摘要 |
<p>A coin testing apparatus is provided in which two oscillating magnetic fields interact with a coin and these interactions are monitored to test for the acceptability and/or the presence of a coin. The fields are associated with respective inductive coils which have a common core so arranged that not more than a minor proportion of the field of one coil interacts with the other coil. In a preferred embodiment one of the two coils encircles the other, which provides a very compact two-field coin sensing arrangement. In some embodiments one coil encircles the other but they have respective core elements.</p> |