silver coins are not the easiest to find here. Nothing like all you hunters on the east coast. I set a goal for myself when I received my E-Trac on December 18, 2011. My goal was 500 silvers in 5 years. Sadly I came up a...

I got out last Friday, Sept.11, got permission to hunt, and on my second dig I pulled this beauty out of the hole! Made me smile! :cheesysmile: A 1913 Barber half dollar. Philly mint. They only minted 188,000 that year. That would be my lowest minted coin in 15 years of metal detecting. Came...

On Monday the 16th of March I officially started my detecting season of 2015. It wound up to be a day that an Iowa boy only dreams of. The last silver coin that I dug was the one I've had on my bucket list for a long time. It was a 1917D Variety 1 SLQ!!!! The rest of the coins I dug were...

My spring and early summer started out VERY slow. Just alot of clad and my normal 150 or so, wheatbacks, but little silver. But there was a few nice ones. Then I came in contact with a fella who told me about a old picnic groove in his family for at least 100 years! I was itching to get at...

Haven't been out much yet this year, but I managed to get out on Tuesday April 22 for a few hours. I worked an old church where the original was 1850 and then built the new one in 1890. There is about a hundred old pine trees on the property, anywhere from 100 to 150 years old. I was working...

Its plenty cold here in Iowa, only 18 degrees this morning when I met Joe at the city park. I started my week with 90 Silvers for the year, and on Tuesday I hunted a fairgrounds and Picked up two mercs and two rosies which brought me to 94 for the year. Out again on Friday and my hunting...

Earlier this month I was hunting an old horsetrack in Wisconsin not far from home. It was a nice fall day and had nothing better to do and decided to go dig a hole. I found alot of coins too.:) I found alot of old wheats from the teens and earlier, one toasted indian head, two nice mercs 1917...

On November 9th Tony two-cent, JKress and myself set out for a day long hunt here in Iowa. It was a beautiful day and silver was being found, but not by me. Nearing the end of the hunt, I got a strong silver reading at 7 inches and thought finally a silver for me. Was I surprised when I dug a...

Today August 9th I started out in a small town 40 miles from home at an old fairgrounds. Bombed out here, nothing but deep readings clad! Second stop was another little park in a small town, but still no LUCK... :( I wanted to hit one more small park on the way home and finally had alittle luck...

Finally got out today... its been a month! thumbsup01 Headed to an old picnic grounds that Joe and I have hunted before on several occasions. I had a little luck today and found myself an 1854 seated dime. In 10 years of dectecting that is the oldest dime I've ever found. It's wore pretty bad...

Last Tuesday, June 18th, there was a break in the weather and woke up early and said I'm playing hooky from work today to find an old coin or two. I arrived at the sight I'd been wanting to hunt, fired up the E-Trac and hoped for a good day! And it was! Within the first 10 minutes I found a...

Hi everyone, Ron here. :waving: I am retired, and an avid walleye fisherman, pheasant hunter, ginseng hunter, hornets nest hunter and grandpa. Been detecting a long time. I used a different brand for many years and finally bought the Minelab Etrac in December 2011. With the help of Joe, it has...

I don't post much here because I always need a little help with this computer stuff. 8/ But I check in several times a day to see all the great items you folks are finding. :smitten: As some of you already know, jkress and I hunt together very often. Sometimes I'll sneak some hunts in between...

Hi everyone, I pulled out a real beauty Sunday afternoon. I've been hunting a property owned by the church here in town. The site dates back to the mid/late 1800's. The ground here gives up nice keepers from time to time, but this is the first Seated from this place. Was hunting closer to the...

Went park hunting with Joe today and found two keepers. :happydance01: 1853 silver and a 1920 Wheat Cent. As you can see from the picture, the Half Dime was very shallow. Right in the roots of the grass, not more than 2-3 inches deep. It's been eight years since I've found one of these tiny...