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Last Sunday I got a call from my detecting buddy. He's a member of the same detecting club I'm in and known as the guy you call to find lost rings. He said he got a call from a lady who lost her wedding ring somewhere on her property between the house and her chicken coop and wanted to know if I wanted to help him search for it. I said sure! I had only done that one time a few weeks before when we were detecting in a park and a parks supervisor came up to him. He thought we were in trouble and promptly started showing the supervisor how we take great care closing our holes, but the supervisor said he didn't care about that. He said he had gotten a call from a lady who had lost her wedding ring a week before at a playground and he wanted to know if we would look for it, which we promptly did. Unfortunately we didn't find that ring. So we headed out to the mountain property and met the lady and she showed us where she thought she had lost her ring the day before. I thought it must be laying on the ground in plain sight somewhere and this should be easy. Then I saw the chicken coop. Oh boy. I hit inside and outside the coop while my buddy took the trail from the house to the coop. The chickens were pretty well behaved except the rooster who kept giving me the stink-eye. I had a feeling he was just waiting for me to turn my back on him. We covered the 200x30 foot area pretty well for several hours, double checking each others search areas. We were about ready to throw in the towl when my partner decided to check the wooden walkway between the house and the garage. There were openings between the slats that the ring could have dropped into so the home owners offered to pull a few slats up to allow the detector access underneath. While they were ripping up the floorboards, I decided to wander back down the path toward the chicken coop to check any areas I may have missed. As I neared the door to the coop a garden hose caught my eye about 25-30 feet down hill from the path. I was going to sweep that area earlier after finishing the coop area, but the owner said she hadn't been down there so not to bother with that area. For some reason the hose intrigued me so I started searching down the hill from the path. When I reached the hose I was picking up the brass fitting with loud and clear 25 on the Nox but also with a lower fainter tone mixed in. I pushed the hose fitting back a bit and got a solid 7 from multiple angles. I couldn't see anything on the ground, so I pulled my pinpointer thinking it was probably foil of some kind while gently scraping away the pine needles and a little dirt and there it was, the ring! A beautiful Platinum wedding set with a 1 ct. center stone surrounded with 2 baggettes and 6 smaller diamonds. I yelled out, "Bingo!" and the owner and her husband ran down the hill. They were overjoyed and so was I. My first ring recovery! They offered a reward but we politely refused so they insisted that we take a donation for the Metal Detecting Club, for which we were very appreciative. What a day that was!

More photos. 8 nuggets so far for a total of 1.5 g.

Since I am now a snowbird full time and will be living out of my 1995 4 cylinder Tacoma, I had to get creative to deal with everything from foul, rainy weather, wind, cooking, computer work station for editing my YouTube videos, sleeping, storing food for weeks, even months on end, showering, accessing my detecting gear, powering my ICECO 60Ltr. Fridge/Freezer, batteries for everything from detector, phone, computer, power tools and anything else I get that consumes power, my bases are covered. I utilized a ladder rack and added 1x8 and 1x3 boards to the sides, and then outfitted the top with a 4x7 ft sheet of 5/8" plywood. I then stained it with solid base olive drab stain. Next came taking a large military canvas tarp, cutting it down to four sections according to the measurements of each side inside the truck bed. I then got some 1"x 1.5" boards and fitted them to the top edges, folded the boards over the canvas and screwed them in place. Everything is a tight fit and the canvas is sandwiched between the interior boards and the exterior boards. The bottom edge is long enough to hang over the top edge of the truck bed when I am at camp. They will be tucked inside when driving, unless it is raining to shed water outside the truck bed. I have a tie down screwed down to the ceiling to hang a lantern for light and heat. On the driver's side I added three vertical boards to the exterior horizontal boards and put hinges on them to attach a counter top to accommodate my camp stove as well as space to work at the computer. My inspiration for this was a dream I had about a fold down bed attached to the ladder rack and it evolved into the work counter. I hang my solar panels from the passenger side upside down to angle them up to receive the sun better. I still may add the fold down outside bed platform if I can think of a way to still accommodate the solar panels. Well I just now figured it out so that will be a upcoming project. I keep my Jackery Explorer 1000 solar bank locked inside with heavy chains and paddle locks and my fridge is locked to the truck bed in the same manner. I am never out of sight of my truck and if I ever do, then I employ my 5th Ops perimeter trip alarm. Booby trapping the truck with Carolina Reaper pepper powder when it is detonated by would be theives. I have back ups for back ups living this way. That's how I roll. Hope y'all enjoy this creative setup and get some ideas to make your rigs better outfitted, if you don't have a camper. This enables me to get to very remote areas and enjoy creature comforts for long periods of time.

