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VDI #s and gold?

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Squirmingcoil77

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Does anyone know what VDI numbers I should be looking for when hunting for gold on the 705? I've heard the numbers range from low to high, but are they really all over the entire scale? I did find a gold ring that range up at 6, which is pulltab range. I've also heard they can come in at +2 and +4. I always dig +4 but it has ALWAYS been foil. I'll still dig damn it! If anyone has a diagram or printout of most gold VDI numbers, I would be most appreciative. I'm sure I'll get "dig all good repeatable signals." If that's the case, then that's what I shall do. Thanks for viewing.
 
If gold is the objective, then dig all repeatable signals between 0 and 46.

Really, with gold especially, TID numbers will depend on overall size, mass, depth, and gold content (ie; 10k is different from 14k, 18k, 21k, & 24k @ a given depth).
It can be jumpy too! That would depend on wheter or not it has claw mounted stones, has multiple facetts, involves a chain, and other factors.

Expect to dig a lot of foil, pulltabs (and parts thereof), bits of canslaw, etc... It's what makes gold such a challenge, regardless of the machine used.
 
That would be too easy!!.....gold rings are different sizes,weights and alloy compositions making it impossible to nail down an exact TID#...... 8/10/14/18K rings can contain copper,nickle and other alloys thereby giving many different TID#....Rings with stones and small bands to thick gold bands and Class rings range low to high TIDs.My personal experience has found them from the bottom to the top ...2,4,6,8,12,16,24,28,30...your going to have to dig to find out.
 
Thanks for the replies! I figured I'd be digging everything, which I do anyway.

On another note, what about Silver jewelry? Does it respond the same as gold or are the TID #s on the higher side of the scale?
 
Squirmingcoil77 said:
On another note, what about Silver jewelry? Does it respond the same as gold or are the TID #s on the higher side of the scale?
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Silver is a much higher conductor, and not alloyed with other metals to the same extent as gold, so consequently most silver jewelry will show up in the higher end of the range.
 
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