Dimes or pennies

[bigcreekdad]

90 % of the pennies I recover show as dimes on my 250. What's up with that?The only reliable indicator so far has been quarters.

 

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[keverett]

Most machines have trouble differentiating between the copper pennies and dimes. MXT's, X-terra's, Ace 250's, and many others will have the same reading for a clad dime and a copper penny.

 

[miser]

Most machines have trouble differentiating between the copper pennies and dimes. MXT's, X-terra's, Ace 250's, and many others will have the same reading for a clad dime and a copper penny.

That's the truth. I have an X-Terra 305 and I find myself digging every solid signal no matter what the screen tells me because the coin readings aren't always consistent.

 

[mick56]

With the 250, pre 1982 cents will register as dimes. Post 1982 cents will show as pennies. Indian head cents also read as post 82 cents.

 

[limitedthoughts]

Alot of the times if its a penny and doesnt move it sa zinc penny. if it pops from dime to penny its a old penny if its dime dime dime dime ... Most of the time its a dime. If not.. Its a penny.