Finding Gold with the Explorer Se

[Socal Hopeless]

What kind of numbers am I looking for?

What have your rings showed up as? (Digital Display)


I'm Brand new to the Explorer Se Pro, and I know this topic has been beat to death but I can't find any threads related.

Thanks & HH!

Mike

 

[IDXMonster]

If you ask the "ring guys" they will tell you it's more to do with location than numbers. The number spread can be HUGE with all the different sizes,configurations and actual content of gold in the item. Generally 18k stuff is up in the zinc penny range while smaller 9k stuff would be hanging out with the foil,and ANYWHERE in between. If I knew the trick to hunting gold do you think we'd all be hunting silver? Silver is relatively easy to find compared to gold,because there's more of it and coins especially are uniform in size,so it makes an ID much easier. I just posted this over on another forum but I'll do it again.....
In MY experience with my IDX Pro,I've found probably 20 silver rings,2-3 gold rings and numerous kids rings. They ALL had one thing in common,and that is that they were a SHORT SOLID signal. It comes on really quick and goes really quick. Also,the pinpoint was TIGHT. I actually dug one with my Explorer2 and the 5" coil that did the SAME thing,so I don't think it's machine specific. I have NEVER dug a ring that didn't have that trait. I can't say they all will,but all of MINE did. The signal itself is distinct to me,and I use Killer B Hornet phones. Perhaps that is some of the reason,perhaps not,but they MAY accentuate it more. Don't go blowing big money on phones cuz I said to,I'm just relating my experience.
Lastly....location,as stated,is key to finding jewelry in volume. I've never done it but read all about it. You need a busy beach,or at least a beach where people have been. Also volleyball sandpits,around basketball courts,etc. Think about what people are/were doing and you can make some good finds,if someone hasn't beaten you there.

Kevin

 

[JAN1]

I have found loads of Gold coins. As IDXMonster said that the signals can come anywhere on both screens. The main thing that I find is that they give a very good clear signal.
Here are some test numbers. As you can see they are all over the place. So dig all good signals.
Small Gold Watch 6-7-25
White Gold 9K,12-13-14-1
Gold 14k 11-1
Small Signet 9K 1-6
Small Band 9K 10-4
Lg Ear Ring 13-14-1
Platinum ring 11-4 & 11-1
Lg Silver Ring 0-28 & 3-29.

 

[Socal Hopeless]

I have found loads of Gold coins. As IDXMonster said that the signals can come anywhere on both screens. The main thing that I find is that they give a very good clear signal.
Here are some test numbers. As you can see they are all over the place. So dig all good signals.
Small Gold Watch 6-7-25
White Gold 9K,12-13-14-1
Gold 14k 11-1
Small Signet 9K 1-6
Small Band 9K 10-4
Lg Ear Ring 13-14-1
Platinum ring 11-4 & 11-1
Lg Silver Ring 0-28 & 3-29.

what I take from this, Most of the gold (Especially the heavier stuff) will have a higher ferrous, ballpark 10 area and a lower conductivity.

Thnx

 

[Socal Hopeless]

If you ask the "ring guys" they will tell you it's more to do with location than numbers. The number spread can be HUGE with all the different sizes,configurations and actual content of gold in the item. Generally 18k stuff is up in the zinc penny range while smaller 9k stuff would be hanging out with the foil,and ANYWHERE in between. If I knew the trick to hunting gold do you think we'd all be hunting silver? Silver is relatively easy to find compared to gold,because there's more of it and coins especially are uniform in size,so it makes an ID much easier. I just posted this over on another forum but I'll do it again.....
In MY experience with my IDX Pro,I've found probably 20 silver rings,2-3 gold rings and numerous kids rings. They ALL had one thing in common,and that is that they were a SHORT SOLID signal. It comes on really quick and goes really quick. Also,the pinpoint was TIGHT. I actually dug one with my Explorer2 and the 5" coil that did the SAME thing,so I don't think it's machine specific. I have NEVER dug a ring that didn't have that trait. I can't say they all will,but all of MINE did. The signal itself is distinct to me,and I use Killer B Hornet phones. Perhaps that is some of the reason,perhaps not,but they MAY accentuate it more. Don't go blowing big money on phones cuz I said to,I'm just relating my experience.
Lastly....location,as stated,is key to finding jewelry in volume. I've never done it but read all about it. You need a busy beach,or at least a beach where people have been. Also volleyball sandpits,around basketball courts,etc. Think about what people are/were doing and you can make some good finds,if someone hasn't beaten you there.

