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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2014 21:42:51 GMT -5
Speaking with Rick a while back, we got onto the topic of modern Canadian vs American coins and the differences. My old deepseeker always had such issues with toonies and loonies and playing with the new AT Pro, I see the same kind of issue with it. The VDI reading bounces around from the 50's to the 80's but I'm not sure why. One and two dollar coins are not steel, they're nickle and copper and I would assume give solid readings. Modern Canadian pennies, nickles, dimes and quarters are mostly steel and I understand why the MD freaks out a bit over them. Comparing those signals to US coinage is day and night as well, the US coinage gives rock-solid, repeatable signals. A lot to re-learn with this darn-fangled new machine...
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Post by Leslie Sarkany on Feb 6, 2014 6:42:24 GMT -5
Secret to that is dig them all. On the pro have to go by sound more than the LCD readout. Money isn't what it used to be.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2014 7:38:12 GMT -5
On my at pro i always pick the loonie at 90-91 and the toonnie at 84-85
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2014 14:10:31 GMT -5
I've never got numbers anywhere near that consistant on ANY machine on these coins.
The loonies, and twoonies are not exactly copper, and nickle.
The loonie is described as aureate bronze plating over nickle core.
the twoonie, ring is 99% nickle, center is an aluminum bronze alloy.
How could a detector be expected to get a fix on such a smorgasbord of crap.
Then take into account in the field all coins in the ground won't be laying perfectly flat, will develope coatings etc. all things that will lower the target ID #.
That said Deepseeker, I'm pretty sure that, and for the most part when actually in the ground those coins won't give numbers with that much varience, and will at least be above 80, signals you would /should dig anyway.
"money aint what it used to be" How true that is.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2014 14:30:58 GMT -5
For sure money is scrap now , some of the newer money would not survive too long in salt water , For the part of the number this what i go for to find them , not always on the money , but a lot of time.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2014 7:07:01 GMT -5
Almost makes you want to be an American, almost. Thanks for the input guys, will have to jackhammer some holes in the front yard and practice before spring.
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