What is my opinion on the golden so far , ? I really like it its like having back my m-6 the 4 tones are an incredible aid BECAUSE It helps to know what you are looking for if i hear the low tone then i know its iron and i can get my magnet out or know to look for iron this saves time or if i dont want to dig it i can leave it for now . Every time i dont have do stoop down and get back up saves me time and energy if i hear a high tone i know to dig carfully it may be silver the notch works great you will not hear a pull tab but a gold ring will come thru as well as a nickle now i like to dig all targets most of the time and keep the park clean but when yu get tiyerd its so nice to be able to cut the junk out now as for depth its not super deep but you will hit coins as deep as 5" and thats fine whith me i consider it a park machine if i wanted real depth i would get a fisher F-75 but i will have to find something very valuble befor that can happen and i like the coil selection its so nice going from a compadre to a golden but i wish it had the ED 180 and a manuel ground balance but i like the 10 kilo hertz God willing i will get to know this machine this summer Gunnar