Garrett Pro Pin Pointer

[aWaredetector]

Any ideas why my pinpointer would not recognize a penny? Found the penny by eye that the pinpointer would not "see" even when right in front of it. Worked fine before and still works fine. It was just that one penny. I'm stumped.

 

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[mercury1]

Only reason I could think of would be if it isn't metal. Could it be a fake plastic penny? That's all I could guess.

 

[gunsil]

It is possible that if you turned your pinpointer on when next to the penny that it de-tuned the pointer. Your owner's manual tells you that to lower the sensitivity turn it on in proximity to metal. If you turn on your Pro Pointer within a 1/4" of a coin it won't see that coin at 1" until you turn off the pointer and turn it on again without any metal near it then scan again.

 

[vpnavy]

Give us a break gunsil - reading manuals is boring - you are nothing but a show off!

 

[markp]

I collect coal scrip and tokens. I know some of these are made of fiber and do look like a penny.

 

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Gunsil

Seen many a person get into all sorts of problems when forgetting how pin pointers work AND what you can do a turn on...