I just returned from a week long hunt to Birch, Essex, England on virgin ploughed farmland. There were seven guys on the hunt total. Here was the breakdown of machines used: 1 person: Whites V-3 1 person: Whites V-3 and E-TRAC 2 persons: Explorer SE with Pro coils 3 persons (including myself): E-TRAC After the first day of using the Whites V-3 and finding nothing much of anything, the guy that also had the E-TRAC tried it on the second day. With the E-TRAC he found his first hammered silver. He continued to use the E-TRAC for the rest of the trip and found a few additional hammered coins. I believe he mentioned he would be selling the V-3 when he returned to the States. The person that only had the V-3 never found any hammered silver. I found three hammered (two silver pennies and a half grout) along with various other artefacts/silver jewellery and a few Roman bronze coins. The other members of the hunt (with the E-TRACs and Explorers) all found many hammered coins, Roman silvers and other silver artefacts. Thought you would be interested in these results…. Barry Small - Dix Hills, NY, USA