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XP Deus II Manual

I think this detector will surprise a lot of people, hopefully in the right direction (which I suspect it will). The MMK is a fine machine, great relic hunter in iron infested sites, deep as anything out there, built like a tank (never heard of one leaking or a coil ear breaking on one!), pretty light, and their S-rod configuration offers nice ergos to boot!! If their confident that the Legend will replace the MMK, that's a high bar IMHO. A few years ago on our way back from a relic hunting trip, after a central California coastal erosion event Tom_in_CA and I hit the beach and the Racer2 (latest and greatest from them at the time) was holding it's own on a salt water beach, we were impressed with it. Had to slow down, but it was doing a good job, so their SMF should be a great salt water beach machine too!! I've had great success with the Nok/Mak machines for relic and water hunting starting with the original red Racer, then the Racer 2, then the Impact, and lastly the Makro Multi Kruzer (love this detector). If their SMF can best these, it'll be a great detector 👍

It is nice waking up to views of the West Rim of the Grand Canyon each morning.

Tom_in_CA and I have been itching to get out detecting! We decided to hit some of our old "back pocket" sites and check out a couple of new sites as well. Reales, several Phoenix Buttons, flat buttons, some nice pre Civil War eagle buttons, seateds, relics, and the usual suspects were found this trip! https://youtu.be/pHhVseSHWac

Really well done manual, truly. I really like what I’m seeing. I can’t help but think this is what Whites could have done with the V3i if they simply would have had the vision to see the future. I’m happier than ever now I have one on order, as this looks like one sweet detector for detector nerds like me, though maybe too setting heavy for some, but that’s what presets are for, right? I’m surprised though that the main hunt screen only got a couple small pics, as if that’s not the screen we will be looking at 99% of the time. Interesting touch, light numbers in dark background. I like it, should do well in low light conditions. And target id number is ok, could have been bigger really, but acceptable I guess. Did we really need T.ID displayed instead of just a bigger number? I think not. Now, before anyone says the target id has never been a big thing with Deus, just hunt by ear, stick that controller in your pocket…. I’d agree in general, and with Deus 1 in particular. A big criticism of the original Deus is the inability to hunt well in modern trash, and single frequency target id inaccuracy in bad ground. Hopefully, and in matter of fact it better prove, that target id accuracy has improved with Deus 2 and the addition of multi. Because if not, well then it will have failed as a multi implementation. Better target id is a major promise of multi for those not focused on the beach. So I do think making the target id more front and center on the screen would have been nice. That’s what we will glance at constantly if we glance at anything at all, not the other stuff. But seriously, that’s just me picking a minor nit. The machine looks really great, just raised the bar for whatever Minelab is working on to follow Equinox. Now just give me that 6x10 coil, and there might be a new XP fanboy hanging around!

I put my order in with my dealer soon after the announcement. He said I was first in line! I wasn’t 100% sure at the time because the Legend hadn’t been released yet and other than the deus II announcement, there wasn’t any other info on it. Now that they’ve made the manual available I feel 100% sure. I’m really looking forward to learning this detector. Btw, I ordered the 9” version.

I will be swinging the 5000 for the next week straight with the nf 25" ddx

I had asked my grandfather this same question many years ago and he simply told me that it is yellow because it was scared so much that it hides from us. That is why it is hard to find and that is why it is yellow. Sounded good to me, so I will guess that it is scared to be seen and that is why we have to hunt it.