Kevin

This is true, thanks for reminding me, I've experienced the same thing, with my ring finds, maybe 12 silver, 3 gold, and a gold pendant, they all have that tightened up solid signal, Thanks.

 

[IDXMonster]

SoCal-I'm actually surprised I've never read anything about the "tightened up" signal,it may be out there somewhere,I haven't seen it though...to me,if I were a gold hunter,I would rely on that trait first,then possibly a really really stable ID. My gold rings in particular were super stable as long as the coil was swept consistently. Even on a coin the numbers or ID will vary slightly even if the sweep is exactly the same. I'm thinking it's the way the eddy currents work,on a ring shaped item they really lock onto it better,at least in some cases,if not most. I know with my IDX and any of the concentric coils I have for it, the difference between a coin hit and ring hit are different enough to tell most of the time...

Kevin

 

[Charles (Upstate NY)]

I keep a sharp eye out for any targets that ID on the screen in no mans land below zinc cents, above foil, and below or above pull tabs. They have a higher probability of being gold. If you are beach hunting a common method is to dig every last target. I did that for two years and found 'some' gold. But man I dug gobs of zinc cents and never once found a large class ring that typically ID's like a zinc cent. So I decided to improve my odds, for the next couple of years I dug every target except zinc cents and dimes covering a lot more ground per hunt and my gold and silver count skyrocketed.

Here enjoy a bling pic

 

[IDXMonster]

That's right Charles,if you can discipline yourself to NOT dig stuff you would ordinarily dig,then the item WONT be what you normally dig,therefore increasing your odds of it being one of the other items on the long list. I have trouble with the "discipline" part. One day a friend and I decided to dig everything nickel and above,just to see what we got. I personally dug 150 coins in ONE day,and a ring that wasn't anything valuable. But,if it WAS valuable,it sure could've been a great experiment. Unfortunately,even at 47,getting up and down that many times is tedious,which is one of the reasons I opted for an Explorer in the first place,so I wasn't digging so much of what I DIDNT want. Keep in mind also,of the 150 coins most were zincs and there were many multiples/spills.....

Good luck out there guys!
Kevin

 

[dewcon4414]

Im a beach hunter............ with more than a couple of gold finds. YOu learn iron and a bottle cap....... everything else you best at least kick. Rings have a solid roundness to them or as stated tighness. I also noticed you mentioned rings....... so silver will be even higher. If you are parking hunting or any trashy area....... its a real lucky day if you find a GOLD ring. Most dirt hunters disc or run patterns ....... on a beach you dont want a reason to NOT dig a target. Some of those larger rings do come in as a zinc penny..... which sounds a little different than a copper one. You best bet for finding gold is in the nickel pull tab range if you want to run a pattern and narrow the search. Just remember........ more women wear jewelry than men so id guess a lot is missed in the foil range.

 

[Dan-Pa.]

Indeed the majority of rings found are thin womens some with nice stones so foil area is the hot spot...

 

[Nuke em]

The trouble is that the Explorer has different numbers to the E.Trac but has the in the most part the same sounds.
On an ET Gold could come in at anywhere on a 12 line at 01 to 40 or at least thats my experience but on the Explorer the Ferrous line is a lot less certain . Its what makes me listen to the sounds rather than watch the numbers.
My advice when using the Explorer is to use as little discrimination as possible and to dig all tones from the sound of a British 5 Pence (1990's) to a .303 in bullet or even a US Dime then you wont miss the Gold .
If you discrim anything other than a small area at the top of the left side of the screen then you could mask good targets that you will regret not digging if someone else is following you and finds them.
Late last week i found a 1.6g 9k Gold ring that would fit snugly round a AA battery .
The week before i found a 10.2 g 9k Gold ring that sounded like a Pound coin and the week before i found a Platinum ring that read 11 04 and was a mans wedding band at 11.6 g .

A couple of years ago i found a 39.4 g 9k Gold ring that read on the E.Trac 12 40 , the same as a £2 coin .

Discrimination silences the good as well as the bad.