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i bought my v3i on thursday (need help)
- Thread starter mike87
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Larry (IL)
Well-known member
I have no idea where the Canadian coins ID at but you might try the Hi Pro program which accepts iron down to -20 and air test your coins. Even if they come in lower than that, you will still get a visual ID. Once you know where they come in at, you can accept that range(s) of coins and then you can assign whatever tones you desire to those coins, individually or for the entire block of coins, the V3i is very good at this. You can also search the Net V3i Canadian coin program, I'm sure someone has come up with a Canadian program by now. 
When I hunted in the Rio Grande Valley I wondered why I wasn't finding more Mexican coins. So I got a dollars worth of Mexican coins. That's when I found they were ferrous and I had them discriminated out.
Just get a selection of you coins and see what they ID. Then set your discrimination low enough to get them.
I like Loonies and Toonies.
Just get a selection of you coins and see what they ID. Then set your discrimination low enough to get them.
I like Loonies and Toonies.
SilverQuarter
New member
First time posting here, but have been keeping an eye on the forum for some time.
Saw mike87's post and thought I could be of some help here as I have been doing some tests with Canadian coins. I have found that if you run single frequency 22.5kHz, the V3i seems to just see the cladding and show up as a positive VDI or a high negative -95 to -93. Both of the other frequencies read as iron and are much more erratic. I haven't had much chance to test this in the field yet, but it works on air tests. It also seems to be more stable on pure nickel coins ( pre-1982 nickels and 1968 to approximately 2001 quarters and dimes). These nickel coins tend to read fairly erratically. They also tend to change dominant frequency in pinpoint as the coil is moved around .
I generally hunt using Magic's program ( which is excellent, my silver finds have gone way up since I've been using it) and flip over to my "Steel Coin" program when I come across something that might be a steel coin. I'm still working on the program, but I'll post what I have so far when I get the chance.
Another couple of things to mention, older toonies (pre-2012) read a lot like copper pennies, but stronger and less stable. They usually pinpoint 7.5kHz dominant. They can be a bit tough to tell from from bottlecaps sometimes. I also recommend doing some pinpoint tests with iron. With a DD coil it does not pinpoint in the center, except sometimes with 22.5kHz. This applies to to steel coins as well and it may work better to wiggle pinpoint. This doesn't happeny to a concentric coil though, the 950 coil is more stable on steel and nickel and pinpoints in the center.
It took me a while to figure this out, hope it helps.
Saw mike87's post and thought I could be of some help here as I have been doing some tests with Canadian coins. I have found that if you run single frequency 22.5kHz, the V3i seems to just see the cladding and show up as a positive VDI or a high negative -95 to -93. Both of the other frequencies read as iron and are much more erratic. I haven't had much chance to test this in the field yet, but it works on air tests. It also seems to be more stable on pure nickel coins ( pre-1982 nickels and 1968 to approximately 2001 quarters and dimes). These nickel coins tend to read fairly erratically. They also tend to change dominant frequency in pinpoint as the coil is moved around .
I generally hunt using Magic's program ( which is excellent, my silver finds have gone way up since I've been using it) and flip over to my "Steel Coin" program when I come across something that might be a steel coin. I'm still working on the program, but I'll post what I have so far when I get the chance.
Another couple of things to mention, older toonies (pre-2012) read a lot like copper pennies, but stronger and less stable. They usually pinpoint 7.5kHz dominant. They can be a bit tough to tell from from bottlecaps sometimes. I also recommend doing some pinpoint tests with iron. With a DD coil it does not pinpoint in the center, except sometimes with 22.5kHz. This applies to to steel coins as well and it may work better to wiggle pinpoint. This doesn't happeny to a concentric coil though, the 950 coil is more stable on steel and nickel and pinpoints in the center.
It took me a while to figure this out, hope it helps.
Larry (IL)
Well-known member
Welcome to the forum SQ, it sounds like you have a good start on a Canadian program, thanks for the input and keep us posted. Maybe Rob (Moderator) could start a folder for Canadian programs and tips in his Links at the top of this forum. I didn't realize that there were so many composition changes with the Canadian coins