Very Interesting thread to say the least!! Although some people may find it quite boring, but they have never had the issues I've had identifying gold! Here in Minnesota the rivers are full of electrum grade gold. For those unfamiliar with the term "electrum" gold It's gold that has a high percentage of silver in it. Some of the old timers used to call electrum gold 'Green Gold' BTW. Usually gold that has over 30 percent silver is considered electrum gold. Most of the gold flake found in the Mn rivers is 40 to 80 percent silver, making it a greenish white color. Far from the nice yellowish color of gold found in rivers out west. For years I could not figure out if this greenish metal flake I found in the bottoms of my gold pans was actually gold (It acted like gold in my gold pan but it's appearance threw me off ..) till I had a few grams of this 'gold' assayed. That's when I found out the truth.. Gold can have a wide variety of colors. I have found gold in New Mexico that looked like rose gold as it had a far amount of copper in it, and was quite beautiful to say the least. I have found gold in the black hills that has greenish and reddish streaks running thru it. The greenish streaks representing silver and the reddish streaks representing copper! And again very beautiful in appearance. Best, Michael

The big difference is when you get into an area with hot rocks a GPX 4500 just can't handle, and a GPX 5000 Fine Gold setting just makes them go away. If it were not for those rocks, and that one setting, a 4500 would do me fine. If you don't have them where you hunt, you'd never know. Unfortunately, it's my biggest problems with both the GPZ 7000 and GPX 6000, and why I'm still looking for that "other PI." Luckily I can just hunt other places rather than get a GPX 5000 or an ATX, both of which solve the problem. I just want a GPX 5000 or ATX in a nice package.... too much to ask?

Years ago, when I first started looking at getting into metal detecting, I was into gold panning and dreamed of nugget hunting with a detector. Most gold machines that I could find were pricey and Minelab was the pinnacle of gold machines with astronomical prices, so I could only dream. I later got a Fisher Gold Bug 2 which I still have, but life got in the way of detecting until some years later. When I got back into the hobby, the Equinox was coming out and I was "retiring", so it was doable and I'm very happy with that machine. I have since looked at PI machines as the next level, but $6K for a PI is back in dreamland for me. Of course I'm only a hobbyist so I get it, but it would be nice if hobbyists could get in the PI game for under $2K, and with the way the economy is going, even $2K is probably not going to be realistic for many detectorists.

I might also, a GPX 5000 in a CTX body was my original thought back in 2012, that ended up being the GPZ instead. But I’m going to keep on beating the drum for a reasonably priced step up from a great VLF. I’m saying Equinox 800 at $949, what’s the reasonable spread to step up to a PI? I admit $2000 is a tough bar to hurdle, but have to set a goal, right? $2500 maybe, or even $2999. I simply think a lot of people are priced out of the PI market and would like to see that change. Frankly, I’ll pay top dollar for whatever I want, but I’m a huge advocate for more power at lower prices. I rebel at these sky high price tags, if not for me, then some guy with a tight budget who can only dream of spending that kind of money on a detector. If Minelab does not fill the gap, somebody will. It’s only a matter of time. Really a shame about QED, it has the ingredients, just failing in execution. If Nokta/Makro has nothing better going, they should buy it, and build it right. If nothing else, once NM gets the multi put to bed, a PI will be the next obvious step. But I’ve not given up yet even on Fisher or Garrett, as they both need something in this category also.

I would like it even better if it was a GPX 5000 in the same configuration. I managed to get my GPX 5000 down to 6 lbs with Doc's amp/small battery/carbon fiber shaft combination along with lighter coils that weigh 800 grams or less and wireless headphones. I can almost manage it without a bungee for most of the day. 5 lbs (ditch the metal housing and heavy arm cuff)........add a grip mounted small display with control buttons (not steel toggles).........4 lbs would really be great.

So how about a GPX4000 (limited feature set) style machine in a high impact lightweight plastic case, carbon fibre shaft, a small lithium battery built in, but still with the 5-pin socket if you want to plug in an external battery, and a nice lightweight coil in the 6000 11" coil housing. If priced right would it sell?

When gold is used for visors on space helmets it is so thin as to be transparent and is green in colour. It is used to screen out radiation.

