Goldstrike
Well-known member
It's been another hot day (mid to upper 90 degrees) so I could only stand the heat for about 1hr then had to quit after finding some change and 2 pieces of costume jewellery.
Just for the heck of it, I got a silver dollar out (I did not detect this one)! when I got home and swung my coil (air tested) in my back yard away from anything that could affect my detector, to remind myself what numbers they come in at. I not only air tested but tested the coin on the ground with no difference in any of the readings or tones.
In A.M. ferrous....a typical silver tone, very high just like a clad quarter that was lying on top of the ground at 38. It was the same in Relic and ferrous.
I then tried in the other settings, coins, coin and jewellery in conductive sounds. Both read the same 35. The sound was lower just like a clad penny and again, at 35.
I ground balanced it properly (coil on the ground, no targets underneath etc
and still the same numbers and sounds as mentioned above. I have found 1 silver dollar 4 or 5 years ago that came in at 38 if I can remember correctly.
My concern is that I generally ignore penny signals and I'm sure most of you do too....so could it be that I for one have missed some silver dollars because they sounded like clad pennies and came in at 35?
Silver dollars are a rare find for metal detectorists. Unless they are a rare date or are almost uncirculated, they don't fetch much more than the silver is worth BUT I hate the thoughts of missing them if they register as a clad penny.
If you have a silver dollar, would you please test it and let us know what the stats were. Thanks G.S.
Just for the heck of it, I got a silver dollar out (I did not detect this one)! when I got home and swung my coil (air tested) in my back yard away from anything that could affect my detector, to remind myself what numbers they come in at. I not only air tested but tested the coin on the ground with no difference in any of the readings or tones.
In A.M. ferrous....a typical silver tone, very high just like a clad quarter that was lying on top of the ground at 38. It was the same in Relic and ferrous.
I then tried in the other settings, coins, coin and jewellery in conductive sounds. Both read the same 35. The sound was lower just like a clad penny and again, at 35.
I ground balanced it properly (coil on the ground, no targets underneath etc
and still the same numbers and sounds as mentioned above. I have found 1 silver dollar 4 or 5 years ago that came in at 38 if I can remember correctly. My concern is that I generally ignore penny signals and I'm sure most of you do too....so could it be that I for one have missed some silver dollars because they sounded like clad pennies and came in at 35?
Silver dollars are a rare find for metal detectorists. Unless they are a rare date or are almost uncirculated, they don't fetch much more than the silver is worth BUT I hate the thoughts of missing them if they register as a clad penny.
If you have a silver dollar, would you please test it and let us know what the stats were. Thanks G.S.
