Recommendations for gold jewelry detector

[j4568r]

I know this is a tough question but I would like to know what you guy's think
Thanks

 

[Dave J.]

Fisher GB Pro or Teknetics G2 (functionally the same thing, different externals).

--Dave J.

 

[JimGilmore]

I likethe gb pro myself
but i guess what ever seems to feel best will work...

 

[Nauti]

It all depends where you are searching and what sort of jewellry it is.If you are looking for tiny bits of gold you may have to specialise but if it is rings and similar sized pieces any detector will do as long as it is half decent.

 

[Monte]

1.. No detector is really 'good' for gold jewelry ... unless the operator does the following:
a.. Select hunt sites that are more likely to have a fair amount of jewelry loss. Site selection is always #1.
b.. Use a very minimal amount of Discrimination. Most gold jewelry is low-conductive and perhaps 85% or more will be eliminated with 5

 

[BH_Landstar_]

And add the X-Terra 505 / 705 to the list, they work well at finding this yellow stuff.

 

[tabman]

The Tesoro Compadre will kick butt at a fraction of the cost of most detectors.

For trashy areas, I haven't found anything that beats the Tesoro Golden

 

[JimGilmore]

if you look at monte's post closely. Pay carreful attention to one big fact anout his lineup.
With the exception of the Teknetics Omega w/5

 

[berryman]

I agree about the GBP and the G2. Both are great at finding jewlery.

 

[Barry NY]

No one asked you if you were detecting in wet salt water sand or not?

If you are - the recommendations will change...

I know this is a tough question but I would like to know what you guy's think
Thanks

 

[j4568r]

No wet salt water sand just Texas parks with tons of pull tabs and can slaw
Thanks to everyone.
No one asked you if you were detecting in wet salt water sand or not?

If you are - the recommendations will change...

I know this is a tough question but I would like to know what you guy's think
Thanks

 

[Rainyday101]

Like Tabman said, The Compadre. You need to listen to tones for small gold and jewerly and not stare at the TDI. If you want jewerly, be prepared to dig lots of trash. That is just the nature of the beast. The Compadre for the price will kick butt on most of the higher priced detectors. Do some googling and check out the Compadre.

 

[Tom_in_CA]

Good answers as usual Monte.

Whenever I see someone ask what detector is better for gold jewelry, I interpret this to ACTUALLY be saying: which detector is best for low conductors. And if they're meaning that for use in typical parks, schools, and tot-lots, then ............ to have a machine "better at low conductors" will hardly be necessary. You can simply turn the disc. down on most ANY detector, and have enough low conductors signals to keep you busy till your arms fall off! I can think of scads of parks where "finding low conductors" is hardly the problem. Go to ANY junky blighted park, and you can find no shortage of "beeps" to choose from. So about the only thing a machine better at finding low conductors will do, is perhaps allow you to find a whispier fine chain, or earing stud, etc.... (as if a lack of low conductors was your "problem", haha).

To me, if someone is that hard-core about finding jewelry, then turf at parks and schools is hardly the place to go try to be a "hero" and stripmine turf. Better just to go to a swimming beach somewhere.

 

[Tom Slick]

I agree with Tom in CA to a point about most any detector working if you lower the discrimination, but two other key attributes are a detector with a quick recovery speed and one that will allow a slower sweep speed. These two are key in helping to pull jewelry from trashy areas. Most any detector will hit a shallow gold ring sitting all by itself in the grass.

 

[Barry NY]

If you want the gold, as everyone has said - be prepared to dig LOTS of non-ferrous junk to get it. Every different piece of jewelry (size, shape, karat count) gives a different signal...

If you want to score gold rings (which almost all machines will get) plus small or micro gold AND gold chains (which almost no machines will get) - you need a machine that excels at that type of target and has the speed to pick through the iron. A woman's stud earring with diamond is much more valuable than a gold ring..

I suggest the DeepTech Vista GOLD - here are a few videos:

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUd2z577fMg[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLCbuvC9OEo[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNVgIeU4N54[/video]

No wet salt water sand just Texas parks with tons of pull tabs and can slaw
Thanks to everyone.
No one asked you if you were detecting in wet salt water sand or not?

If you are - the recommendations will change...

I know this is a tough question but I would like to know what you guy's think
Thanks

 

[steve herschbach]

15 kHz, dig tight VDI responses. Pass on deep targets - practice quick, efficient target recovery. It is all about the numbers. Pinpointer a must.

 

[hershey1]

Get what you like and can afford and learn it well. What works for me may be of no use to you so if possible try as many machines and headphones as you can. Most machines will find gold if the coil goes over it along with other targets that sound CLOSE to the same as gold. Learn your machine and hunt where you think your chances are best. Swimming areas, beachs,(in and out of the water) and girls softball fields. Good luck and HH

 

[Mike Hillis]

My favorites gold hunters for inland sites are:

Fisher F5,
Whites DFX/Bigfoot combo,
Tesoro Golden/Cleansweep combo

.....careful, large gold jewelry gets addicting......

HH
Mike

 

[godigit1]

19 khz Gold bug pro or G2 Koss dj 100 headphones.
All good advice but what Hershey1 said is paramount. Test many specimens with you machine learn its personality.