Which coins sink faster?

[ZumbroKid]

I have heard larger coins such as Halves do not sink as deep due to their size. The story is their is more resistance cause of the bigger surface area. Do you find the smaller coins such as pennies and dimes on the average are deeper?

 

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[JakePhelps]

That makes sense to me! havent found a half yet though

 

[Michigan Badger]

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LOL! You're great!

"Which coins sink fastest?"

The answer is.....THOSE BURIED UNDER SIDEWALKS!?

 

[Monty]

I've found 3 halves in the last year and they all were 3" or less.? I have found other denominations much deeper, but of course I don't know how long they had been in the ground?? Monty

 

[Michigan Badger]

I've found 3 halves in the last year and they all were 3" or less.? I have found other denominations much deeper, but of course I don't know how long they had been in the ground?? Monty

Monty is right as always. All my halves where less than 4 inches deep. They (and silver dollars) are the easiest coins to detect if you can get your coil over one.

I do believe size does affect descent.

The fastest sinking coin in any given location would probably be a small denomination gold coin. Maybe that's one reason why $1 golds are almost never found. I did hear of one being found years ago.

 

[WheatbackDigger]

My deepest coin dug was a 1916 Half @ nine inches and also dug a 1877 dime @ five inches just a few feet from the half. The oldest coin I've dug was 1826 half cent at less than half inch...As the saying goes "Size doesn't matter?"

 

[Michigan Badger]

Yes, and there are so many other variables to consider.

After WWII on into the 60's, many old parks were leveled with back dirt . Back 100 years ago parks weren't nearly as smooth and well kept as some are today. They had big carnivals, horses, wagons, you name it, in the park areas.

Many old homes yards and school grounds were also leveled out.

I've always believed that most of the super deep items got that way by reason of landfill.

In places I know have not been filled one can dig Barbers at 2 inches.

So there again, it's all very interesting.

 

[rvbvetter]

A half and a penny set side by side, will sink at the same rate. But they actually don't sink as much as they are buried by erosion.
Weren't any of you there when Gallaleo drop the big stone little stone off the leaning tower of Pisa. I remember it well. Blue sky, the sun was shining...... HH

 

[Monty]

Yes, but he didn't drop a feather and a rock and have the wind interfere with the feather. That theory is only good if done in a vacuum. I would guess the half if laid flat would sink slower since it had more surface resistance to the soil? I am going out back today and plant a half and a dime at equal depth and in about 90 years I am going to dig them up and see. That way I figure I should live to be about a hundred and fifty years old. At my age you have to take advantage of every incentive I can get! Monty

PS: Free2 has way too much time on his hands!

 

[Michigan Badger]

So, may we all assume that coins (for whatever reason) are sometimes found buried?

It's important to bring closure to this so I can go on with my life.

 

[ZumbroKid]

So, may we all assume that coins (for whatever reason) are sometimes found buried?

It's important to bring closure to this so I can go on with my life.

Closure? These post topics run in cycles. I'm sure coin found at 48 half inches. will resurface in time.

 

[Gypsy Heart]

I think I have found the answer....take a coin from each denomination. Plant them in your yard,with a little orange flag for a marker. Then once a month for a year...metal detect them. see which one sinks the fastest!!!! TA-DA!!!

 

[rvbvetter]

But when it does resurface. It will be a foriegn coin. HH

 

[Michigan Badger]

? ? But when it does resurface. It will be a foriegn coin.? ? ? ?HH

I knew it! I knew it!

10,000,000 years from now all we'll be finding are Chinese coins! Personally I like mine without holes in the middle

Does Mark know about this ?

 

[ZumbroKid]

What purpose would that be? We do not detect in controled enviroments.

 

[rvbvetter]

Sure we do.
We're just not controlled detectorists. HH

 

[ZumbroKid]

In looking at SWR's suggestion of coins under a house. The posts of others who found coins detecting the dirt floor basements of old houses, must mean they do sink. After all there was no grass/leaves to decay, wind or rain.

 

[rvbvetter]

DUST

 

[ZumbroKid]

I just knew someone would post that one!