Popular Post Gerry in Idaho Posted August 9, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 9, 2022 On 8/8/2022 at 4:14 AM, Badger-NH said: What numbers would you not dig based on VDI? He did not reply, but I will tell the numbers I prefer to dig when using the Equinox. #'s 6 - 18 cover the majority of gold/platinum rings that I have recovered. Only 16 of the 200 rings register a reading outside of those numbers. If you want to play the odds, the 5 best #'s are 10, 13, 14, 15, & 16. Those 5 #'s account for over 50% of the 200 rings. The 2 best #'s are #13 & 14 as they register 50 of the 200 rings = 25%. We all know nothing is foolproof and all of these numbers can be slightly off if targets are at depth and or on edge or under/over another different target. But if you enjoy playing the odds and saving time, I have yet to find anyone with a more extensive test. Good luck everyone. 12 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger-NH Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 At the beach I generally dig everything 13 and up regardless of how it sounds and only ignore 12 and below when I get tired of digging non-ferrous trash. Steel Lobster trap pieces will often ID as non-ferrous but can usually be identified by mixed low/high signals although some do sneak through and I have to dig them. Deep gold that is right on the edge of detection can also have occasional low tones but will still have that nice gold sound. Any time you pass up a small target with non-ferrous VDI, you take the risk of missing the precious metal. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strick Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 On 8/9/2022 at 1:21 PM, Gerry in Idaho said: He did not reply, but I will tell the numbers I prefer to dig when using the Equinox. Gerry based on this photograph it appears that most of your gold rings have been found in the 12"-15" depth range and I need to start going deeper for the gold as I usually give up at 10 inches ? strick 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xergix Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 What numbers would i not dig based on VDI? all those unstable, those that also contain a small part of ferrous vdi, as I said it is not you who are looking for gold but it is he who finds you :-), I dug small 1.8 gr gold rings with vdi 2 , how many of us would dig a vdi 2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midalake Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 1 hour ago, Xergix said: I dug small 1.8 gr gold rings with vdi 2 , how many of us would dig a vdi 2? As a beach hunter, I dig EVERYTHING nonferrous, without exception. I have learned over many years that salt, and black sand can make targets appear differently than other landscapes. If you're going for gold, there is no option to dig everything between 1 and 21. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry in Idaho Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 On 8/22/2022 at 8:43 AM, strick said: Gerry based on this photograph it appears that most of your gold rings have been found in the 12"-15" depth range and I need to start going deeper for the gold as I usually give up at 10 inches ? strick Strick, I need to sell you my DEEP GOLD RING Settings. I'm sure not going to give it away. I was just visiting Lake T in CA 2 days ago and was able to add 2 more Au rings to my collection. They were deep too.? 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valens Legacy Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 6 hours ago, Gerry in Idaho said: I was just visiting Lake T in CA 2 days ago and was able to add 2 more Au rings to my collection. They were deep too.? What size coil were you using? Is it the coil size or the settings that help the most? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger-NH Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 On 8/24/2022 at 8:53 AM, Xergix said: What numbers would i not dig based on VDI? all those unstable, those that also contain a small part of ferrous vdi, as I said it is not you who are looking for gold but it is he who finds you :-), I dug small 1.8 gr gold rings with vdi 2 , how many of us would dig a vdi 2? I said in my post that I dig everything above 0. That often means digging a lot of tiny trash which can be tiring. When I've had enough of that, I relax and dig everything 12 and above. There are lots of conditions that can make gold sound unstable. A nearby tiny piece of iron or mineralized rock, or gold held within a conglomerate of sand and rust for example. There is no point in trying to tell gold from other ferrous metals by sound. Iron is the only metal worth avoiding. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vive equinox Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 The pulltabs according to their condition cover a large part of the gold range I have many gold rings that are 13 id pulltabs in good condition , I have tried several times to compare buried at different depths and there is absolutely no way to tell them apart and I don't have a bad ear Since I am a musician by profession and I have perfect pitch, I know the musical note of each sound on the nox and its vdi without looking at the screen. I always wonder why a manufacturer does not work on the density of metals which could help us to distinguish subtle audio differences between gold and aluminum! maybe this is not possible? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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