Looking through thousands of coins is hard on my eyes. Will a quality metal detector detect the silver in unopened rolls of dimes and nickels?
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will a good metal detector separate clad from silver?
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no it won`t
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No, if it would we would all own one.....
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YES IT WILL! But, only if the clad dimes are composed of plastic.
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...if your eyes can't handle it, sorry, find another hobby, maybe stamps or even stamp licking! :P
It's a legitimate question. That's one way that ppl learn something that they don't know - they ask.
Looking at coin after coin can get tedious. There are some short cuts, but they have drawbacks.
1) If it's 90% Ag you are looking for (or 40%), edge search dimes, halves, quarters.
2) If it is war/Buffalo nickels you are looking for, only look at the reverse of the coin.
3) If it is Cu cents you are looking for, buy an automatic sorter or manually feed a comparator. Or, use a metal detector (http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/c...sorting-zinc-copper-cents-metal-detector.html).
Looking at coin after coin can get tedious. There are some short cuts, but they have drawbacks.
1) If it's 90% Ag you are looking for (or 40%), edge search dimes, halves, quarters.
2) If it is war/Buffalo nickels you are looking for, only look at the reverse of the coin.
3) If it is Cu cents you are looking for, buy an automatic sorter or manually feed a comparator. Or, use a metal detector (http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/c...sorting-zinc-copper-cents-metal-detector.html).
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I suppose it's okay to ask questions sometimes... lol, it's all in good fun
But, yeah, nothing like that exists, and it's a GOOD THING. Manpower is what makes CRH possible, if it was automated, the sorting facilities would be nabbing stuff and CRH would be dead.
Five minutes on YouTube would also show that even the most expensive metal detectors still think pop tabs could be coinage.
In addition to the above, I can suggest that you can sound check for silver. Not the best thing to do to a coin of numismatic value, but clank them together, or throw them in a bucket... you'll hear the ping. That's just silver though, you'll miss non-silver proofs and errors.
Maybe buy yourself a large hands-free magnifier, or headband.. and put yourself in good light (direct sunlight, high compact florescent or halogen)
But, yeah, nothing like that exists, and it's a GOOD THING. Manpower is what makes CRH possible, if it was automated, the sorting facilities would be nabbing stuff and CRH would be dead.
Five minutes on YouTube would also show that even the most expensive metal detectors still think pop tabs could be coinage.
In addition to the above, I can suggest that you can sound check for silver. Not the best thing to do to a coin of numismatic value, but clank them together, or throw them in a bucket... you'll hear the ping. That's just silver though, you'll miss non-silver proofs and errors.
Maybe buy yourself a large hands-free magnifier, or headband.. and put yourself in good light (direct sunlight, high compact florescent or halogen)
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