What ID # does gold give you?

["Dr.Tones"]

Was out doing some nugget shooting with my 70 (6'' DD HF) and I only have one test nugget that usually seems to give me a reading of 4. How much will the size, shape and purity of the nugget affect the reading? I hunt in prospecting mode (all metal) and when I find a target I switch to the coin/relic mode to ID the target. I havent found any nuggets yet but I have noticed that when I hunt using this method I tend to avoid digging iron. Is there a chance that I'm passing over gold? Seems to be a bunch of -8 and -6 targets out there that I hope are just iron or hot rocks.

 

[Beale]

Well I do not know about "Gold Nuggets". I do know that gold rings and jewelry will ring in all over the foil to nickle to pull tab range. I have only found 2 gold rings. One came in at 10-12-14 range. The other at a 12 solid. You just never know, Beale.

 

[Furious T]

Gold rings I have found with the X T 70 have ranged from 10 to 28. I guess that nuggets, depending on size and shape and other mineral content would also cover a large range.

 

[John(Tx)]

n/t

 

[TURNMASTER]

How do gold coins ring and ID. I don't happen to have any to practice on.

Jeff

 

[Goes4ever]

How do gold coins ring and ID. I don't happen to have any to practice on.

Jeff

well according to this chart on the x-70 gold coins will be from 26-38 depending on size of gold coin $5, $10 or $20 gold coin

 

["Dr.Tones"]

Cool chart!

 

[TURNMASTER]

THANKS
Forgot that was there
Jeff

 

[Bullpine]

This specimen weighing 3.77 oz, gave a 6 TID on my XT/70 using a 18.75 elliptical DD. I found it in a natural drainage here in Central California, below quartz fields that been worked probably a hundred years ago. The quartz fields were exposed after a fire that caused us to evacuate our home for a week last year. I subsequently filed a mining claim on the area.

 

[TURNMASTER]

Nice nugget
Hope you find a bunch more it'll help make for that house.
HH
Jeff

 

["Dr.Tones"]

Oh man nice specie! Sorry to hear about the evac but hey.... new ground cleared out to hunt! Just wait until after the first real good rain. Be interesting to see what else shows up. Great job. Cant wait until I find one!

 

[x-ray]

Hallo,

Gold rings I have found have ranged from 6-8 to16.