Morning everyone, Had a search of the forum and although there are a few mentions of the 14" DD in various thread content I couldn't find a specific thread for discussion around it. Did a video a few days ago getting a few small pieces of gold and small rubbish at a location I've found lots of small gold in a small area. I know that I like watching videos and many of us often encourage others to do a video of this or that. I figure that rather than asking everyone else to do it I should probably do some of the hard yards myself! This is certainly not an advertisement of a Youtube channel and I have no illusions that my production quality or information provided is any better than fairly average 🤣 Something for you Northern Hemisphere folk to watch during the cold months. Happy for anyone to add to the discussion, link a video, show some DD finds or provide some tips on the thread. The thing I found interesting about this was that the target shown at 3.55 mins was quite bright in Normal ground mode. It ended up being no target at all and just a small pocket of really wet clay. The fact that it brightened up with the DD surprises me. The fact that it then brightened up quite a bit more in Normal maybe should have alerted me to the fact that it was ground noise and not a genuine target as the difference in signal on small pieces of gold swapping between Difficult and Normal has been quite small. Cheers, N.E.

One of the places I have permission to hunt will soon be developed and under hundreds of new homes. It's a darn shame because the property sits in a beautiful valley where there once was an old town site dating back to the late 1800's. There are also several old home sites that are nothing more then just dots on the old as maps there are no structures left...all you might find is some bits of pottery and the iron grunt of your detector telling you are in the right spot. I've detected these areas off and on for several years as it's close and I can easily put in a hour or two after work. Recently I was told that I had till Jan 1st and then the land movers will be coming in so I've been going over the place hitting one spot then another...I've made some good silver coin finds over the years but I've had to work for every one of them as the place is no secret and it's been hit hard for many years before I was into this hobby. My main goal was to try and find a $1 gold coin...I just know there has to be one out there around the old town site. The place is littered with head stamps and 22 casings and other low to mid conductors. Yesterday I had had enough of digging junk for mostly nothing at the old town site and decided to hit one of the old home sites...I have detected this area before and found a really nice engraved silver buckle...that time I was with my friend Merton and we had went over the area pretty good but we were mostly cherry picking high conductors. Yesterday I was in a dig it all kind of mood. I was getting lots of brass rivets and some other mid/high conductors and fully expected the next target to be more of the same when out of the hole pops a token..cool the day is saved I think to myself...then just a foot away same signal same reading on the detector and out pops another of the same style token...so now it's game on. For the next hour I stayed in a circle no more than 15 feet in diameter and plucked token after token out of the ground. And for desert I got a very old gold ring with two hearts on it and one gold cuff link...plus a smashed barber dime... today i went back and got another token and found the mate to the gold cuff link. All the finds were with the CTX 3030 all of them were at least 6 inches deep or deeper. Some were faint signals...I went back over it again today with the Nox but no dice. The strange shaped tokens are from a place called "The Palace Beer and Billiards Market St San Francisco" the round ones vary...one says cigar on it the others are hard to read. I figured this was worth posting so I broke out my ole trusty rock from Rye patch and did a photo op. The gold ring is hard to see upper left it's in good shape but has lots of staining from sitting in cow piss for over a hundred years..got it soaking in CLR right now. One of the pictures explains everything...Happy Hunting and Happy Thanks giving. strick

Maybe somebody commented on this already, but I've not read the whole 8 pages - sorry. It seems to me there are two different things going on here. For a person who does not have a multi, specifically an Equinox, the Legend offers an alternative that may be as good or even better, at a lower price. Certainly a chance it is better waterproofed, and NM would be crazy to have messed that up, after all the guff Minelab gets over it. But what about people who already have an Equinox? Except for the possibility of better waterproof integrity, the Legend seems a side step at best. The Deus 2 on the other hand, looks more like a possible upgrade over an Equinox, one that combines what is best in the Deus and Equinox in one machine. Long story short that's why I have a Deus 2 on order. As an Equinox owner, I'm not seeing enough difference in what I have already to really be attracted to the Legend. If anything it is too much like Equinox, down to the straight shaft, when I'd prefer an S rod. Anyway, just my take on it. The Legend will no doubt be of huge interest to new buyers, but for us Nox owners, I think less so, with Deus 2 offering more the idea of an upgrade from what we already have. XP Deus 2 Owner's Manual just released

With the 4500 going away, the GPX 5000 and SDC 2300 are realistically the only "low cost" high power alternatives available right now, and the GPX 5000 won't go away unless people stop buying it. It really is the machine of choice for beach and relic hunting, so enjoys a larger market than the other Minelab PI detectors.

