In the postwar years, the heavy production of cents was scaled back, as hoarding ceased and some of the slack was taken up by other base-metal coins.[43] Nevertheless, the various issues of small coins, at that time not redeemed by the government, caused another glut in commerce, which was not completely broken until the Act of March 3, 1871, allowed redemption of cents and other minor coins in lots of $20 or more.[38] Pursuant tof o this act, over thirty million copper-nickel cents, of both the Indian Head and Flying Eagle designs, were redeemed; the Mint melted these for recoinage. Fifty-five million bronze cents were also sold to the government; beginning in 1874, the Mint re-issued these in response to commercial requests for cents, lowering the demand for new coins.[44] Drops in the price of silver brought coins of that metal, hoarded for a decade or more, back into commerce, also decreasing demand. Between 1866 and 1878, production only occasionally exceeded ten million; the 1877 coin, with a circulation mintage of 852,500, is a rare date for the series.[43] After 1881, there were few redemptions of bronze cents, due to high demand for the denomination, though copper-nickel cents continued to be redeemed and melted. Wonder what there made of but what ever it is very consistent 12.35 to 12.37 and once in a blue moon a 12.34 those are corroded.
Now the memorial cent reads 12.43 to 12.44
now
A wheat well read 12.39 to 12.40
WHY
The memorial is 95% copper and 5%
The wheat is 95% copper and near 5% zinc with a small amount of tin
Looking at what we know I would think there's slightly more tin in the Indian bringing the id down to 12.35 12.37
As far as nickels with the war and all variation in the metal content would cause different ids .
Your metal detector is measuring the Resistance of the target which gives the id. sube
Now the memorial cent reads 12.43 to 12.44
now
A wheat well read 12.39 to 12.40
WHY
The memorial is 95% copper and 5%
The wheat is 95% copper and near 5% zinc with a small amount of tin
Looking at what we know I would think there's slightly more tin in the Indian bringing the id down to 12.35 12.37
As far as nickels with the war and all variation in the metal content would cause different ids .
Your metal detector is measuring the Resistance of the target which gives the id. sube
