Tristan De Luna
Jr. Member
- Aug 13, 2020
- 62
- 161
- Detector(s) used
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Excalibur II , Bounty Hunter Quick Draw Pro , Vanquish 340,
and coming soon, Equinox 800
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Acids in the soil?
In 1982 the US Mint went to a 97.5% zinc blank with 2.5% copper laminated surfaces
In 1996 the US Mint started to produce cents out of oatmeal and mud.
You might be onto something with that "alloy".Acids in the soil? ......... In 1996 the US Mint started to produce cents out of oatmeal and mud.
If you lay one out in the driveway near the exhaust end of your car, it will eat it up quickly. Left on a parking lot next to the ocean, with ocean spray, only takes a day or two to really corrode it.