jeff & Maria
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Could the older analog or any metered machine for that matter distinguish the difference between silver and clad coins? If so how difficult was it to see/hear the difference?
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A question for veteran detectorists
- Thread starter jeff & Maria
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I can only speak for Whites..Yes the meter needle fell in a different spot most of the time. A couple pegs off on Silver and clad.Not always depended on condition of the coin. Ie: If dime was thin and worn it could fall in clad/zinc peg..If in good condition it fell a little higher on my machines.
Honestly you had to look carefully for the difference. As my eyes aged it was a little harder seeing the meter. The sound was a little more mellow on Silver with a good set of headphones. Can not really explain the difference in the sound it was just a little different sound . You could NOT always
hear the difference.A copper penny and Silver dime for the most part did read the same. Thats my take hope it helped.
Honestly you had to look carefully for the difference. As my eyes aged it was a little harder seeing the meter. The sound was a little more mellow on Silver with a good set of headphones. Can not really explain the difference in the sound it was just a little different sound . You could NOT always
hear the difference.A copper penny and Silver dime for the most part did read the same. Thats my take hope it helped.
Gunnar of bradford MN
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my freind mike parks who owns mission metal detectors , says one of the best and deepest detectors he ever saw in action is a TESORO TOLTECT II it has a meter on it and he seen his freind pick a 1868 dime out at 10" up hear in anoka county minnesota he is always loking for one he said that meter made all the difrence i may just look for one as well
jackintexas
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That is what I like about the XLT. Best detector I ever used in thirty years for telling copper pennies from clad dimes and of course silver is very easy to see.
yes!..this is possible with the xl-pro!..when the target is silver,the meter will deflect toward a higher denomination coin...for example,lets say you have hit a silver dime.the meter will deflect to the higher numerical reading which would place the meters pointer approximately AFTER the word DIME on the scale!..also the unmistakeable "smooth" "mellow" audio that is indicative of silver will leave NO doubt in your mind!..the indication of the position of the pointer is also stronger toward the quarter,and the half dollar should you detect them as well!..in fact many times when i have detected silver quarters,the meter indicated CLOSER to a half dollar on the meter!.the explanation for this is because of the precious metal content in the coin which IS a better conductor (silver) than a clad coin which is a mixture of nickel,and copper!..a lesser conductor!..hope this helps!
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[quote Gunnar of bradford MN]my freind mike parks who owns mission metal detectors , says one of the best and deepest detectors he ever saw in action is a TESORO TOLTECT II it has a meter on it and he seen his freind pick a 1868 dime out at 10" up hear in anoka county minnesota he is always loking for one he said that meter made all the difrence i may just look for one as well[/quote]
This is true to a point, however a good led meter that can read into the 3-digits can also tell the difference. I have a Toltec II plus a XLT-E series and both are great at ID'ing ....
This is true to a point, however a good led meter that can read into the 3-digits can also tell the difference. I have a Toltec II plus a XLT-E series and both are great at ID'ing ....
[quote Gunnar of bradford MN]my freind mike parks who owns mission metal detectors , says one of the best and deepest detectors he ever saw in action is a TESORO TOLTECT II it has a meter on it and he seen his freind pick a 1868 dime out at 10" up hear in anoka county minnesota he is always loking for one he said that meter made all the difrence i may just look for one as well[/quote] ... While I feel the Toltec II was one of the better TOD models Tesoro has made, I will also say it was only a 'typical depth' Tesoro. I've been using Tesoro's for a quarter century, and while I have pulled two deep coin targets, neither of them was the size of a small dime at 10". Is it possible? Well, maybe, but it's a stretch. And one thing I know is that even if it gave a 'dig ME' hit at 10", I doubt that it gave a functional TID reading.
I have a good friend who bought his in '94 after their release and, to this day, it is his primary-use unit even though he has a few other detectors to select from. He doesn't hunt up deep targets, never matching the depth on compared signals that I get with a couple of competitor's TID units. But on targets in it's range he does like the segmented analog display with TID accuracy on coins, which is what he's after.
Keep in mind, too, that the Toltec II has a good ED-120 Disc.. range, but that means it's more limited on the lower end than many models since then. Do you know what the best feature of the Toltec II was? The TID display pod. No, not the TID itself, but the display housing because it provided the housing concept for the first small Tesoro, the Sidewinder, and led the way to all the very good
I have a good friend who bought his in '94 after their release and, to this day, it is his primary-use unit even though he has a few other detectors to select from. He doesn't hunt up deep targets, never matching the depth on compared signals that I get with a couple of competitor's TID units. But on targets in it's range he does like the segmented analog display with TID accuracy on coins, which is what he's after.
Keep in mind, too, that the Toltec II has a good ED-120 Disc.. range, but that means it's more limited on the lower end than many models since then. Do you know what the best feature of the Toltec II was? The TID display pod. No, not the TID itself, but the display housing because it provided the housing concept for the first small Tesoro, the Sidewinder, and led the way to all the very good