My first 223 coins w/ AT PRO

[cdickrun64]

112 cents = 50%
20 nicks = 9%
58 dimes = 27%
33 quarters = 14%

Mostly from an elementary schoolyard

Typical ratios?

 

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[glenn37216]

Looks like great numbers to me. I havent visited many school yards lately because school patrol keeps running me off..( they patrol 24-7 where I live) but your clad count looks above average....at least compared to what I normally dig. lol

 

[Hawks88]

Nice collection of coins. You must have the AT pro tuned just right. Congrats!

 

[cdickrun64]

I run it in pro mode and dig all coin signals, including cents! I also dig anything over 80, and any repeatable signals

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Good job!

 

[FreeBirdTim]

If I were detecting an elementary school, I would ignore any signal less than 75. You won't find any nickels or gold, but you'll find a lot more dimes, quarters and silver jewelry. You can always go back later on and dig any signal over 45, but no need to do that the first few times you detect a school.

 

[nagami]

good job, i like it

 

[Loco-Digger]

My ratios for mostly hunting schools, parks and other public sites is as follows.

32% copper pennies
29% clad dimes
25% clad quarters
10% zinc pennies
1% wheat pennies
3% tokens, silvers, and other keeper coins like IHP's, old nickel varieties etc.

I pulled this from my first 8 months of detecting results. I hit every school and park that showed on the 1874 maps for about a 6 county area back in 2014. Total coins and tokens dug was 5,244.

 

[cdickrun64]

5k coins in 8 months?