Coins from the Great White North

[mwaynebennett]

I tested some Canadian coins on my Elite 2200 to see how they would register. Here are the results:

Pennies 1941-zinc
1962-penny
1971-penny
1973-quarter
1974-penny
1976-quarter
1978-quarter
1983-penny
1986-penny
1992-penny
1994-penny/quarter
1998-zinc
2000-zinc
2004-iron
Nickel 1958-zinc
Quarter 2000-penny
2 dollar 1996-penny

So it appears as though our friends to the north don't have as easy a job at determining what a target is likely to be. I find it interesting that the alloy content of the Canadian coins has changed so much over the years.

Mark
Elite 2200

 

[af647]

2 dollar coin gives mixed signals because it is 2 different metals in it
1 dollar coin is more stable
if your detector only has 9 or 11 id markings it is not enough to help you
and often it will call many different coins a penny
coin meters with 100 or 200 numbers or analog meters are better
a v3 type machine would give you a signature that no coin meter would and ids a coin in 3 different ways
this is info you can use
almost all detectors coin meters are set for american coins and refuse to put out one for canadian coins
and will get a very high percentage of coins wrong
examples of that are found with many garretts and tesoro detectors
many coin meters are not accurate if the coin is deeper than 3 or 4 inches