Goldpick
Chris Johnson
Hi Folks, got bored tonight so I thought I would run a few targets under the small coil to see what numbers we could come up with. The Racer has a fair old spread on the coin ID's, probably more than I realised when I saw what a 5c coin rang up at.
I also threw a few relic type items in there for a comparison, also as an example of why you should dig all items on older coin/relic sites - a shotgun cartridge end could actually turn out to be a gold half sovereign.
Also interesting to note the difference in ID's for various eras of pennies, put that down to coin thickness, oxidation etc.
1c - 75
2c - 82
5c - 23
10c - 32
20c - 45
50c - 51
$1 - 70
$2 - 67
threepence 50% silver - 46
threepence .925 silver - 77
sixpence 50% silver - 66
sixpence .925 silver - 81
shilling 50% silver - 77
shilling .925 silver - 90
florin 50% silver - 82
florin .925 silver - 96
Roo half penny - 72
Roo penny - 80
large 1858 Vic penny - 96
1877 Vic penny - 67
1885 Vic penny - 69
1885 Vic half penny - 58
1915 gold half sovereign - 39
1942 silver US Mercury Dime - 82
small silver ring - 82
Medium silver ring - 85
1897 SA round dog tag (with rivet) - 78
1894 SA shield dog tag (with rivet) - 78
1901 SA large round dog tag (no rivet) - 71
1886 SA small round dog tag (with rivet) - 65
Complete silver fob watch - 97 to 98
silver plate fob watch cover - 30
gold gild fob watch bezel (centre ring) - 83
soldier's WW1 Victory medal - 93
2.5gm gold nugget - 49
jar with <1 gram of gold flakes - 10 to 11
lead sinker med round - 63
lead sinker med oval - 66
large harmonica reed - 72
shotgun cartridge ends (circa late 1800's/early 1900's) - 51, 34, 48, 63
Excelsior 4 hole button - 29
Best ring edge button (small) - 35
Best ring edge button (large) - 29 ( thinner metal accounts for lower conductivity)
small brass buckle - 48
medium brass buckle - 69
large brass saddlery buckle - 83
I also threw a few relic type items in there for a comparison, also as an example of why you should dig all items on older coin/relic sites - a shotgun cartridge end could actually turn out to be a gold half sovereign.
Also interesting to note the difference in ID's for various eras of pennies, put that down to coin thickness, oxidation etc.
1c - 75
2c - 82
5c - 23
10c - 32
20c - 45
50c - 51
$1 - 70
$2 - 67
threepence 50% silver - 46
threepence .925 silver - 77
sixpence 50% silver - 66
sixpence .925 silver - 81
shilling 50% silver - 77
shilling .925 silver - 90
florin 50% silver - 82
florin .925 silver - 96
Roo half penny - 72
Roo penny - 80
large 1858 Vic penny - 96
1877 Vic penny - 67
1885 Vic penny - 69
1885 Vic half penny - 58
1915 gold half sovereign - 39
1942 silver US Mercury Dime - 82
small silver ring - 82
Medium silver ring - 85
1897 SA round dog tag (with rivet) - 78
1894 SA shield dog tag (with rivet) - 78
1901 SA large round dog tag (no rivet) - 71
1886 SA small round dog tag (with rivet) - 65
Complete silver fob watch - 97 to 98
silver plate fob watch cover - 30
gold gild fob watch bezel (centre ring) - 83
soldier's WW1 Victory medal - 93
2.5gm gold nugget - 49
jar with <1 gram of gold flakes - 10 to 11
lead sinker med round - 63
lead sinker med oval - 66
large harmonica reed - 72
shotgun cartridge ends (circa late 1800's/early 1900's) - 51, 34, 48, 63
Excelsior 4 hole button - 29
Best ring edge button (small) - 35
Best ring edge button (large) - 29 ( thinner metal accounts for lower conductivity)
small brass buckle - 48
medium brass buckle - 69
large brass saddlery buckle - 83