Tometusns Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 Lol I now have another bucket list coin... one of those high hitting war nickels!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William P Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 Little late to the topic, (new user here) but like many others have said, about 85% of my nickels have beep at 13 with 12% or so coming in at 12. I'm sure that soil grade, depth and coin condition will play a part in the end outcome, but those are the sweet spots. My first nickel (in fact, first coin) I dug with my Nox 800 about a month when I got it was at an old home site I hammered relentlessly with my Garrett Ace 400 numerous times. It was about six inches down and was a banging solid 13, no matter which way I turned. Love those 13's ? -Bill 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCH2 Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 On 5/21/2018 at 9:10 AM, Happa54 said: Thanx everyone for chiming in on this subject for me. I guess so my next question in the future will be...."What was the VDI on your high tone War nic with your Nox?" Oh boy!!!! ----- I just checked a complete set of war nickels - minus error coins. I indoor air tested them with default park 1 settings, sensitivity 15. All eleven war nickels were between 12, 13 & 14 VDI with VDI of 13 being the median value. I hope to find one of those high reading war nicks. It's getting boring with all this snow and cold . :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vez Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 12-13 depending on depth, GB, and soil saturation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick K - First Member Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 I have no “War (nickel) Stories” but do have a beach story. A few weeks ago I went to San Diego. I buried an ordinary nickel in the heavily black striped sand at Silver Sands beach in Coronado and tested it with my Nox 600. On the surface the nickel was a solid 13. The maximum depth at which I could get a decent response was 7-8”. The VDI was 3. A good example of the normal operation of discrimination in the presence of large quantities of black sand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnohomishDigger Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 Interesting that this thread was at the top of my feed this morning. After re-reading it, I thought to myself “I haven’t found a war nickel with my Nox is 600 yet, I wonder what Vdi they ring up in my local conditions.” My buffs and Jefferson’s have been coming in at 11-12-13 with new Jefferson’s sometimes throwing in a 14. Well, I had a chance to get out for a quick search at a nearby park today, and guess what? I came home with a high Vdi war nickel! It rang up at 23-24-25, at about 5 inches. Given the site I was searching, I thought “copper penny, maybe a wheat cent.” Nope - a ‘43 S nickel. Nice surprise. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB_Amateur Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 44 minutes ago, SnohomishDigger said: I came home with a high Vdi war nickel! In which US state did you find this? Steveg reports these from Oklahoma. I'm curious as to whether or not this could be a regional issue. That is, could an off-metal series of blanks be to blame, all of which were shipped to the same location? Also, is this in 'as found' condition or did you clean it up? 90% silver coins typically (depending upon the ground they were removed from, of course) come out looking like the day they were dropped. Cu-Ni 'nickels' are either dark grey or orange in my soil. Warnicks I've found (just a few) are in-between, that is whiter than typical nickels but not close to 90% silver coins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnohomishDigger Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 7 minutes ago, GB_Amateur said: In which US state did you find this? Steveg reports these from Oklahoma. I'm curious as to whether or not this could be a regional issue. That is, could an off-metal series of blanks be to blame, all of which were shipped to the same location? Also, is this in 'as found' condition or did you clean it up? 90% silver coins typically (depending upon the ground they were removed from, of course) come out looking like the day they were dropped. Cu-Ni 'nickels' are either dark grey or orange in my soil. Warnicks I've found (just a few) are in-between, that is whiter than typical nickels but not close to 90% silver coins. GB - this one was found in western Washington, about 30 miles north of Seattle. The photos are after washing with dish soap and water to remove some clingy soil and mild staining. It came out of the ground looking very much like this - quite bright compared to the Jeffersons and buffs I’ve found around here. Other nickels I find will range from dull grey to red/orange. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiftaaft Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 On 11/26/2018 at 3:14 PM, SnohomishDigger said: GB - this one was found in western Washington, about 30 miles north of Seattle. The photos are after washing with dish soap and water to remove some clingy soil and mild staining. It came out of the ground looking very much like this - quite bright compared to the Jeffersons and buffs I’ve found around here. Other nickels I find will range from dull grey to red/orange. Found a 1945 War Nick today in SW Washington... came in at a solid 16 at about 7". My Equinox seems to love war nickels (or maybe I love digging them) I think I have pocketed 6 or 7 this year with the Equinox... ranging from 12 to 18 on the ID scale. Tim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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