Another Merc

I don’t usually blog when I find just one silver, but I’m bored.  Fortunately, PA’s “shelter in place” permits “exercise”, which to me ncludes metal detecting, so it is unclear why I was not motivated to get out today.  I think it is because it is cold out.  At least I got out yesterday.  Its rare that I’m unmotivated, just one of those once a decade days.

This site is one of my oldest sites, first hunt, about ten years ago, produced my oldest silver, a 1755 reale, and a barber quarter.  But, it has never been a go to site, always a backup site.  But it has worked well in that regard — whenever I’m in the area, and the primary site fails, I can always count on coming here as a backup and finding something.  The rational thing to do would be to grid it out, but I like having there as a backup.

This dime was 8 inches deep, and on its side.  Still love the E-Trac.

 

3 thoughts on “Another Merc

  1. I still love the Etrac too. I added the 17″ NEL BIG coil this year for certain sites. Doing well, 5 silvers so far, but only a couple were really deep, probably would have got them with the 13″ coil or even the NOX with the stock coil.

  2. Yes, the E-Trac is still magic. Still using the Big Unit (13 inch Detech coil). I’ve been thinking about the 17 inch NEL but the bedrock around here is about 8 inches, so not sure it will help. The problem around here is mineralization, not depth. A good ear on the E-Trac helps with that; I’m still pulling silvers at 4 inches on public property.

    • 13″ Detech is my standard go-to on Etrac. I can’t believe how the Etrac has mostly faded out of use in just a few years.

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