what does gold sound like?

[RelicPrime113]

Just out of curiosity, what does gold sound like on a metal detector? I know it varies on different detectors but I have never been able to tell on mine. The one I have is a simple bounty hunter quick silver with ID targets. It was my very first and the only one I have for now. The led ID screen shows iron, aluminum/zync 5 cents and coins. Once it finds something in the ground, it beeps, giving either a high or low tone. The ID can be misleading because half the time it doesn't turn out to be that object. Its a good detector and it has served me well but i never figured out how gold comes up on it.

 

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[Tom_in_CA]

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Just out of curiosity, what does gold sound like on a metal detector? I know it varies on different detectors but I have never been able to tell on mine. The one I have is a simple bounty hunter quick silver with ID targets. It was my very first and the only one I have for now. The led ID screen shows iron, aluminum/zync 5 cents and coins. Once it finds something in the ground, it beeps, giving either a high or low tone. The ID can be misleading because half the time it doesn't turn out to be that object. Its a good detector and it has served me well but i never figured out how gold comes up on it.

Too many variables in your question. You're talking about jewelry (as opposed to nuggets), right? As such, that would be alloyed gold (as opposed to pure gold, which is a high conductor when pure 24k).

And also when you say, "what does it *sound* like?", are you referring to the TID conductivity reading it will give? (ie.: foil, tab, nail, penny, etc...) ? Or are you truly referring to "sound", regardless of TID meter reading?

Thus you need to be a little more specific in your question.

For starters, if you meant "sound" (irregardless of TID), then I'm afraid to tell you that gold has no specific "sound", at least not so far as sounding different than something ELSE, that is We all sure wish it did though! Because if it did, we'd all go out and look for that specific sound, and pass all other sounds, haha

But assuming you meant gold alloyed (10k, 14k, 18k) jewelry, and assuming you meant conductivity range, even then the answer is going to be: It depends on the size of the particular piece of jewelry. Because the conductivity of an item not only involves the actual composition of the item (copper, gold, silver, aluminum, etc...), but also the SIZE of the item. So for example: A small solitair fine thin ladies ring will read down into the foil ranges (very low), while a men's standard band might read around nickel. A thicker fatter band might read in the tab range. And a super bowl ring might read up at penny/dime or whatever. So again, no set "sound".

Size per size, aluminum and gold share the same conductivity ranges, so you can test various wads and snippets of aluminum cans and foil, and that should answer your question (when it comes to alloyed gold jewelry).

 

[RobRieman]

There only one way to find out. Toss a ring or gold coin or bracelet or whatever gold you can find on the ground and swing the coil over it!

 

[RelicPrime113]

" But assuming you meant gold alloyed (10k, 14k, 18k) jewelry, and assuming you meant conductivity range, even then the answer is going to be: It depends on the size of the particular piece of jewelry. Because the conductivity of an item not only involves the actual composition of the item (copper, gold, silver, aluminum, etc...), but also the SIZE of the item. So for example: A small solitair fine thin ladies ring will read down into the foil ranges (very low), while a men's standard band might read around nickel. A thicker fatter band might read in the tab range. And a super bowl ring might read up at penny/dime or whatever. So again, no set "sound".

Size per size, aluminum and gold share the same conductivity ranges, so you can test various wads and snippets of aluminum cans and foil, and that should answer your question (when it comes to alloyed gold jewelry). "

Thank you, that seem to answer my question. I apologize if it was confusing.

 

[RelicPrime113]

There only one way to find out. Toss a ring or gold coin or bracelet or whatever gold you can find on the ground and swing the coil over it!

I have thought about doing that too but never gotten around to it.

 

[Tom_in_CA]

but ......

I have thought about doing that too but never gotten around to it.

But just be aware: the "sound" you hear on that ring or gold coin or bracelet you toss on the ground (or air-test) will be the sound of *just* that one item. What I mean is, that's just one size gold ring, right? And just one size gold coin, right? ($1, vs $2.50, vs $5, etc...), and just one type/size bracelet, right?

So even air or ground testings won't show you "what gold sounds like".

 

[Vladio]

Just out of curiosity, what does gold sound like on a metal detector? I know it varies on different detectors but I have never been able to tell on mine. The one I have is a simple bounty hunter quick silver with ID targets. It was my very first and the only one I have for now. The led ID screen shows iron, aluminum/zync 5 cents and coins. Once it finds something in the ground, it beeps, giving either a high or low tone. The ID can be misleading because half the time it doesn't turn out to be that object. Its a good detector and it has served me well but i never figured out how gold comes up on it.

I think I understand the gist of your question. Yes, every machine will "sound" different on the same object but on a "general" level it sounds like what I call a mid-tone. I'm new so my MD vocab isn't very refined but it rings in like a nickel in terms of sound on my machine - AT Pro. I just dug up a couple rings which include my wedding band - el cheapo hundred dollars (guess who got the nice, expensive ring. ), a nugget with a gold hook to be hung from a necklace - hasn't been worn since '96, lol, and my class ring that's pretty beefy - 10k.

The wedding band showed a 55 on the display, gold nugget showed 47 and the class ring a 67. I scanned a Nickel and it read 53. Like I said, this is all the same sound on my Garrett. Lead sounds in this range along with a bunch of other stuff, obviously.

 

[RelicPrime113]

That make sense, unfortunately my metal detector doesn't show numbers.

 

[beerguy]

Different detectors will have different sounds, so that is a huge variable.

On my XLT, gold sounds warm and wonderful, or maybe that is just the way I feel after finding it.

 

[dirtscratcher]

Have you ever dug a piece of foil, pulltab, square tab , piece of aluminum, or a zinc penny. Gold of various alloys could sound like these and a few others.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

"ooOOOoo"

 

[gleaner1]

It goes beep beep beep and things.

 

[Fletch88]

Its more like a vrooomvroooomvroooom! Here's how different gold items sound on Sov GT and Excal (the speaker sounds terrible compared to good headphones). Love this video from FernoxMD

 

[Ism]

Some "professional treasure hunters" say it sounds like roundness in the hole.

 

[Fletch88]

Some "professional treasure hunters" say it sounds like roundness in the hole.

Hehehehe! Juice baby!

 

[Terry Soloman]

This is a really easy question. It sounds like a lead bullet or sinker. A 14K gold ring sounds like a nickel, or pulltab. If you are notching out nickels, you are losing gold.