A question for those with target ids

[tony24]

Has anyone ever found anything good in the zinc range besides coins? I havent really found anything good yet besides pennies thats why I am asking.

 

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[rcasi44]

The worst zincs go as low as 55 for me. My avatar gold ring was a 57. It is a very large ring. Rob

 

[Ant]

I dug one an 1876 Hald Dime that hit dead on a zinc coin. I know a few other keeper coins do too.

 

[aa battery]

1904 indian head

 

[mick56]

I have found a few silver rings that rang up as zincs.

 

[eagle77]

Mason Jar lids

 

[Ray S ECenFL]

two silver rings, read as penny.

 

[DirtDevil]

Yup, lots of silver ring in at penny and higher.

 

[Curious The George]

Mason Jar lids

Boy you got that right. I have dug up a number of those thinking I had struck a great coin about 6" down.

 

[Nick A]

Indian head pennies and early wheaties. Gold rings. Depth is usually the giveaway on the older pennies... depends on your area, but a 5" zinc signal is usually an old penny for me.

 

[mlhudson]

I find that most of the zinc items i find are in the 50 to 62 on my VDI. zinc lids, small
bottle caps , toy cars, ole wheaties, some auto parts come in this range also..

M L HUDSON

 

[Sky Pilot]

Strangely enough, in my area of East Tennessee, I have found some gold, silver and even some brass or lead relics read like a zinc penny!! Just proves this hobby is a LOT like fishing, you can't ever tell what you'll pull in!! Good luck and great hunting! Regards, Richard.

 

[Nick A]

Dug this today, was a clear, repeatable zinc signal near the bottom of the depth meter...

 

[Sky Pilot]

Tony24, see what we're saying? I.D.'s are great as long as you don't get hooked on just what the display says! Combine the sound and the meter and after a little learning curve, you will be surprised by what you could have missed! At1cad, great Indian! most of the ones I find in crop fields are really beat due to fertilizer! Good find!! Great hunting and good luck!! Regards, Richard.

 

[minton7]

many IH's will come up in the zinc range on my xlt... sometimes the settings I use will make typically higher items come in a little lower also

 

[Shortstack]

I've had 1970s nickels read as zinc. They had heavy patina, and I'm thinking that's what caused the shift on the TID.

 

[Uncle Willy]

Some rings and IH's will show up in that range. There's no judging target conductivity.

Bill