Wonder how long the GPX 5000 is going to stay in the lineup. It's been out what 10 years now I'm guessing. I hope if they do discontinue it that it gets replaces with something we can still use for beach and relic hunting. Be nice to see it go in a GPX 6000 housing and still have all the timings of the 5000 with iron disc. I know the market is relatively small for beach and relic use but I sure would hate to see it disappear. There are places I hunt that taking anything but a GPX is a waste of time.

Wow very impressed with the Deus II. If it performs as well as the manual leads me to believe, I may not need another VLF detector. There are some advanced functions that are going to take a few 100 hours to master IMHO.

I've got my hopes pinned on Nokta and Garrett, Garrett could do it easiest as they have a detector they can just modify and possibly improve. Nokta really do put the effort in and are more than capable of doing it, although their tough build quality isn't really compatible with light machines, especially when trying to turn a very heavy machine into a light one. A modern GPX 5000 would be awesome, I'd be super happy with a 5000 in a CTX package, you can get rid of a lot of switches, buttons and knobs by having a few push buttons and a screen so they could keep the detector the same and just modernize the hardware to shrink it down. The thing is, it won't happen, they have no need to do that as they can continue to sell the current 5000 no problems it's got such a good reputation as a toughly built solid performing deep detector with a massive selection of coils and I fear if they did do it, bye bye aftermarket coils, hello 3 new Minelab GPX 5000 v2 coils and in that case, I'd stick to my existing 4500 and 5000. I still haven't worked out if I prefer my 4500 or 5000, the more ratty old model 4500 just seems to have an edge but it might be in my head.

The QED for people outside Australia is definitely a risk. Mine worked fine for what it could do which is relic hunting and larger 1 gram and up gold prospecting in moderate soil. Ground balancing the QED in really bad dirt is iffy and everything depends on getting it properly balanced of course, just like a TDI, in bad dirt. I think Nokta Makro can do better than the QED........ just take a GP3500 and clone it with all of the after market mods included and put it into a FORS or Impact form factor housing.

A GPX 4000/4500/5000 in the GPX 6000/CTX3030 type form factor that still used all of the current 5 pin coils...........that would cost over $2000 US for sure. I would pay $3999 US for that detector in a heart beat, however.

Hey Brian, great to get out and put a few more feathers in our caps. We knew that we were primarily hunting "old news" spots. But that too has its own set of "sport". To add to our site-specific trays, add to the stories, etc.... Like I Got to try out my new Deus (aka "french poodle") @ some iron zones. And we Got to put a "fork" into another site or two. 🤪 Fun trip ! The only correction I would add, is that at 10:26, my reale is said to be 1797. It is 1796. Don't be trying to rob me of 1 yr. bro ! 🤣

Kudos to you for a job well done, great detecting outside the box, if you hadn't looked where she said she hadn't gone that ring would of never been found!!

I found what worked better for me years ago. I only use shoulder bags --- used small laptop type --- 12" capacity and not much larger. The sling allows the bag to move with me, and allows me to brush it out of the way when needed, like using the park latrine, etc. The laptop sling or shoulder bag many times has built in cellphone pockets and many other useful accoutrements. IMHO the standard style detector bags/pouches bounce too much, get in the way and spill my coins and rings. Yes I have some pouches, and yes they sit on the shelf as back up. For example...

