A question on another forum sparked my attention so I pulled out a few of mine to see how they rang up on the Equinox 800.  The coins were laid separately on the ground so this was nothing more than an air test in Field 1. Coin      Date    VDI $0.50    1860      3     (California Gold fractional coin) $2.50    1925     15 $5.00    1881     18 $10.00  1888     21