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cents vs. dime ID...simple solution

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learn where the cutoff for square tabs is. Then, dig everything at or above that line. Whatever it is, it'll likely be at least worth $.01 to dig up!
KEB
David
Aiken, SC
 
A clad dime has lots of copper in it and this is a problem as pennies according to their year vary as to where they come in on the meter. Indeed if you hunt local parks are going to be fooled, a nice silver dime usually hits quite accurately on the meter..Just like tabs and foil indeed can be a nice gold ring digging for a clad dime may get you a penny.
 
I dug a new quarter yesterday that rang in as a penny. <img src="/metal/html/shocked.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":shock">
 
I have had that happen more than once. With all the copper in the clads it's tough for the detector to figure out which is which. How I long for the days when we had real money.
Bill
 
Even when I dig a penny thinking it's a dime, I'm still a little richer. I know some people try to ignore them, but those pennies can add up amazingly fast since there are so darn many of them. A penny saved is just a #####ed penny, but 100 make a dollar. Old John-Edmonton buys a gold coin with his pennies every year: Myself, I recover enough to buy a case of beer. HB
 
Try this:
http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20041116/a_pennies16.art.htm
 
Yeah I never pass a penny up. Figure it's a penny more than I had and they do add up. I can remember when a penny bought a whole lot. When I was a kid they had penny candy and three for a penny candy but then you could get an ice cream cone for a nickel and pay your way into a real movie for a dime. My mom used to give me a quarter and it would pay my way into a movie and buy me a box of popcorn, a coke, and a candy bar. My how times have changed. <img src="/metal/html/smile.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":)"> Don't know if they still have them but Vegas used to have penny slot machines and they were busy all the time.
Bill
 
Excellent <FONT COLOR="#ff0000">commentary!</FONT> Pennies, dimes, quarters...like I said it will usually be worth AT LEAST .01 to find out! Nearby trash, ground conditions, etc. can confuse a detector, and I have had things look like a penny that were much nicer, like a small silver amulet. So dig em up!
david
 
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