And ... Why does it not corrode easily? It is all explained by Einstein's Theory Of Relativity. https://www.livescience.com/58245-theory-of-relativity-in-real-life.html Most metals are shiny because the electrons in the atoms jump from different energy levels, or "orbitals." Some photons that hit the metal get absorbed and re-emitted, though at a longer wavelength. Most visible light, though, just gets reflected. Gold is a heavy atom, so the inner electrons are moving fast enough that the relativistic mass increase is significant, as well as the length contraction. As a result, the electrons are spinning around the nucleus in shorter paths, with more momentum. Electrons in the inner orbitals carry energy that is closer to the energy of outer electrons, and the wavelengths that get absorbed and reflected are longer. [Sinister Sparkle Gallery: 13 Mysterious & Cursed Gemstones] Longer wavelengths of light mean that some of the visible light that would usually just be reflected gets absorbed, and that light is in the blue end of the spectrum. White light is a mix of all the colors of the rainbow, but in gold's case, when light gets absorbed and re-emitted the wavelengths are usually longer. That means the mix of light waves we see tends to have less blue and violet in it. This makes gold appear yellowish in color since yellow, orange and red light is a longer wavelength than blue. Gold doesn't corrode easily The relativistic effect on gold's electrons is also one reason that the metal doesn't corrode or react with anything else easily. Gold has only one electron in its outer shell, but it still is not as reactive as calcium or lithium. Instead, the electrons in gold, being "heavier" than they should be, are all held closer to the atomic nucleus. This means that the outermost electron isn't likely to be in a place where it can react with anything at all — it's just as likely to be among its fellow electrons that are close to the nucleus.

I have been using a shotgun trap pouch that I had for trap shooting. It has served its purpose for about 5 years now, though I aways wanted a bigger one. It was never deep enough. Now that I have seen this thread I have decided to try a real metal detecting pouch. I have a few to pick from now. I just hunt for gold and treasures on land.

Great setup Gs5000, also great country to detect in. I have a Shower/Toilet Tent mounted on the side of our Landcruiser for when my wife goes bush with me ( plus Portaloo etc)

I agree with Steve about the s-rod preference. I can say having modified my equinox to S-shaft which improved ergonomics, There’s a good possibility I would eventually do the same on the Legend. It’s really not that tough of a modification to do.

Not hard to get a midnight snack with your food right next to your bed 🙂 You've got yourself setup well for your style of living.

Guys this is like asking me why corn 🌽 always has a even row of corn on every cob . I don’t know why but it does. Now don’t you feel enlightened for you that didn’t know that ? Chuck

When I was at school/college, this theory was used to suggest that ALL metals should be 'yellowish' , and the mystery was: why is nearly every metal in practice silver-coloured? Everything from light Lithium to heavy Lead seems uniformly silver/grey. Gold is definitely shinier out into the infra-red range, hence why spacecraft tend to be smothered in gold foil. And in the engine-bay of the rather exotic McLaren F1 road car.

I have been wanting a Walco pick for the last 12 years now and have had a hell of a time getting my hands on one. Last month I contacted Lucky Strike Gold Prospecting in Geelong Australia 🦘 and to my surprise, Justin said yes we will ship to the United States. He had the Solid Swinger handle and he had the Walco heavy duty pick with a 29" handle. It has taken a month for them to get here. This pick has a very well balanced pick head with plenty of length on the hoe blade to sink deep along the edges of a hole to widen it as you have to go deeper. I my opinion, and this is just my opinion but Apex picks just don't have the details figured out. They told me they refuse to lengthen the hoe blade. I told them then I won't buy an Apex pick. This Waco pick is light weight but still feels like it has enough weight to sink the pick deeply into the ground. Pick end and the hoe end. I'm impressed with this pick for sure. The Solid Swinger handle is awesome as well. Now I don't have to worry about breaking a handle when I am swinging that big 25" NF DDX coil. Hahaha 😁. Justin with Lucky Strike provided great customer service. I would highly recommend them. Can't say I am too impressed with both the USPS and Australia Post on the shipping end of a month long.

That's why I've been thinking with the Legend for me, it really needs the aftermarket coil support I can't have on the Nox, without that there is very little difference, the Deus 2 is a substantially different detector and increasingly looking the more appealing of the two for someone like myself that really doesn't need another similar detector.

Great story, CPT_G. Another example of not taking the 'eyewitness' account literally. Could it have rolled down the hill and been stopped by the hose? Looks like you're making good use of the Coiltek Nox 5"x10" and a Steve shaft.

