Method and apparatus for coin selection
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1. A METHOD OF TESTING COINS COMPRISING PASSING AN ALTERNATING MAGNETIC FIELD THROUGH THE COIN TO BE TESTED, MEASURING THE VARIATION IN THE FIELD STRENGTH DUE TO THE COIN, AND APPLYING THE MEASUREMENT SO OBTAINED TO DISCRIMINATION MEANS SUCH THAT COINS CAUSING A VARIATION IN FIELD STRENGTH THAT LIE WITHIN A PRE-DETERMINED RANGE ARE FOUND TO BE ACCEPTABLE AND ALL OTHERS REJECTED.
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1. A METHOD OF TESTING COINS COMPRISING PASSING AN ALTERNATING MAGNETIC FIELD THROUGH THE COIN TO BE TESTED, MEASURING THE VARIATION IN THE FIELD STRENGTH DUE TO THE COIN, AND APPLYING THE MEASUREMENT SO OBTAINED TO DISCRIMINATION MEANS SUCH THAT COINS CAUSING A VARIATION IN FIELD STRENGTH THAT LIE WITHIN A PRE-DETERMINED RANGE ARE FOUND TO BE ACCEPTABLE AND ALL OTHERS REJECTED.
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