I know gold id's in the 8-45 range using the f-75, but is there any way other than digging every signal to distinguish it from foil? I have dug hundreds of foil gum and candy wrappers, some as deep as 8 inches at a soccer field where gold jewelry may be. It's worse than digging pull tabs.
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Gold question
- Thread starter qwk
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BarnacleBill
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Sadly no. 
The only chance is when it's a gold ring, this should give a fuller(rounder) sound. And at times a medallion depending on shape & size will sound fuller. But chains, earrings, broken rings, broaches etc can sound pretty ratty like foil. Kind of goes with the territory, harder work yields the better finds.
HH
BarnacleBill
The only chance is when it's a gold ring, this should give a fuller(rounder) sound. And at times a medallion depending on shape & size will sound fuller. But chains, earrings, broken rings, broaches etc can sound pretty ratty like foil. Kind of goes with the territory, harder work yields the better finds.HH
BarnacleBill
tony (Orlando FL)
New member
I agree there is no sure fire way to tell in advance or a way to improve your odds.
When I get tired of digging foil signals I do start becoming more selective, instead of giving up completely. I look for signals that do not vary in ID#s no matter which way I sweep the coil over it. I ALSO listen for a double blip. Back when I only did the beaches, most foil signals that gave off the double blip as the coil went over it was a ring or a washer or something with a hole in it like a pull tab ring.
I hate passing foil signals up, I look for the deeper ones, but, who is to say a recent ring loss hasnt occurred?
Its part of the hobby........
Tony
When I get tired of digging foil signals I do start becoming more selective, instead of giving up completely. I look for signals that do not vary in ID#s no matter which way I sweep the coil over it. I ALSO listen for a double blip. Back when I only did the beaches, most foil signals that gave off the double blip as the coil went over it was a ring or a washer or something with a hole in it like a pull tab ring.
I hate passing foil signals up, I look for the deeper ones, but, who is to say a recent ring loss hasnt occurred?
Its part of the hobby........
Tony