Rob, agree with all these points, the 6000 is very effective, especially when you are dealing with ground that has been gone over time and time again. It's like when the 2300 came out all over again, just with deeper holes.

IMHO the Equinox 800 which I have limited time behind the screen with here in Portland, OR finds lots of coins and some rings too. What I noticed right out of the box was how (I use the 6" coil due to heavy trash park) well the Equinox found coins on edge, and found coins comingled with larger nails and other ferrous junk. I am impressed with the multi-frequency and ability to program tone breaks, tone volumes, etc. Yes, I am still learning but I like what I am learning. :)

Nice job and glad you were able to find it for the person. Glad to see that memories and ring were joined together once again to the woman who lost it. Good luck on your next outing.

You make some of us non retired folks a little jealous. That's quite the fancy set up you have and makes moving much easier than an RV or camp trailer. Well done. Glad you are swinging a good GPX-6000 and finding some yellow metal. Great pics too.

Thus far none of the SMF machines have included the high frequencies of the gold prospecting dedicated machines like the Gold Bug 2 at 71kHz, or even Nokta's offerings at 61kHz which is best for really fine gold and specimen gold. While machines like the Nox and now possibly the Legend are still excellent prospecting detectors these really high frequency units have the slight edge on the tiniest gold. They don't have the depth of the Nox in Multi-IQ on slightly bigger gold though and I suspect some people in worse soil types would benefit from the superior ground balance of a multi frequency unit with higher frequencies available. I was hoping Nokta's Legend would incorporate a Gold mode that included a higher frequency but I guess they like Minelab didn't want to cut into their dedicated gold prospecting VLF detector range. Even if the really high frequency wasn't part of the multi frequency mix it'd be nice to have it as a single frequency option. Perhaps with the Equinox 1000 although I think Minelab will have to leave something in the tank fort the Gold Monster 3000, they'll skip 2000 as Nokta used it on their Gold Finder 2000 😛 So my guess is the Gold Monster 3000 multi frequency unit might have single frequencies like 20kHz, 40khz, 60kHz, and 72kHz (just to beat the GB2's claim of the highest frequency) and multi frequency using whatever combination they think is best and have the single frequencies you can select for when you need them for a specific task or EMI mitigation. I say the GM 3000 will be multi frequency as Minelab have said they're never making a single frequency VLF again, and unless the GM gets discontinued and they just leave prospecting to a multi purpose machine which is unlikely then there will be a SMF Gold Monster coming which would be pretty cool.

I agree with PimentoUK and call BS to the color thing explained in the original post's link. Take a look at the periodic table, where next door neighbor elements have one less proton (if to the immediate left) or one more proton (if to the immediate right) proton in the nucleus and thus one less/more electron in the neutral atom. One place to the left of gold is platinum and one to the right is mercury. Both are the color white at room temperature. And what about copper? Its nucleus contains only 29 protons (compared to gold's 79) yet it is yellowish in color, too. Francium has 8 more protons in its nucleus than gold as well as a single electron in its outermost shells. It's considered the most extremely reactive element found in nature with a single outer shell electron and is a member of the alkali family (with sodium and potassium, among other highly reactive members). That casts doubt on the second contention of the article. Some people think if they attach 'Einstein' or 'relativity' to an article that we're supposed to stand back in awe. He was a super smart guy but there were and are other super smart people out there, too. How atoms work is more quantum mechanics than relativity and although Einstein played a small role in that subfield, others like Shroedinger and Dirac (to single out just two of many) played much bigger roles. But most people never heard of them so let's give Einstein all the credit. (Stepping off my soapbox now....)

What that says to me is the Multi Frequency technology Nokta have must be decent, they're getting rid of their other detectors because of it. As we all predicted having multi frequency will make their single frequency detectors obsolete, funny that isn't it? 🙂

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Novices and newcomers and extreme fans may want one just because you put it on the list...it is just human nature to skip over the explanations and facts to get to a conclusion... No one can say you have not given clear explanations of your desires and opinions...kudos! fred