Fors Gold + for coin also ???

[St Bernard]

Will the Fors Gold + also work good for coin and relic hunting? I know it is supposed to be excellent for gold but I want a detector that will do it all excellent. I do all types of detecting as well as gold. I am also looking at a Fisher F75 SE LTD LIMITED. Be nice to know how the Fors Gold + compares to it. Thanks feedback appreciated. Bill
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Bill

 

[amberjack]

not sure there is one detector that does it all gold+ runs same frequency as F19 , so will find gold, all coins but not so deep on silver coins etc.. but should find coins just not FBS deep , sure someone who has used one will be along shortly.

AJ

 

[OregonGregg]

yes the fors gold plus works very well for coin hunting. I tried the gold+ approx 2 weeks ago with the 5.5 x 10 Concentric coil and it hit 8 for 8 on Monte's nail board test. I was in the disc2 mode. Sens 85, ID Mask at 10. But yes I believe it would be an excellent machine for coin hunting as well.

 

[Monte]

Will the Fors Gold + also work good for coin and relic hunting?

Will the Gold + work well for Coin Hunting and Relic Hunting? Kind of, and Yes.

It really depends on what you mean by Coin Hunting and Relic Hunting. When I started into using metal/mineral locators in March of '65, I would say I spent most of my detecting time as a Traditional Coin Hunter, that is, searching urban parks and schools and playgrounds and sports fields and parking strips and such ..... just looking for coins. I was looking for anything I could find, and there was a LOT out there to be found in those early days, coins especially. Very little high-conductive trash like we encounter today, and Coin Hunting was great!

In May of '69 I started hunting ghost towns and other out-of-the-way places like homesteads, stage stops, old RR depots and sidings, forts, camps, etc., and I have enjoyed it immensely. What do I look for? Well, I want to find all interesting old 'keepers,' but I am still mainly looking for older coins and trade tokens. So, I guess some would say I am still a Coin Hunter, but I do most of my old coin hunting by Relic Hunting old sites.

During the past year I have thinned out my personal detector arsenal to have ONLY those models that work for me. That means they need to handle dense iron challenged sites, especially iron nails, and provide reasonable depth [size=small](although most old coins, buttons, tokens, and other interesting targets are not deep)[/size]. Probably 90% of all the old coins and keepers I have found since '69 at the old sites I enjoy are located from surface to perhaps 4" and occasionally 5".

Maybe 70% are 3" or less, including all the Flying Eagle and Indian Head, 2¢, 3¢, Shield and 'V' 5¢ pieces, and the Seated Liberty silver coins, which have been out-numbering Barber coins about 30-35 ton 1. In other words, 'depth' of detection isn't crucial. being able to best deal with dense brush and annoying masking trash, especially iron, is the main thing I need. For the bulk of the sites I hunt, and for the main targets I am after, to include old buttons, buckles, bullets, cartridges, interesting jewelry, and my favorite old trade tokens and early era coins, the FORS Gold+ is a serious unit in my arsenal

I know it is supposed to be excellent for gold but I want a detector that will do it all excellent.

It is an excellent Gold Nugget Hunting detector, and that was the primary design for it, plus having very functional adjustments for an avid Relic Hunter. So I would say it is a an excellent Gold Hunting unit, and perhaps a very good Coin Hunting model.

Why do I say that? Because many 'average' Coin Hunters today like to use some form of multi-tone audio ID, such as 3 or 4 Tone modes, and the Gold+ has only two Discriminate modes that offer just a two-tone operation with a VCO audio component in the accepted [size=small](higher than Iron)[/size] Target ID range. For me and many old places I go Relic Hunting for old coins and such, my Gold+ gets put into action because I do like a two-tone, VCO enhanced, audio response. I own more than one detector, all of which are very capable for hunting coins, and that includes my Nokta FORS CoRe. The CoRe has a Two-Tone VCO enhanced search mode, but it also has a two-tone Beach mode AND a mode I feel might be more appealing to the majority of typical Coin Hunters, and that's a Three-Tone mode. This mode was especially designed for most common Coin Hunters.

I do all types of detecting as well as gold.

By "all types," do you also Beach Hunt? Fresh water or salt water? Do you get into any dedicated Relic Hunting sites where you want to deal with iron? Have you done much Gold Nugget Hunting, or are you referring to Gold Jewelry Hunting?

