3 cent nickel

[weston]

Can anyone tell me what a 3 cent Nickel reads on the equinox. Probably one of the only coins I haven't found in my time detecting and I'm curious. Thanks in advance

 

[C&RHunter]

I scanned the 3 cent nickel a while back and got a solid 10 reading. That sounds right as I get regular nickels at 12. I knew on the CTX they came in with a smaller number (if I remember correctly a 6) than a regular nickel.

 

[dewcon4414]

Heres a chart thats been posted............ https://www.findmall.com/read.php?107,2455288

 

[C&RHunter]

I just rescanned my 3 cent piece in all modes and the number bounced 9-10. That may be as I waved the coin over the coil, the orientation of the coin to the coil wasn’t consistent. Whatever the reason for the bounce, that should give you an idea of where the 3 cent nickel’s register. I hope you are lucky enough to find one. I don’t know how many were in circulation but I feel that they should be out there to find. HH

 

[dewcon4414]

Close to 70 million were minted. .... but they melted nearly the entire production of non proof ones from 1863 to 1872. 1851 to 53 were .75 silver and .25 copper......1854 to 1873 were .99 silver and .10 copper.... after that they were .75 copper and .25 nickel.they were also about .03 mm larger to. So as u might expect..... not all will read 9 digit.

 

[C&RHunter]

Good info, Thanks

 

[sunraysux]

...in deference to the attached and all the other replies here....
the VDI readings on these quirky machines is to say the very least....very erratic....and unpredictable
depends on the moisture in the ground....the mineral content of the dirt...the EMI in the area....
the depth of the target and its position relative to other items nearby.....the sensitivity setting...etc
you get the picture; yes there are generalities but this is very much a "dig everything" machine sadly
just last evening, regular Jeff nix were ringing in at 11-12-13-14-15.....from BOTH directions....in 3 different sites....
all different moistures and depths, so there's that!!
i do like the machine working in concert with my Etrac; i now have a great deal of confidence that when i tire of a site ue to lack of targets, that i have gotten say 90% of the gettable items
Etrac goes first if the site conditions allow....and then mr Noxxx rolls in to grab all the goodies where the signals were masked and smeared
this strategy is really working well

 

[Jason in Enid]

i do like the machine working in concert with my Etrac; i now have a great deal of confidence that when i tire of a site ue to lack of targets, that i have gotten say 90% of the gettable items
Etrac goes first if the site conditions allow....and then mr Noxxx rolls in to grab all the goodies where the signals were masked and smeared
this strategy is really working well

And that sounds like the perfect strategy!

 

[sunraysux]

yeah...no doubt
these 2 work in such wonderful concert and synergy
the perfect symbiotic relationship....and neither of my girls get jealous either!!

 

[laplander]

Close to 70 million were minted. .... but they melted nearly the entire production of non proof ones from 1863 to 1872. 1851 to 53 were .75 silver and .25 copper......1854 to 1873 were .99 silver and .10 copper.... after that they were .75 copper and .25 nickel.they were also about .03 mm larger to. So as u might expect..... not all will read 9 digit.

I think the original poster mentioned Nickle 3 cent not Silver 3 cent. I wasn't aware of the remelt interesting info thanks Dew .The Nickle 3 cent was minted from 1865 to 1889. One thing for sure they are all elusive little buggers

Laplander

 

[dewcon4414]

I added the silver ....... because some people dont know about them. So if you are looking for 3 cent pieces..... both of the silvers and the nickels will hit differently because of size and metal.

 

[Mark kus]

Close to 70 million were minted. .... but they melted nearly the entire production of non proof ones from 1863 to 1872. 1851 to 53 were .75 silver and .25 copper......1854 to 1873 were .99 silver and .10 copper.... after that they were .75 copper and .25 nickel.they were also about .03 mm larger to. So as u might expect..... not all will read 9 digit.

Exactly different metal content for the years will result in a different number..

 

[C&RHunter]

I just rescanned my 3 cent piece with the Equinox 800 in all modes and the number bounced 9-10. That may be as I waved the coin over the coil, the orientation of the coin to the coil wasn’t consistent. Whatever the reason for the bounce, that should give you an idea of where the 3 cent nickel’s register. I hope you are lucky enough to find one. I don’t know how many were in circulation but I feel that they should be out there to find. HH

Just to clarify, the 3 cent nickel that I scanned, with the above results, was an 1865 variety. According to the Red Book they were of .750 copper and .250 nickel composition, weighed 1.94 grams, 17.9 mm diameter, and 11,382,000 were minted that year.