dime vs penny better seperation?

[utahshovelhead]

I'm looking for ways to better separate the sound difference between a dime (not silver) to a penny. Any good suggestions out there?

Im sure a lot of answers will be to dig everything and not discriminate so much and im well aware of that but I am just looking to see what techniques may be different to get a better read on the penny and the number of items that come up about the same in sound and number. No need to go into detail about how Im missing targets, LOL im just looking for better ID suggestions that's all.

thanks for any answer,
Shov.

 

[utahshovelhead]

also, I'm sure that you have had pennys come in all over the scale as well any technique to improve the number to be more stable?

 

[NebTrac]

The only thing I've noticed Utah, is that a memorial penny will sometimes read different one way and then on the 90 read a few points higher or lower. My clad dimes are almost always a 44 Co. While my pennies read from 43 up to 47, but they generally are a different number on the 90.

See if that works for your area....'course you'll have to dig 'em all to be 100% sure.

NebTrac

 

[floodplaindetector]

I completely agree with NebTrac's take on this. There is more of a variation in conductivity range on a wheat penny while the clad dime locks around 44 (sometimes 45) and doesn't move and
is a flat solid sound.
I have been fooled by many deep wheat pennies as sometimes they will read high like silver (12-46). Deep memorial pennies will act this way also. On the flip side I am sometimes fooled by worn seated/barber/merc dime which sound exactly like a wheat penny.
When in doubt dig and you will be rewarded. My detecting partner drilled this into me years ago as he was way more experienced than me at the time. I recall years ago at the end of the day when I was very tired I hit a 5 inch coin. I told my partner its just a wheat i'm gonna leave it. He told me if you don't dig it I will. Luckily I did and it was a 1892 barber dime.

 

[moonshine]

the only thing i could think of is to increase the variability of the sounds. in general a clad dime should be 44 and a wheat at 42. see if you can get a slight tonal difference between those two number.

I dont think theres anyway to get a penny to read more "stable". it can be anywhere from 38 to 45, it is what it is. it can be a stable 38, or a stable 45. metal thickness (wear), orientation, composition differences, etc. no two pennies are alike, just like snowflakes.

 

[ChicagoJohn]

I am deaf and cant tell sounds. I use vibration phone on my etrac. I digging all but if coin is at least 4 inch deep then I dig it! It could be Mercury dime or old wheat cent. I found Barber dime at 8 inch deep.

 

[utahshovelhead]

Thanks guys,

I appreciate the info.
Im doing a little experimenting to see what things might stabilize my machine yet still get me the depth I want without going to ttf and loosing all the info. thanks.