Best Detector of Gold Jewelry

[Mike Hillis]

I recently visited a new to me turf park. Its about 7 acres in size. I walked to the most promising location and hunted a 50' x 12' section. (nowhere near a tot lot, this was all turf) and recovered these items. Spent less than an hour there. No, I didn't dig every signal. I heard every signal, but I focused on only recovering the signals that were in the conductive range that would hold the targets I was after (in this particular case it was women's gold rings and silver). I didn't dig many targets. But of the targets I did recover, two of them were these. The picture shows 2.5 grams of 10kt gold and 1.325 ounces of silver. This was recovered with my Tesoro Golden/Cleansweep combo. I didn't even use my gold detector (F5).

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I went back to the same exact spot last week and checked out the other signals with my gold detector (F5). All were trash just like my F5 said they were. (did find more coins as the Golden/Cleansweep has some limitations) Took 3 hours to recover all the can slaw, tabs, and foil trash in the exact same 50 x 12 foot section. There was no other gold or silver targets in that section.

1. I went to the best location for what I was after in the whole 7 acres. I didn't just pull up and start hunting. I knew what site conditions I was looking for, found them and and hunted there.
2. I only focused on the conductive range that would have the targets I was after. I didn't waste time with anything else. I didn't dig every tab signal or foil signal or zinc signal. I focused on what I was after that was in harmony with the site.

My point is, you can listen to the folks that say you have to dig it all, and you can become a good trash digger. You will still find the good stuff, you just work harder for it.
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You can learn to read your sites and hunt the right locations and focus on the targets that you are after that will harmonize with the site location and spend more time digging good stuff and less time digging trash.

Think about it.
HH
Mike

 

[scubadetector]

Mike,

Major questions for you. First how old is this park? Second if its over 100 years old how do you know what was there 80 years ago and in what part of the park? Third, since you only dig solid signals you do know your passing up great coins and artifacts that will be iffy signals cause they are just within reach of your machines depth capabilities? Also you do not know what trees might have been there 100 years ago that gave shade and have died. And here is the most important .........................

This coin rang up a solid zinc penny at 5 inches. I am sure glad I didn't pass it up.

This coin gave an overload signal on my machine. HMMM again I didn't pass it up either.

This also gave me an overload signal on my machine. Again I didn't pass it up either OR the 7 shot 22 derringer from the late 1800's

So yes, you can dig the signals that you know will give you expected results. I love the unexpected results myself. And THAT is why I dig plenty of iffy signals. You just NEVER KNOW.


Ohh sorry one last thing. This was an iffy signal I just dug last weekend here in Michigan at about 8 inches deep. The oldest coin I have found in this area so far was an 1917 wheat. Its not silver but it is the second oldest coin I have ever found.

 

[Mike Hillis]

Love the pictures Subadetector. And yes, you give good advice. You need to know something about the site and hunt it accordingly.

Yes, the site does play a part in the decision process. But just because I hadn't hunted the park before doesn't mean I didn't know it's age or it's history. In this case, its a modern park in a modern neighborhood that grew up after the 1970s. Prior to that it was just uninhabited desert. In fact, the vast majority of the parks in my city are modern parks in modern neighborhoods that were created in the last 40-50 years. Very few deep targets. Squashed aluminum soda cans below the two or three inches of fill dirt that was brought in to grow grass on date the parks. I even know where the parks department obtained the fill dirt they grow the grass on. That is why I decided to specialize in jewelry hunting. It fits my area better and makes my time out with my detectors more fun.

In this instance, the site was more likely to contain women's jewelry than mens and thus my focus. (and high conductors like high coins and silver jewelry are so easy you never pass them up as they are good trending tools.

If I had been hunting an older location, the approach would have been different. Especially here were the handful of old sites have been so heavily hunted. But in this case...gold jewelry is the topic.

Mentioning overloads is a good tip. Many of my pocket knife finds are overloads.

HH
Mike

 

[TC-NM]

Desmond,

Here's a really good book on gold rings/jewelry that I find useful by: Clive James Clynick, titled: XLT Ring Enhancement Programs

Good Luck,

TC-NM

 

[scubadetector]

Ok well this honken gold ring of 24 grams of 14K also gave me an overload signal!!

But I think any gold is good gold. LOL the 20.00 double eagle was jewlery!! Somebody had it around their neck on a chain.