Ok, how about a Bottle Cap Challenge???

[BarnacleBill]

Was out for a while last nite w/ the Excel and found nothing of any value, but did learn a few things. Pulled a dime out of a hole mixed in with a bent U-shaped spent sparkler wire. These can be very pesky for those of you who have encountered them, depending on the machine you are using. Pretty impressive, as at first I was annoyed since the wire came out of the hole first, and I thought, “fooled again by one of those nasties”, but the dime was still in the hole.

Later I came across a bent bottle cap on the surface and swung over it for grins, the Excel read in the –20’s and I thought “pretty good response”. Then, I wondered what would happen if I bent it back to its original shape? The target then moved into the positive numbers on the Excel. So in the interest of science and boredom, I took the cap home and laid it in the yard, and ran the current 4 machines I have in my stable over it to observe their reactions.

So if you learned anything from all the effort I put into this exercise, simply send me your latest gold ring find, and I will consider us even.

 

[Bill Ladd]

Thanks for taking the time to do that....
It's been said many times the C$/Excel likes round objects. C$ especially, maybe even more. So that seems to make sense. Jumpy often gives a clue it's not a coin if the depth reading is shallow. A coin that's not a deepie will usually lock hard on 1 number. HH, Bill

 

[Mike Hillis]

Nice experiment there, BarnacleBill,

Eddie currents like the round objects. I bet you would be suprised to see what happens if you punched a 3/8" hole in the center of the cap.

I much perfer scanning over and around the new ones than the rusty ones. Those always seem to hit right before a zinc penny.

Thanks for posting that.

Happy CoinStriking