Yes! You are missing the gold! No worrys, when I started this sport a few years back, I also assumed gold would have a high tone, imagine my surprise when what sounded like a tiny piece of foil turned out to be a gold ring! Then I found these forums, and buddy, start reading all the posts you can about gold, and you will get good fast. Gold can come in the foil, nickel pulltab midtones...you get any 52-53 numbers, and you gotta go after those! On a big ring in the 10gr plus range, the TID will be way up in the 60 numbers, and the tone a solid mid tone smack...not a high pitch, but pretty dang close! The Pro will not miss a ring if you get the coil over it! A very urgent and demanding pop telling you to go after it! Once you get good with rings, lets get you started on chains! Good Luck and hang out here a little reading the posts...you will be OK.
Mud