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Zinc Lincoln cents: I may just be reading too much
- Thread starter monindou
- Start date
Hey Doug.
Wow! Another Nebraskan. Good to see ya here.
About your Zinc troubles...I hear ya. I've got a park that has a number of them AND IH's...well, had a number of them. At this spot they can come in at the same number which also means the same sound. One trick I do and worked for me pretty good last time is to:
Lower the gain to about 15. By doing this one thing, I was able to pick up "volume" wise the deep (8-10") targets differently than the shallower (2-5").
Let me state by saying I do not always do this nor recommend it all the time. But at this particular spot I've found an IH or Wheat for that matter that was shallower then 6"...with about 30 hours at this area. Once you've dug a few targets at some spots, you get a feel for the how deep things are.
You probably know all that through experience with your SE. As far as the numbers go the MAJORITY of my IH's come in at 12-34, zincs usually ride that 12-38...but again, I've seen it reversed as well.
NebTrac
Wow! Another Nebraskan. Good to see ya here.
About your Zinc troubles...I hear ya. I've got a park that has a number of them AND IH's...well, had a number of them. At this spot they can come in at the same number which also means the same sound. One trick I do and worked for me pretty good last time is to:
Lower the gain to about 15. By doing this one thing, I was able to pick up "volume" wise the deep (8-10") targets differently than the shallower (2-5").
Let me state by saying I do not always do this nor recommend it all the time. But at this particular spot I've found an IH or Wheat for that matter that was shallower then 6"...with about 30 hours at this area. Once you've dug a few targets at some spots, you get a feel for the how deep things are.
You probably know all that through experience with your SE. As far as the numbers go the MAJORITY of my IH's come in at 12-34, zincs usually ride that 12-38...but again, I've seen it reversed as well.
NebTrac
tippyhound
New member
monindou said:
JamesBondaka
Active member
Well...first you could make your own program or alter one to accept the good pennies and/or coins and disc out the zincs. Its not fail safe but would mostly do the job.
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Second thing to note....you might miss a good coin or miss something better if you do the first. I have thought I was getting a penny many times and came up with something much better. Remember, the numbers are scaled to coin attributes, so it looked at what it 'thinks" it is and takes its best shot.
Good luck!
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Second thing to note....you might miss a good coin or miss something better if you do the first. I have thought I was getting a penny many times and came up with something much better. Remember, the numbers are scaled to coin attributes, so it looked at what it 'thinks" it is and takes its best shot.
Good luck!
Thanks Guys.
I've now got about 3 hours with this machine. Hit an old place with my son last night. We pulled a couple of '40's wheats and I pulled a lot of clad. Although not sounding 100% identical to the SE I did notice that the zinc's sound quite similar to what I've been hating - I mean hearing : ) - with the SE. I'm going to play with the variability to see if I can get things to sound "more the same".
Next dumb question coming soon : )
I've now got about 3 hours with this machine. Hit an old place with my son last night. We pulled a couple of '40's wheats and I pulled a lot of clad. Although not sounding 100% identical to the SE I did notice that the zinc's sound quite similar to what I've been hating - I mean hearing : ) - with the SE. I'm going to play with the variability to see if I can get things to sound "more the same".
Next dumb question coming soon : )
treasure sstate
New member
OK I will ask this here. Has anyone noticed that while in pinpoint that zinc's close to or on the surface will not give a response?
JamesBondaka
Active member
You may have the pinpoint settings set wrong or not the way you want them. Also, when you pinpoint, make sure coil is at least 1 foot away( or more) before trying to pinpoint your target. It might think you are trying to find something else than the intended target thus eliminating what you are trying to seek.
Try the different pinpoint setting and see which one works for you....a few minutes in the backyard with a coin and you should be good to go!
Good luck to you!
Try the different pinpoint setting and see which one works for you....a few minutes in the backyard with a coin and you should be good to go!
Good luck to you!
treasure sstate
New member
Actually I just raise the coil an inch or 2 and it then pinpoints.