Crispin
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- Jun 26, 2012
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This is carried over from BigScoop's nickel thread. I wanted to start my own thread as tribute to my insanity. Okay, I last concluded that for every 100pennies found one would fine 27 quarters, 31dimes, and 24 nickels. Since I refuse to count pennies, another way of stating this for every 100 dimes found one will find 87 quarters and 77 nickels.
I have only metal detected in salt water and dry sand. Since I started hunting I have found 113 quarters (stacks of five,) 123 dimes (stacks of ten,) and 75 nickels (stacks of five, with a dateless buff and 1940 set slightly to the side. So, for every 100dimes I have found 92 quarters and 61 nickels.
What can we conclude from this: I found five more quarters then I was supposed to and 16 less nickels.
1. Given the number of participants (N = total coins,): the difference between found quarters and found dimes is not statistically significant. Hence, we have failed to reject the null hypothesis and weight/density has no impact on how many dimes or quarters found.
2. The difference between nickels found and supposed to be found is statistically significant! Hence, we reject the null hypothesis and we can conclude that there is a correlation between weight/density and less nickels being found.
3. I used a PI machine so sound was not a factor.
4. I have a strong arm, lots of stamina, and dig deep. So all targets deep and shallow had an equal chance of being discovered if they made a murmur on the Sandshark.
Between the quarters and dimes from top to bottom I also found: 1 thin dime(token,) 2 two dollar Australian, 1 1944Belgium F, 1 50cent Bolivia, and 1 Lithuania cent.
To the right of the quarters from bottom to top: 1 Canada one cent, 1 five cent from Venezuela, 1 five cent euro from Italy, 2 Canada dimes, 2 ten cents from the Grand Caymans, 3 five cent from the Grand Caymans, 10 one cent from the Grand Caymans, and 1 Titlist marker, and 1 1944 what penny.
1 obvious jar of pennies I refuse to count.
Okay, those are all the coins i have found in MDing career. Now that I have officially lost my mind I expect you all to come visit me in the Looney Bin.
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