Garrett Goldmaster 24K as a coin / jewelry / relic machine

[IdahoSpud1]

I know that the Garrett Goldmaster 24K is a top gold machine. If you own one, have you any success also operating it to find coins, jewelry or relics? Am considering purchasing one for gold and other finds.
Any feedback or opinions are appreciated! Thank you.

 

[John-Edmonton]

I know that the Garrett Goldmaster 24K is a top gold machine. If you own one, have you any success also operating it to find coins, jewelry or relics? Am considering purchasing one for gold and other finds.
Any feedback or opinions are appreciated! Thank you.

My experience using pulse induction detectors for relic, coins and jewelry was successful in areas where there was little trash. And also in places which were hunted out, including most of the trash. That left the deepest signals within reach of my PI machines.

 

[Odanscoils]

I think it could be exceptional on earrings and tiny gold on the beach.

That higher frequency could really pick them out.

I have a new one.
Haven't had a chance to get it on my iron infested fresh water beach.

Just my thoughts on it.

 

[IdahoSpud1]

Thanks! Appreciate the opinion. I'm considering one.

I think it could be exceptional on earrings and tiny gold on the beach.

That higher frequency could really pick them out.

I have a new one.
Haven't had a chance to get it on my iron infested fresh water beach.

Just my thoughts on it.

 

[Picketwire]

My experience using pulse induction detectors for relic, coins and jewelry was successful

I thought the 24k was a VLF, not a pulse. Can you give me some insight on this?

 

[Odanscoils]

Yes the 24k is a VLF machine.
I think he's talking about what worked for him.

 

[jmaclen]

Garrett/Whites Goldmaster 24K is definitely a VLF. It's single frequency 48 kHz so it is geared for smaller target gold prospecting.

It has Whites XGB ground balance tech which is really good if the soil isn't too mineralized whether magnetite or salt. Not the best choice for saltwater beaches. It is not waterproof either. I would pick a Vortex VX7/9 for saltwater beaches.

Does not have wireless audio or an internal rechargeable battery. It uses 8 AA batteries. Rechargeables work great and it comes stock from Garrett with 8 rechargeable AAs and a good charger.

It has a one tone threshold based VCO audio mode for prospecting with a ferrous/non ferrous chance indicator and displays numbers to go with that ferrous/non ferrous chance indicator. If your ground is not very mineralized, those displayed numbers can work as target IDs but they will up average the target IDs of low and mid conductor targets a lot the deeper the target.

The Garrett/Whites 24K also has a two tone discrimination ferrous/non ferrous audio option which can be used for gold prospecting, micro jewelry hunting or whatever kind of detecting needed. It reminds me of the original MXT two tone audio with low iron tone, mid threshold tone and a higher non ferrous tone.

The threshold tone can also be turned down to minimum level where it basically can't be heard for those that don't like a live threshold tone.

I used mine for sand and bark playground, freshwater beach and volleyball court micro jewelry hunting where digging it all was the approach. It works fine for that. The ground where I detect is too mineralized for general coin hunting using a single frequency VLF like the 24K especially if I want reliable target IDs for accurate information so I can selective dig going for deeper coins or jewelry. Again, I would pick a Vortex VX7/9 for deeper coins, jewelry or relics. The Vortex simultaneous multi frequency tech makes it much more versatile and usable for a wide range of detecting scenarios. The VX9 is actually pretty good for gold prospecting too.

The Goldmaster 24K was built by Whites using the MX7 form factor. It has the nicest color display currently made in my opinion and thankfully does not do what the MX7/MXT did and display what the target is in words. At least where I detect, the MX7/MXT would display US quarter for just about every target if it was deeper than 3". That got pretty old thinking I was digging a quarter and it was actually a small piece of foil , small can slaw or a normal pull tab........... Garrett went over it carefully, upgraded the coil quality and released it almost exactly as Whites made it. It even has the Whites emblem molded into the plastic on the back of the control box housing.

It is the only detector that currently Garrett makes which is directly from their Whites purchase.

That says a lot.

Awesome detector for the right places and uses.

