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Dan-Pa.

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No silver on this trip but in a 5 foot square got 4 8-10 inch (pink) clad dimes from the late 60's and my pinpoint was dead on with the new pinpoint feature of the SE pro. Actually pinpointed quite well with older Explorers and double D' coils but one can see the new light weight coil does away with nose heavy and greatly improves the ergonomics and Minelab is constantly inproving not just putting new names on their newest Explorers. My question is what makes the dimes (pink). Always a learning period and see the SE pro in normal seems a tad different than prevous older Explorers I have used but have the audio down path now where a high coin will stop me in my tracks and good to go..
 
My only guess for the pink colored clad dimes is the type of soil they are in maybe. Most clad dimes I have ever found in WA state are a real dark brown in color and even when I tumble them in my rock tumbler they don't clean up that well, but good enough to roll up and take to the bank. GL and maybe someone will have a better answer for your question.

Eddie
 
I'd have to agree with Eddie, definitely has something to do with soil content. Most of my clads are brown but every so often I'll dig a red / pink one. Any chemists in the house?

Glad you're loving your new explorer and better luck on your next hunt.

Steve in PA
 
usually when i find red nickles and clad the ground seems to be wetter. i've always thought that was the reason but i'm not sure.
 
A coin dealer friend of mine told me that the clad coins turn colors due to the copper leeching out of them. He said copper is more reactive with water and soil than the other elements in the coins. I'm not sure how true this is but it sort of makes sense. HH
 
You can't beat the pinpoint on the SE Dan...just like the CZ'z...dead on.

Next time those 4 dimes will be silver in that same 8" to 10" range.:thumbup:
 
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