F-75 and gold

[Steve from Ohio]

I had in the past an F-75. I sold it a while back and am looking at getting the F-75 LTD or something like it if First Texas decides to upgrade the F-75 permanently.

I was wondering if anyone can comment on the F-75's ability to find gold nuggets. I know the Gold Bug is the way to go, but I am going on vacation this coming year out west and will be taking an F-75 with me.

Is it a good/bad machine for nuggets. Don't want to buy a dedicated gold nugget machine because here in Ohio, there isn't any gold nuggets to be found and for just a few weeks out west, the F-75 came to mind and when back in Ohio I can use it too.

 

[Dino - UK]

I find gold with mine, not nuggets, but small, 1.50gram Celtic gold coins.

They hit hard too at about VDI 30.

 

[go-rebels]

The higher operating frequency of the F75 certainly helps in the detection of small, low conductivity targets compared to other general purpose detectors.

 

[reconj]

Did well this past year up at Ganes, The F-75 is light weight and can find some small gold, get a small test nugget of gold and try it. A e-mail sent to you on more info.

 

[steve herschbach]

Hi,

I have a Gold Bug 2 and am a big booster of the unit. But one thing it lacks is good penetration in highly mineralized ground. I tested an F75 against my Gold Bug 2 on a half ounce nugget buried in bad ground and the F75 clearly got better depth.

The F75 is also no slouch on tiny gold. We used it on our claims this summer with the little 6" coil and got nuggets down to a few grains (480 grains per Troy ounce).

Anyway, I'm not sure I'd buy the F75 if all I was going to use it for was prospecting. But it ranks as one of the better multi-purpose detectors that can be used for prospecting. It would be an ideal unit for Ganes Creek, already mentioned here, due to its great iron disc, light weight, and perfect balance.

Steve Herschbach

 

[goodmore]

There you go. Steve knows gold detecting. Take it to the bank.