Confused II

[Myles]

It's me again. Forgot to ask a few other questions about the 505. I watched the learning videos and have been watching others as well as reading but, what I can't understand is: If gold has the lower tones of say a nickel or iron, how does one know what is really down there? Does the target identification read a gold ring as a nickel or other iron and does it indicate as such? Same question for the higher tones for silver/clad, how do you know if it is a ring or a coin? Do you all just dig? As for the lower/higher tones, how do you discriminate to weed out the iron and recover the gold?
Thanks all.

 

[Elton]

Boy..I'll try ..Yes Gold can be in nickel range.. Also higher and lower. Same with higher numbers.. Can be many different things under the coil causing beeps and ID's..

Id is only a reference guide.. Sounds and slightly different READINGS CAN BE YOUR KEY..too dig or not to dig..

Only true way to know is dig all and learn the sounds and some of the reference numbers on ID screen may be spot on..

 

[Ed in SoDak]

I've never seen gold read as iron, but I guess it could happen in certain circumstances. Yes, digging is the only 100% certain way to know. Usually in a given hunting site, you'll soon discover what the predominant trash items are and the ID they have. If it happens to coincide with the ID of good items, it's gonna take some digging to weed out the junk.

Bring along a gold sample, if that's what you're seeking, to help verify you're not losing it with your settings. Jewelry can read in a pretty wide ID range due to varying purity or other metals used in it.

Coins are more certain, but there's also stuff that can read in the coin range.

That's why there's still plenty of good items waiting to be found!

-Ed

 

[af647]

been proven to be anywhere on a coin meter from 1 to 100
my detector has not even heard gold sometimes as it is not sensitive
from my experience gold has come in from numbers 30 to 50 on the 100 scale a little more often
on my newest machine 61 or 62 seems to be a good spot
there is a detector just for gold that even gives you the probability that is gold
they cost wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy more