Why dig all them Pennies.

[Sandman]

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[Captain Caveman]

It depends on where I'm hunting. If I'm hunting a place where there is a good possibility of IHPs, I dig zincoln hits. If not, I don't.
I always dig copper pennies because they overlap with dimes and I like digging wheats!

 

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[Loco-Digger]

Like many Noobs, when I started detecting last year I discriminated zinc. I did not want to waste my time digging toasted zincolns. What a mistake, I dig all zinc's now an have pulled 13 IHPs this year. One being a key date. I currently discriminate iron and foil (VDI 1-25) on the F75 LTD SE. To many, I should only disc out 1-19, but I am a coin shooter and the set-up works good for me.

 

[shovelready]

The reason you dig all those pennies is because when you add them all up, they make dollars....

 

[Msbeepbeep]

I'll give you one more reason to dig pennies.

I was digging a penny signal close to the sea wall at a beach, when I got down 4" and it's still deeper, I figured I was going to be digging a piece of copper pipe. At 11-12" I finally scooped what ever it was out of the hole, shaking the scoop I was shocked to see a good sized religious pendant marked 14K, with flecks of copper in it. So you never know for sure till you dig it out.

 

[TerryC]

I'll give you one more reason to dig pennies.

I was digging a penny signal close to the sea wall at a beach, when I got down 4" and it's still deeper, I figured I was going to be digging a piece of copper pipe. At 11-12" I finally scooped what ever it was out of the hole, shaking the scoop I was shocked to see a good sized religious pendant marked 14K, with flecks of copper in it. So you never know for sure till you dig it out.

Msbeep, Your story is EXACTLY my point! A penny should not be detectable at 12". And it was gold, not a penny. Two strikes against the display. Incidentally, I use a PI on beaches which doesn't have a display anyway. TTC

 

[MrMikeJackie]

Msbeep, Your story is EXACTLY my point! A penny should not be detectable at 12". And it was gold, not a penny. Two strikes against the display. Incidentally, I use a PI on beaches which doesn't have a display anyway. TTC

Point is kinda mute, if she was going by sound only and looking for gold only she might not have dug it as it sounded like a penny. What she did right was dig because it repeated. Sound ID is a direct reflection of what's on the screen. So If the screen is lying so are your headphones.

 

[cudamark]

Msbeep, Your story is EXACTLY my point! A penny should not be detectable at 12". And it was gold, not a penny. Two strikes against the display. Incidentally, I use a PI on beaches which doesn't have a display anyway. TTC

My current machines will detect a penny at 12"......14" as a matter of fact. I do it every time I go out to the beach. In that venue, you dig everything above iron, and sometimes even that. I've found some nice knives and tools scooping iron at the beach. I dig foil sounds too. Sure, I get lots or seals, aluminum foil, gum wrappers, and cigarette packs, but, small gold and platinum rings are in that range too and they "sound" just as bad. At an urban park, I'd ignore those sounds and readings along with the iron and zincs (unless Indians are a possibility). They're just not worth that extra effort on my old bones. Now at an old home site, I'll make the extra effort....at least until the roofing nails drive me crazy!

 

[TerryC]

My current machines will detect a penny at 12"......14" as a matter of fact. I do it every time I go out to the beach. In that venue, you dig everything above iron, and sometimes even that. I've found some nice knives and tools scooping iron at the beach. I dig foil sounds too. Sure, I get lots or seals, aluminum foil, gum wrappers, and cigarette packs, but, small gold and platinum rings are in that range too and they "sound" just as bad. At an urban park, I'd ignore those sounds and readings along with the iron and zincs (unless Indians are a possibility). They're just not worth that extra effort on my old bones. Now at an old home site, I'll make the extra effort....at least until the roofing nails drive me crazy!

Cuda, you and your machines' abilities go way beyond mine. I also dig ALL sounds at a beach. Why not? The sand is easy to dig. At 12/14 inches we are talking fringe targets. Of course the sound/display fails "out there". Just getting a signal out there is good. Tnx for your response. TTC

 

[cudamark]

Digging everything at my local beaches would drive you crazy with all the iron targets. That's why I don't use a PI machine.

 

[Msbeepbeep]

I use all the info my machine gives me. After digging 6" and no "penny" I knew it was bigger but still was copper. If the pendant was a silver/gold mix the M6 may have still picked up the signal but a mix of other metals or a purer gold no, I wouldn't have heard a peep out of it.
After digging that far what ever it was, was mine! It was going home with me.

Knowing what your detector is capable of is half the battle, that gives you a heads up when something different comes along, then you "know" when something is a little odd. Odd is usually good.

 

[Bayard]

The real reasons to dig "penny" signals:
1. If you find a concentration of wheat cents, silver coins are probably nearby.
2. That "penny" signal may actually be a very worn silver dime, or, a silver dime and wheat cent together.

 

[wmpwi]

What drives me crazy is the recognition that I will spend 15 minutes digging in a hole under roots and rocks to find a penny which often times I would step over on the sidewalk without a moment's thought. Talk about a disconnect.

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[boogeyman]

darn

Any doctors here on TNet with a pad of scripts? If not I'd change docs. Heck! MDing might be the next physical therapy fad, and to think we saw it here!!

 

[boogeyman]

Maybe some are getting things turned around. The best display or meter is the one between your ears. When swinging my ole sovereign, only used the meter twice, could ID by tones etc better without it. That being said, I think your skill and time on the machine should be the primary tool and the display second to help verify what your skill and knowledge is telling you. I think YOU are more accurate (with practice) than any display or meter.