Anyone still find jewelry in the coin mode?

[Hank68]

The area was extremely trashy even for the sniper coin so I ran it in the coin mode and nickels are still excepted and I found two of them, and since some rings show up as that, just wondering if anyone found a ring in that mode. Thanks

 

[kbutler]

I use the coin mode on my GTI 2500 almost exclusively and I have found several items of jewelry over the past few weeks. They almost always ring in the nickel zone.

 

[Hank68]

Thanks for that info, I was hitting pulltabs in the nickel range, so its a matter of time til I find the rings. HHH

 

[Mick56]

I have found many silver rings that show as cents on my 250.

 

[coin hunter]

From what I understand you will find 12 -14 karat gold rings in coin mode. Upper Karats 16 ? 18, 20 will be found in jewelry mode. It works much like the 250's that police use. The more the curser hits towards the penny mark the higher the caliber. http://www.garrett.com/securitysite/1140070_csi_250.aspx

 

[coin hunter]

One more thing, I think you possible could miss gold coins not that there is a lot of them out there.

 

[Hank68]

Thanks coinhunter, I didn't know that Garrett had the 250 for the police, that would be a dream to find a gold coin, I will accept both sides of the nickel to make sure I don't miss gold on my custom mode, HHH

 

[coin hunter]

I've done a lot of farm field hunting.I always run at least in jewelry mode if not zero mode. I know from experience musket balls will not give you any audio sound for the most part if your running in coin mode depending how small the lead ball is. They can bounce around from nickle to just under penny depending on the caliber. Also remember a good gold chain could me missed in coin mode. Never had a gold coin under my detector but would it be interesting if any one out there can give us a heads up with a gold coin test.

 

[prodrigsr]

Answer is a definite YES!!

 

[Hank68]

Thanks Prodrigrs, nice loot !

 

[slingshot]

If foil isn't that great of a problem, use customs mode. Set it just like your coins mode but add the foil icon. There's where the small 10k rings fall. I have found a couple of rings that rang up as nickel, but bypassed a couple that I was lucky enough to eyeball and when double-checked, hit on foil. That's the way I now run mine.

 

[Hank68]

Thank you slingshot, for the valueable 411, I've got a ton of help here from you guys and I personally thank each and everyone of you! HHH

 

[jackintexas]

Several years ago, a friend and I took several of my gold rings and several of his gold rings. Using the Ace 250 in coin mode, adding one more segment to the left of the nickel segment for small 10 K gold rings. We had 65 gold rings of all sizes found mostly in the water. Air test only, we got 55 of the 65 gold rings. Most were small ladies rings which read in the foil range. Some in the nickel range. Then some in the pull tab range. Most were in the foil-nickel range. But the bigger heaverier gold rings were in the pull tab range. But after all who wears the most rings..Women.So the most lost are Women's rings. Just to say all gold rings are not in the pull tab range. When I am detecting in a really pull tab infested site, I mostly look only in the foil, nickel range. I have found well over a hundred gold rings. One was valued for $2000.00. But most were not something to write home about except they were gold rings.. Just my 2 cents.....Jack

 

[Hank68]

Thanks Jack, you gave us some great and helpful 411, Hank I'll take the 2cents and use it wisely!