calling all cortes users?

[vaquero44]

hey was wondering on IH pennies where do they come in on the meter, and going to do alot of field hunting is the depth really comparible to the deleon as long as i can get 8 to 10" on a coin i'll be pretty happy, any tips or tricks would be apreciated

 

[shanegalang]

I just did an air test on one with my Cortes. With the discrimination set right above foil it read zinc 81 to 84 range on the numbers.

 

[vaquero44]

thanks shane!

 

[shanegalang]

I have always wondered why IH cents read as zinc. I thought they were pure copper??

 

[vaquero44]

some were made of bronze i've found!