garret 250 playing silly beggars

[legio11augustus]

hi i wonder if anyone has come across this problem or ,missmags is perhaps done something wrong ,her garret 250 works properly on gold silver ,and 10p and 20p and the like but it rejects 1p and 2p coins....anyone have any ideas would be much appreciated
p.s she bought it off ebay so has no warranty

[Chef Geoff]

It's not playing silly beggars legio, It's the government playing silly beggars with our coinage
All of the 1p and 2p pieces minted since the 1992 have an iron core so the garrett is doing what it should.

[legio11augustus]

wow cheff would never have thought that ,thankyou for your wisdom ...i can now reassure her that she hasnt been out missing copper coinage ..
all the best paul

[Chef Geoff]

It's OK legio a lot of people still don't realise that 1's and 2's are more iron than copper, if you have a load of them you can tell which is which by using a magnet. And it's worth noting that the older copper ones are now worth 3.26p in scrap value.

[Dodger]

This brings up an interesting point. I always thought that the detector would "see" and respond to the outside of the coin which is copper plated(?). It obviously, detects through the target rather than the surface. If that is the case, are we also discriminating out other plated targets? 

[Chef Geoff]

Yes if it has an iron core

[Grant]

Hi,

I believe they are copper plated steel!

Hmm I might take my old pennies to the scrappy then, I've got about 2kg of them

G

[WeLsH Boi]

Last time I checked copper was £5.50 a kilo.
Ta for the inside info chef. Had no idea recent coppers had an iron/steel core.

[rjm]

My Deus just loves modern 1p and 2p coins.

I suppose that's a good thing..........

[Chef Geoff]

ummmm, I don't know how to tell you this Bob...........no not really. They are only plated, I think it may be the round shape it likes

[rjm]

ummmm, I don't know how to tell you this Bob...........no not really. They are only plated, I think it may be the round shape it likes

I suspect a coin before I dig but they give a good audio and VDI reading in the 90's.

Even if they are plated I think I'd rather the Deus signalled than ignored them. I don't mind digging
iron ocassionally especially when it's circular. If I'm in doubt I dig.