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jewelry on the 250

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ken156

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Everyone is saying the 250 is a great coin hunter but can anyone tell me how it is on jewelry or relics,do you put it in all metal mode and it will pick up everything or do you have to put it in jewelry and miss coins in all metal mode does it pick up things like gold or silver, or should I buy the 1500 for things like that,I was told the 250 was as good as the 1500 except it does not have image or does not go as deep since I was told to dig up everything just in case I would not need the image I am having a hard time trying to decide between the 250 and 1500 please help.
 
Gold or silver jewelry can come in all over the Spectrum from low foil to screwcap where a lot of junk also comes in...I would concentrate on the foil and jewelry areas as perhaps 70 percent of the gold jewelry comes in this area..As far as sterling silver dime or quarter..
Certainly no comparison between the two as one is entry level and other top of the line..Guess it depends on your wallet and indeed the 250 for the bucks is a nice unit but the 1500 is leaps and bounds over it..Am sure the rather large facets of the 250 and the imaging and small meter facets of the 1500 should produce more jewelry however have seen some nice jewelry found with the 250..Without even thinking if you can afford it the 1500 would be the correct choice....
 
It won't matter WHAT machine you use, the gold and Jewelry will come in all over he place.
Is there a machine that is better at discriminating gold and jewelry better than another? I just don't know
about that.

I think the old timers need to chime in on this one because they are the ones who have been detecting
for many years and would know if there is such a machine.

You might want to post your question on other websites too, but I think you'll probably. I think we would all
have heard about it by now.
get much the same answer.

Regards
Robert R
 
Thanks for your help beside the price which I do not mind paying for the 1500 I just wanted to make sure I do not regret getting the 250 over the 1500 besides imaging what other feature is way above on the 1500 compare to the 250 or is some of the feature you do not really need is the 1500 really that good over the 250 thanks very much for all your help.
 
The ACE 250 is a great entry level machine, quite possibly the best out there. The 1500 is another animal all together, for sure it'll go deeper and do more in an experienced users hands. All machines will find gold and silver, but as others have said, it notches in all over the spectrum, especially gold. When entering the hobby, keep in mind that it is a hobby and have some fun with it, spend the time learning the machine you choose and celebrate your successes, how big or small they may be. Finding gold with any detector is an art, although all machines will find it in the trash, knowing which trashy signal to dig and how to best invest that digging time is hard to explain to a new person entering the hobby. When you really, and I mean really are in tune with the machine in your hand, and you have great ears and pay attention, there are little clues that will give away those "golden" targets. As you find more and more gold, you will know what I mean. Way too many machines are gathering dust in closets because the owners expected instant success, keep it a hobby, learn as you go, be satisfied with your finds and when you've logged hundreds and maybe thousands of hours in the field you'll be more consistent in finding gold. Make sure you have some fun and get some excersise along the way.

Craig
 
The 250 is great for jewelry. I've found a ton of it. You just have to swing your coil over it. Jewelry just isn't laying around out there everywhere.

Bill
 
The only detector that will zero in on gold is a "gold machine" but it's not practical for general hunting unless it's the Scorpion Gold Stinger. All general purpose machines will find gold but it will come in all over the scale as there are just to many different sizes and compositions. There is no magic detector for gold. It requires work, patience, and effort to score gold items.

Bill
 
Yeah one won't find gold any better than the other. You have to dig junk to find gold. If you don't want to dig a little junk then cancell your gold finds.

Bill
 
The very best thing you can do to find jewelry is to hunt where jewelry is lost. This may sound silly but it's the truth. My experience is that you will find the best jewelry in the water where swimming is allowed. Then the wet and dry sand around the beach. ( fresh water beaches)Then the play grounds (tot lots). Sand volleyball courts. Luckily these areas are easy to dig. Set your detector in the relic mode and dig anything that gives a beep. Even all the iffy beeps. I haven't used the 250 on any salt beaches. Some have had success on the salt with the 250's though. Just look at the Beach/Surf forums and drool over all the jewelry that being found.
 
Look at the post I posted a little while ago.Like I said all gold jewelry was found in the last two months. All on land. All but one ring was found with the 250......Jack
 
The Ace 250 is extremly sensitive to low conductive items. I don;t know why because the frequency is not all that high. Today I was hunting a fresh water beach with my Exterra 70 with the 1875kh double D coil. Finding almost nothing. Switched to my Ace 250. Found two gold rings and tabs all over the place. I could hunt with any detector out there but I think the 250 is going to be my go to detector for jewelry hunting.....Jack
 
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