Is this a common find?

JT_hunter · Apr 21, 2014

I had the M6 out for a spin today. Of course I was hunting for gold jewelry and silver coins. I was hunting a drained lake bed when this euro rang in as a zinc, it sounded good so I dug it. The gold color had me thinking for a sec.

cti4sw · Apr 21, 2014

Wikipedia says the composition is an alloy known as "Nordic gold", which is 89% copper, 5% each of aluminum & zinc, and 1% tin. I could see you getting a zinc reading from all that in one coin.

MUD(S.W.A.T) · Apr 21, 2014

A Euro is worth $1.38 face value... :icon_scratch:

Its about as common as finding a clad quarter. :dontknow:

Keep @ it and HH !! :hello2:

JT_hunter · Apr 21, 2014

Wow, this is the first euro coin I found in 26 years of metal detecting. I have found tons of clad quarters though.

vpnavy · Apr 22, 2014

Great find Hunter! Thanks for sharing...

Msbeepbeep · Apr 22, 2014

Congrats! Ya that gold color in the hole will get the heart pump'n!
I dig anything in the coin range on my M6, because... It once read penny at 10 in. which turned out to be a religious medallion 14K gold/copper mix!
The M6 does think it is hilarious to tell me "ring" and watch me dig up e pull tab, ever the jokester!

DDancer · Apr 22, 2014

Strange enough I've been finding euro's, usually in soccer fields, here in the US for about the last 5 years. 1 and 2 euro coins both tend to sound off like zinc's. I don't consider them rare anymore. Just unusual and considering were I've been finding them not that unusual at all

Another common coin set are Peso's. Outside the US Soccer is a big deal to Europeans and South Americans.
Cool find.

Now I have not found any here in the US but if you go Down Under the ozzies have two sweet gold coins that are fun to find and quite profitable

Their 1 and especially 2 dollar coins seem to like to jump outta their pockets. Many days did I make more than lunch money hunting down there

Bard Gauden · Apr 22, 2014

I hate finding those Euro coins, I allways think it is a gold coin for like a quarter of a second. :P

jewelerguy · Apr 22, 2014

MUD(S.W.A.T) said:
A Euro is worth $1.38 face value... Its about as common as finding a clad quarter.

Keep @ it and HH !!

JT_hunter said:
Wow, this is the first euro coin I found in 26 years of metal detecting. I have found tons of clad quarters though.

as MUD stated, the current conversion rate is $1.38 US for 1 Euro. Note though, that your coin is a 20 cent Euro. The sub-units for the Euro is 100 cents, so the current conversion rate for your coin is 0.276 cents US.
To answer your question if this is a common find, I would certainly think not very common at all in the US

JT_hunter · Apr 23, 2014

Well I guess that's what has kept my interest in this hobby for so long. You never no what you're gonna dig up.

RobRieman · Apr 23, 2014

jewelerguy said:
as MUD stated, the current conversion rate is $1.38 US for 1 Euro. Note though, that your coin is a 20 cent Euro. The sub-units for the Euro is 100 cents, so the current conversion rate for your coin is 0.276 cents US. To answer your question if this is a common find, I would certainly think not very common at all in the US

If it's 1/5 of $1.38 wouldn't it be 27.6 cents or .276 dollars US?

DDancer · Apr 23, 2014

Only problem your going to have with foreign coins is that you wont find a bank that will take them. Banks will exchange notes but not coin due to the potential for forgery. I'm not sure the exchange kiosk's in international airport hubs will take coin... but then you'd have to have a ticket to get in and find out. They are an interesting oddity and can be good pocket change if you travel internationally.