Unfamiliar with platinum

[landman]

OK been MDing since 1997 and got out for 10 years so I have not had the chance to find a platinum ring. Would someone share with us what "950" means and on an Excalibur, what the sound is akin to.

 

[bdahunter]

950 means that the ring is 950 parts out of 1000 parts pure platinum with 50 parts other metals or 95% platinum. I've found 4 platinum rings in the last 2 years and they sound on the high side of the gold tones with my Excal and are always a very solid hit. Other Excal users have said that they felt platinum sounded on the low side of the gold tones but this could have something to do with the users hearing or hearing loss in my case as well as the shape of the ring.

Cheers,

BDA

 

[TerryinHawaii]

Over here in Hawaii, we find many platinum rings due to the Japanese tourists. I do keep a record of the target ID number using the White MXT, And also show platinum number, weight and size. While this is an old report, it will show you that platinum rings range from zero to 42 as shown. I used a White

 

[Sanddigger]

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[Maui Mike]

Hey terry, with my PI Pro, i got a real crisp beep. love finding the plat! Shaka

 

[TerryinHawaii]

Hi Mike,

Enjoy finding the platinum!

Terry

 

[Diane]

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