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At least they do on Mitch Tippins page. I don't know if the coins were laying on the ground or waved under the coil in the air, but they sure sound the same to me. Can you tell the difference?
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Pretty tough to tell silver from clad at least by crosshairs, although sometimes you just know your over silver, it must have some tonal quality that makes a difference..a bit easier if your running in ferrous audio. Large cents and quarters also read very similar.. but I dont mind digging clad quarters.. I just dont want the darn pennies.. and at lest the zincs are easy to distinguish <IMG SRC="/forums/images/smile.gif" BORDER=0 ALT="
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...Don't detect the same.
After awhile, it becomes pretty easy to distinquish a quarter from a dime because the Explorer (or any other metal detector, really) will be able to paint a much larger target. A dime at a few inches is much smaller and produces less volume than a quarter.
Now, when the coin is on or near the surface, I will grant you that they can be hard to tell apart. If you really have to know, you can lift the coil until it could only be a quarter.
It is really academic. I would happily dig either target as would 99% of us.
One of the cooler things about the Explorer is that sometimes you will say to yourself, "That just sounds round." I've dug several iron rings and iron whatzit's that were round just because the target had softer edges - they sounded round. When I do that, I am right about the shape at least 60% of the time.
Anyhow, I think that the Explorer's feel for round items is far more important than being able to audibly distinquish between a pair of good targets.
Tim
After awhile, it becomes pretty easy to distinquish a quarter from a dime because the Explorer (or any other metal detector, really) will be able to paint a much larger target. A dime at a few inches is much smaller and produces less volume than a quarter.
Now, when the coin is on or near the surface, I will grant you that they can be hard to tell apart. If you really have to know, you can lift the coil until it could only be a quarter.
It is really academic. I would happily dig either target as would 99% of us.
One of the cooler things about the Explorer is that sometimes you will say to yourself, "That just sounds round." I've dug several iron rings and iron whatzit's that were round just because the target had softer edges - they sounded round. When I do that, I am right about the shape at least 60% of the time.
Anyhow, I think that the Explorer's feel for round items is far more important than being able to audibly distinquish between a pair of good targets.
Tim
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