fasteddieliz
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Has anyone spent time hunting Canadian Coins? Especially the newer Loonies , that have a different metal content. Please advise.
Thanks.........Ed
Thanks.........Ed
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How is the 3030 on Canadian coins??
- Thread starter fasteddieliz
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It will find them no problem just like any other FBS machine. Problem is the coins are made primarily of steel which is extremely ferrous and will be discriminated out in most cases. You need to create your own program or modify the preloaded ones to accept the Canadian coins.
Too early for me to give any constructive info on Canadian coins and my CTX. I do most of my detecting with the screen wide open so only time will tell. My Explorer gives out a distinct warble on a lot of newer Canadian coins along with a bouncing cursor accross the top. (not always the case though)
Ron L (rluka)
Ron L (rluka)
Hunted this weekend in Canada and it was a bit confusing with the 2 dollar coins. I was using four tone ferrous and have it set up for Iron to be a low sound. It sort of jumped back and forth on the sounds, and since I hunt on the tones I would have skipped it. Maybe I should make a video. The other coins seem to be fine.
This canadian coin composition chart should help explain the differences. Prior to 2000, all the coins were easy to pick up as long as you didn't discriminate nickel, and prior to 1968, they are very similar to U.S. Coins. It's from 2000 on that the big change appeared when the small (25 cents and under) denomination coins were constructed of a multi-ply plating deposited on a steel core blank. And now, this year, they are doing the same for our $1 and $2 coins. Not uncommon to find clad under 10 years old where the date and other features are just blobs of rust..
Dwayne2010
Member
Does anyone have an update here on finding Canadian Clad. Can somebody share their program specs here that would best suit finding our clad?
Saskhunter
New member
Guys I have the minelab Canadian coin program but for some reason I cannot send or receive pm"s , would gladly share with whomever needs it
kittlitz
Active member
avega said:
Looks like the program is available here: http://www.clivesgoldpage.com/ctx-3030-programs/
You'll notice that the discrimination pattern leaves a diagonal area open... in High Trash separation mode, which is what the program uses, Canadian steel coins will usually give a diagonal target trace. The angle and position of the trace can vary quite a bit; for example, I find that dimes often give a vertical trace. So you'll want to experiment with the program and maybe reduce the discrimination some more.
Hope this helps!
-Ken
Dwayne2010
Member
From my experience with the CTX3030, with Canadian Coins being steel with nickle plating, you end up digging a lot of trash. Even with the Canadian Program, there is no silver bullet for our money. I recently went over a few areas that I had been using the CTX on, but with a Garrett AT Gold and I was shocked to see how much I had missed. No doubt this is the case with many detectors. Its possible that I had missed these coins by not over lapping the coil.