penny id readings

[kasparov747]

just wanted to know if any of you guys get 3-28 or 4-28 readings on any of your pennies? around where i live when i get those readings i mostly count on a dime but have gotten a lot of pennies in the same range here lately. most pennies here read around 7-25 and some of the wheaties read 6-28 or close thereof. dont know if its the ground where i found them or maybe a combination of ground conditions along with how much time the pennies have been in the ground. thanks for all your help and happy hunting.

 

[Knipper]

Yes, I've encountered those readings for cents at some sites. Usually, a cent (older, not zinc) comes in 7-26, 7-27 for me, but I've been fooled when expecting a dime and ended up with the lowly cent.

Knipper

 

[Gold Nuggets]

Next time you dig a 4-28 signal and it is a penny, look at it and see if your coin has a rusty look to it.
I find that a lot in my area......either a rusty look or a really pale white coating on it.
Gold Nuggets

 

[Dan-Pa.]

Newer memorial cent pre 1983 will fool a lot of units and come in like a dime, same goes for certain older crusty wheaties. Part of the hobby my friend. Usually the tone of a silver dime will just be a hair mellower to a trained ear...

 

[stubbs1]

Most of mine come in at 7 25 or 7 26 and I have dug them at 3 28 and 4 28 but now I dont use the numbers anymore since I got the Emulator anddone some time on it.I like the Smartfield screen now. Good Luck & HH

 

[dewcon4414]

I think you will find those reading on pennies close to the surface raise your coil a little. a dime for me reads 4 29 if it a surface coin. Also are you running in manual sensitivity say around 25? sometimes that changes the readings on coins close to the surface as well. I even get 1 29 for quarters if my sensitivity is too high. Its like pull tabs in an area..... dig a couple and you know what they arre going to read in that area.

Dew

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