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SE PRO on Gold ?
- Thread starter SeanHM
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Gold can hit high or low on the screen and the sound can vary from high to low. Some Gold rings hit very low on the screen and others can hit 3/4 up the screen. from my experience the content of the ring coin etc. has a lot to do with what you see and hear.. I tested some gold coins the other night that came from the US Mint and they hit right up there where a memorial penny hits. If someone you know has some gold jewelry etc.. scan it with the detector to see for yourself...There's an old adage in detecting that if you discriminate out nickels on your detector you will be discriminating gold out as well......Hope this helps you some..
John
John
GraveDiggerMax-VaBch-Va
New member
i will be there within the hour or lessssss
here is a pic that may help u..................MANY 14k rings...(2 are in pic) are loaded with cooper and sound and hit with pennies, BUT
MOST WILL NOT................most will be that sweet low growl of all mindlabs........chains.........bangels............o m g
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here is a pic that may help u..................MANY 14k rings...(2 are in pic) are loaded with cooper and sound and hit with pennies, BUT
MOST WILL NOT................most will be that sweet low growl of all mindlabs........chains.........bangels............o m g
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dewcon4414
Well-known member
Gold does have a good sound to it. If you are beach hunting and want to get some gold.... try reducing your screen and not listening to so many tones. That decreases your digging those trash and even coins targets. The beach is a big place..... increase your chances by NOT wasting time digging.
Dew
Dew
Guy's thank you for the info. I have purchased a historic home that was bulit in 1865 and in the middle of renovations. mean while I have been taking my SE Pro on the property and doing great on wheaties and silver. tally so far 4 mercs, 1 silver quarter, 1870 half dime, 2 cent with no date, 12 wheaties various dates have not checked the value on wheaties yet. As I stated earlier I have just been digging the high tones in the upper right hand part of the smart screen.
I have a feeliing there has to be a little gold on property some where? When gold hits on the SE Pro its sounds low and doe's it also show up on the right part of the smart screen?
SeanHM
I have a feeliing there has to be a little gold on property some where? When gold hits on the SE Pro its sounds low and doe's it also show up on the right part of the smart screen?
SeanHM
GraveDiggerMax-VaBch-Va
New member
middle.............lower middle or bottom center and just to the left sometimes.
only high copper content rings hit up high in penny range
only high copper content rings hit up high in penny range
Orlensin-FL
New member
For me it hits anywhere on the right bottom 50% of the screen. Of course so does every pulltab and piece of can slaw...lol
Sean, size matters in this question. The meter/screen is only measuring conductivity, as you know (not "composition"). And size plays into conductivity.
For example: take an entire aluminum can and wave it in front of your Explorer. Make note of where it reads. Probably way up around quarter in the upper right of the screen, right? Now take a little fingernail size snippet out of the same can (or the tab portion, or a beaver tail off the old style tabs, or whatever), and wave that in an air test. Where does that read? Down low, right? But wait!! They're both the exact same compound: Aluminum, right?
What changed? The size! So too is the same principle for gold. I guarantee you that if there's a $20 gold piece on your property (or a gold bar or whatever other big sized thing), it will read in the upper right of your Exp. screen But a dainty little earing, or tinsel thin ring, or $1 gold piece is going to read very low, around foil, tab, or whatever, right? So you see, there is no one "sound" or "coordinate" for gold.
And unfortunately, gold and aluminum share the same conductive range. And each has oodles of variations of sizes, shapes, wad densities, etc...
And the karot of the gold plays into it: The alloys that gold is mixed with (to make it 10k, 14k, 18k, etc...) affect where it hits on the conductive scale. Pure gold (24k) is actually a very high conductor. So a 24k ring, even though small, will read high up around penny. But the same exact sized ring that is only 14k, would be a mid or low range on the screen, d/t the alloys.
If they ever make a detector that reads composition, rather than conductivity, is the day we'll all get rich digging gold rings till our arms fall off! Until then, if anyone tries to tell you gold reads at a certain coordinate, or sounds a certain way, then do this: take that person out to the nearest blighted inner city ghetto park, and turn them loose. See how much gold they dig up, while leaving foil and tabs behind
For example: take an entire aluminum can and wave it in front of your Explorer. Make note of where it reads. Probably way up around quarter in the upper right of the screen, right? Now take a little fingernail size snippet out of the same can (or the tab portion, or a beaver tail off the old style tabs, or whatever), and wave that in an air test. Where does that read? Down low, right? But wait!! They're both the exact same compound: Aluminum, right?
What changed? The size! So too is the same principle for gold. I guarantee you that if there's a $20 gold piece on your property (or a gold bar or whatever other big sized thing), it will read in the upper right of your Exp. screen But a dainty little earing, or tinsel thin ring, or $1 gold piece is going to read very low, around foil, tab, or whatever, right? So you see, there is no one "sound" or "coordinate" for gold. And unfortunately, gold and aluminum share the same conductive range. And each has oodles of variations of sizes, shapes, wad densities, etc...
And the karot of the gold plays into it: The alloys that gold is mixed with (to make it 10k, 14k, 18k, etc...) affect where it hits on the conductive scale. Pure gold (24k) is actually a very high conductor. So a 24k ring, even though small, will read high up around penny. But the same exact sized ring that is only 14k, would be a mid or low range on the screen, d/t the alloys.
If they ever make a detector that reads composition, rather than conductivity, is the day we'll all get rich digging gold rings till our arms fall off! Until then, if anyone tries to tell you gold reads at a certain coordinate, or sounds a certain way, then do this: take that person out to the nearest blighted inner city ghetto park, and turn them loose. See how much gold they dig up, while leaving foil and tabs behind
GraveDiggerMax-VaBch-Va
New member
n/t
What do you guys prefer to hunt in Iron Mask, If so what is the suggested setting? Or discriminating patterns?Sean I keep my SE in the Iron Mask mode all the time.........set at 22. If you are a person who likes to read, a great book is available on the Explorers and Etrac (Author Andy Sabicsh).. Spelling on the last name may not be right. I've read and re-read his book quite a bit, it's very helpful and well written. A couple of people on this forum have articles in the book about the Explorers etc...
John
John