 

[Odanscoils]

Garrett/Whites Goldmaster 24K is definitely a VLF. It's single frequency 48 kHz so it is geared for smaller target gold prospecting.

It has Whites XGB ground balance tech which is really good if the soil isn't too mineralized whether magnetite or salt. Not the best choice for saltwater beaches. It is not waterproof either. I would pick a Vortex VX7/9 for saltwater beaches.

Does not have wireless audio or an internal rechargeable battery. It uses 8 AA batteries. Rechargeables work great and it comes stock from Garrett with 8 rechargeable AAs and a good charger.

It has a one tone threshold based VCO audio mode for prospecting with a ferrous/non ferrous chance indicator and displays numbers to go with that ferrous/non ferrous chance indicator. If your ground is not very mineralized, those displayed numbers can work as target IDs but they will up average the target IDs of low and mid conductor targets a lot the deeper the target.

The Garrett/Whites 24K also has a two tone discrimination ferrous/non ferrous audio option which can be used for gold prospecting, micro jewelry hunting or whatever kind of detecting needed. It reminds me of the original MXT two tone audio with low iron tone, mid threshold tone and a higher non ferrous tone.

The threshold tone can also be turned down to minimum level where it basically can't be heard for those that don't like a live threshold tone.

I used mine for sand and bark playground, freshwater beach and volleyball court micro jewelry hunting where digging it all was the approach. It works fine for that. The ground where I detect is too mineralized for general coin hunting using a single frequency VLF like the 24K especially if I want reliable target IDs for accurate information so I can selective dig going for deeper coins or jewelry. Again, I would pick a Vortex VX7/9 for deeper coins, jewelry or relics. The Vortex simultaneous multi frequency tech makes it much more versatile and usable for a wide range of detecting scenarios. The VX9 is actually pretty good for gold prospecting too.

The Goldmaster 24K was built by Whites using the MX7 form factor. It has the nicest color display currently made in my opinion and thankfully does not do what the MX7/MXT did and display what the target is in words. At least where I detect, the MX7/MXT would display US quarter for just about every target if it was deeper than 3". That got pretty old thinking I was digging a quarter and it was actually a small piece of foil , small can slaw or a normal pull tab........... Garrett went over it carefully, upgraded the coil quality and released it almost exactly as Whites made it. It even has the Whites emblem molded into the plastic on the back of the control box housing.

It is the only detector that currently Garrett makes which is directly from their Whites purchase.

That says a lot.

Awesome detector for the right places and uses.

I wish they'd make the V3i light weight and submersible.
It would fly off the shelves.
I'd park the Manticore for that.

I don't think anything beats the Compadre or Mojave for micro gold.
Especially in nails and very close to iron posts and steel fence.

If they come out with a 5" round for the Manticore it may do well too.


Personally for money spent I think the Extra line would be better than the 24k.

 

[vito]

It is the only detector that currently Garrett makes which is directly from their Whites purchase.
That says a lot.

What does that say?

Now I'm really curious.
To my knowledge, Garrett didn't have a good VLF gold detector at the time of the acquisition. (Although VLF seems a bit of an exaggeration here.)
As with Tesoro, there was apparently no suitable (liquid) buyer.
Since Garrett had concerns about the mass production of White's knock-offs from the Far East, it made sense to secure the rights to White's products, at least domestically.
At that point, the Spectra product lines had already been discontinued, which also explains why the VX3 was no longer in production due to its lower profit margin compared to the V3i.
Developing a successor to the Spectra line would have required an immense amount of development work, as the no-longer-available components would have had to be replaced, the technology improved, and interfaces integrated according to current standards.
Far too expensive and complex, especially since Garrett's Vortex series was already on the horizon.

But back to fred...

I know that the Garrett Goldmaster 24K is a top gold machine. If you own one, have you any success also operating it to find coins, jewelry or relics? Am considering purchasing one for gold and other finds.
Any feedback or opinions are appreciated! Thank you.

There are a lot of very well made detectors for that type of hunting you want to do. And like @jmaclen says, there are better suited ones.
I'd go with a multi-frequency machine for sure. Personally I do not like ML tones so I think, depending on service and parts, I'd go with a Vortex.
JMHO