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Copper coins discriminate where?
- Thread starter dlh
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WV62
Well-known member
If I had any money last night when I read this thread I would have bet you couldn't disc out any copper coin. Lucky for me that I didn't start running my mouth before I checked my Tejon and low and behold I can even disc out a clad dime. Anyway the tejon disc out an IH penny at about the 3 o'clock position and the clad dime was just a tad higher maybe 3:30.
There must be a reason for this but right now I can't think of a good reason to be able to disc out a copper coin, zincs I can see why. Learned something, now I need to figure out how I can use that function to my advantage. I will start a new thread for this question, rather than taking this one in another direction.
Ron in WV
There must be a reason for this but right now I can't think of a good reason to be able to disc out a copper coin, zincs I can see why. Learned something, now I need to figure out how I can use that function to my advantage. I will start a new thread for this question, rather than taking this one in another direction.
Ron in WV
It will be up higher on the control Copper and dimes are very close if not identical on some coins.
Have you air tested SIR. ???? This is a pretty good way to find your discrmination points.. Most machines are a little different too..even though the same make and model.. But close.... Run a copper penny, a clad dime and a zinc cent.. Just above where the zinc cent hits will be your copper and dime range
Have you air tested SIR. ???? This is a pretty good way to find your discrmination points.. Most machines are a little different too..even though the same make and model.. But close.... Run a copper penny, a clad dime and a zinc cent.. Just above where the zinc cent hits will be your copper and dime range
WV62
Well-known member
Just to add to Elton's comments, if you don't have a old coin you can buy one at a coin dealer for a couple of bucks, that you can use for air testing. The last year for copper penny's was 1982. But you said older copper so I use an 1889 Indian head penny for my air testing and on the Tejon was on the edge of disc in and out at the 3:00 o'clock position.
Seems 777Timo said his Vaquero disc out the old copper at 4:00 o'clock, so if you was to run at about the 2:00 or 2:30 position or lower, you should be getting the older copper coins if you run over one with the coil.
Good luck,
Ron in WV
Seems 777Timo said his Vaquero disc out the old copper at 4:00 o'clock, so if you was to run at about the 2:00 or 2:30 position or lower, you should be getting the older copper coins if you run over one with the coil.
Good luck,
Ron in WV
BarberBill
New member
I haven't done a serious check on all my detectors concerning this, but can say that modern copper pennies discriminate out fairly close to the highest setting, definitely higher than zinc pennies. Your best bet is to put one under the coil and turn up the disc on your machine and note the setting where it drops off.
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