GArrett 350 and Pennies newbie question

[pepperdawg]

Hi All

Newbie - (although I found 7 clad totalling .40 the one day out before the ground froze)

Talk to me about pennies please? - been testing in the basement.

New Pennies show up as "pennies" - e.g a 2014 union shield
Lincoln Pennies - e.g 1971, 1979 used for my test
Wheaties - e.g 1944 and a 1953D ised for test.

The Lincolns and Wheaties show up as "dime/quarters" while the new pennies show as "pennies".

Am I missing a configuration somewhere? Calibration?

Settings = Medium Sensitivity and in coin mode.

All else works as expected nicely.

Thanks
-C

 

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[Jublain]

Nope you got it. The older pennies (pre 82) are made of mostly copper. Thats why they ring up higher. Its a good way to avoid zinc pennies if you are just coin shooting. The only problem with that is you will miss other good stuff that reads the same as zinc.