I am also looking at a Fisher F75 SE LTD LIMITED.

Why? Have you ever used one of the Fisher F75's? I had an F75 LTD, not the latest with the enhanced business, and I preferred the Teknetics T2 models I had over the F75. They worked better for me, and my needs and desires, than the F75, perhaps because they are geared more for Relic Hunting. Matter of fact I have a brand new 'Classic' T2 in a box I want to sell or trade because for me and my hunting style, it doesn't compare with my Nokta FORS CoRe [size=small](which has been my main-use detector for a year now)[/size] or the Makro racer, or the Nokta FORS Gold+

Be nice to know how the Fors Gold + compares to it.

Well, the Gold+ doesn't have any multi-tone audio ID other than the two Two-Tone models it features, but the F75 does. That said, the Nokta models I own and use have more workable coils available for me to select from, offer some different adjustment functions, and provide me the in-the-field performance I want and need, especially in nasty ferrous littered sites.

SO ... I feel that anyone who wants to compare detectors needs to figure out exactly what they are looking for in the way of design construction and factor in the in-the-field achievements they would expect a detector to provide. They need to consider the balance and feel of the detector, as well as the available search coils to suit their needs at various site environments.

They should compare detectors for what features they provide, then compare their performance. Then, make a decision on what they have learned and what they feel they want and need. Also, since there is no such thing as a 'perfect' metal detector, they should have a detector battery of at least 2 or 3 detectors to fit their needs and complement each other in some way.

Monte

 

[nenadgbeepin]

When I'm hunting shallow coins, I'm starting to prefer the Gold+ over the CoRe, but that is mainly due to the smaller stock coil.
A bit more info in this previous thread: http://www.findmall.com/read.php?100,2256418

I've tried the F75 on a number of occasions over the years and just didn't gel with it. Preferred the T2 for some reason, even though a lot of people say they are the same.
The CoRe and Gold+ are so much better in a lot of little ways - it all adds up to a unit I really enjoy hunting with.

 

[Monte]

When I'm hunting shallow coins, I'm starting to prefer the Gold+ over the CoRe, but that is mainly due to the smaller stock coil.

If I am Coin Hunting in an urban environment, where most coins are generally shallow, but mixed with a lot of modern-day trash, I like the 3-Tone mode of the CoRe or Racer, and I also use the small 'OOR' coil in trashier environments.

If it is only a modest amount of trash in a more open area, then I like the 5½X10 search coil. If I am working a site that is more likely to have gold jewelry lost in recent years, such as a sports field or around swimming hole and other sunbathing sites, then I opt for the Gold+ w/5½X10 Concentric coil.

I've tried the F75 on a number of occasions over the years and just didn't gel with it. Preferred the T2 for some reason, even though a lot of people say they are the same.

Yes, the T2 I liked over the F75, but I still had better all-around results with the Omega 8000 than the T2.

The CoRe and Gold+ are so much better in a lot of little ways - it all adds up to a unit I really enjoy hunting with.

Precisely. You have to enjoy using any detector, and the Nokta and Makro offerings have won-out over the competition where I hunt since I deal with so much iron debris.

For me, both the 15 kHz CoRe and 19 kHz Gold+ have their place with selected search coils for the task, and a little difference in their 2-Tone modes performance .... plus the CoRe offers the 3-Tone mode option designed more for Coin Hunting.

Monte

 

[Jim Robertson]

I think you covered everything can believe anyone could ask any more questions. I do love the Fors Core. I do own a few other detectors for different hunting. In the hot soil of northern Va. I use the GPX 4800 and a TDI Pro for beach hunting I use the CTX 3030 and on very clean beaches I use the TDI Pro. For coin hunting in parks, yards and other spots the CTX 3030 and now the Fors Core. And from time to the X 5 and Whites 5900. Still a great detector if you want to watch a meter. I just sold off three detectors that I wasn't using and hoping the Nokta Impact would come out soon. And then there are coils for each detector I will not go into that but will say you can tie up $1000's in just coil alone. One detector and one coil will not work for me.

 

[amberjack]

coils coils and more coils still probably have the same amount of fishing reels

AJ