Yesterday I got a solid "19" signal on my Etrac that was fairly deep so I decided to dig it. For the non-etrackers out there...19 is squarely in the pull tab range. When I opened up the turf I was surprised to find a penny in the hole. My first thought was there had to be something else in the hole with it like a nickel since a zinc penny normally rings up in the 32 to 37 range on the etrac. But there was nothing else in the hole so I ran the penny across the coil and sure enough it rang up 19 again. Also when I got my finds home and cleaned them up I noticed the penny felt really light. The penny still has good smooth edges that aren't eaten away, and the surface of the coin is smooth and doesn't have that spiky texture like so many zincs we find.
Any ideas on why this penny rings up so low and is so light? I don't have a scale to weigh it but it does feel lighter than an ordinary zinc. No reason to add a picture since it looks like an ordinary zinc in decent shape.
Any ideas on why this penny rings up so low and is so light? I don't have a scale to weigh it but it does feel lighter than an ordinary zinc. No reason to add a picture since it looks like an ordinary zinc in decent shape.
