The HARSH REALITY of Metal Detecting | 14k Gold TESTING Vanquish 440 | Simplex | Equinox 600
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- The HARSH REALITY of Metal Detecting - 14k Gold TESTING Minelab Vanquish 440, Equinox 600, Nokta Simplex Metal Detectors. You won't believe these results. TO DIG? OR NOT TO DIG? UNFORTUNATE! Stay optimistic out there!! #metaldetecting #treasurehunting
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When hunting at modern parks there are LOTS of very low numbers most of which are aluminum foil.. however I think hidden amongst those are some very good pieces of gold jewelry. It takes a lot of optimism and persistence to dig trash all day but if you have the will you may be rewarded!!
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Greetings, i own a Vanquish 440, all the gold i found was between 1 and 3. Now it is true to say that it is in the range of foil wrap paper. The discrimination is kicking in. But let's keep in mind that when you are having foil wrap, the 440 will see the frequency shifting slightly, it is the same for gold, the frequency shifting will tell you the same thing. This is why i dig out every 1 to 3 knowing that it can be gold. There is a very small difference between gold and foil wrappers. I always use the jewellery mode when metal detecting. Thanks for posting this. Cheers!
This is from the instructions
Jewellery Mode balances target separation and depth, making
it an excellent all-rounder between Relic Mode and Coin Mode.
Unlike the other Modes, Jewellery Mode tones are adjusted to
ensure that fine gold jewellery is not classified as trash. This
makes Jewellery Mode ideal for finding jewellery of all shapes,
sizes, and metal composition
Coin mode filters out "some" small items like foil.. gold rings up like foil. jewelry mode is where it's at. I learned this on RelicDirtyHands TH-cam channel's tutorial for Vanquish (difference between models) when my gal got her Vanquish and i wanted to help her get started right with it. After listening to Laurie i had her set it for jewelry mode only. With foil and gold ringing up similar i knew i didnt want to filter out foil.. gotta dig it all on the beach. Same with my Equinox, dig it all unless it's very iron sounding. Very nice job demonstrating it for folks and it's a good thing to know. :- )
Hi and thanks for another great video. I usually dig every signal. Maybe if I had a really expensive detector I might go by the numbers. But on the beach as it's easy to dig, I just go for it, Natalie 😉🌞🌊😎
That is what it all comes back down to, we have got to dig it all if we want it all... I dig pretty much everything it just depends on the day and how much energy I have 🤣🙏
Jewelry on the Vanquish for sure.
Good Info…….you still get good depth & good Recovery speed in Jewelry mode on the vanquished 440 ……. #1 rule …… dig everything above Iron including Iffy foil signals when Jewelry Hunting……..Thanks for sharing
Right on Rob!! It took me a while to realize that but I am at that realization now... so many variations of jewelry! Sometimes I still feel crazy digging up lots of foil tones... but I know it's for the greater good 😁 Thanks for watching!
Cool video! I dig 18s all day with my simplex! Have dug jeweler and tons of relics with those low numbers. I definitely dig more on tone than vdi but look for solid #s that aren't too jumpy. My concern with a vanquish would be missing stuff like trimes, they can ring up in the foil range and coin mode wouldn't even pick it up.
I really need to dig more 18s!! I know at the beach it wasn't ringing a solid 18 in the sand it was more bouncy but it's good to hear you've gotten some goods at those low of numbers! There is more treasure hiding in the trash that's for sure!
My vanquish vdi for some ear rings is 1-2, so, I already dig those #, especially at park playgrounds or dry sand areas like beaches or volleyball Court's. Jewelry # is the full spectrum.
Glad for the info as I have one coming in the mail
Hope you have fun out there!
This is a really informative video especially since I own two of the detectors your testing here. Looks like I'm going to have to notch back in those low numbers on the Vanquish to hit gold now. But also what I thought was interesting is the Vanquish actually had a much more steady number in jewelry mode then the 600 model which was bouncing all over the place. Definitely bring on more of these kind of videos.
It's always fun and interesting to test and see how each machine reacts differently!
The Vanquish is a water down version of the Equinox. BUT...on the beach it's a hell of a machine!!! Plus you run it almost wide open on the sensitivity and want chatter as much as the Equinox. Especially with hotel and condos that have wifi boosters on there roofs for the customers. Some cellphone providers put cellphone towers on the roofs also which will cause the Equinox to go crazy but not the Vanquish.
Greatly appreciated thank you.
I run my equinox 600 on Beach 1 mode when working at the beach. I also go over to targets and set it to 1 tone as that will give you a crisp sharp sound. Then I turn my volume up to 23 as this will allow me hear really deep signals and sensitivity as high as the beach will allow at least 20. I dig it all at the beach as chains can give very crazy signals. Dug a 14k gold wedding ban a couple of weeks ago at 12 inches on a 13/14 signal. I was really surprised as I was expecting a pull tab. Great video. Thanks.
Absolutely love it and that's the best feeling! It seems like the jewelry always comes when we least expect it... and that's when it feels awesome. I love that tip with the 1 tone I've done it a few times at the beach and it really makes those low tones shine!!
It's very important for people to see this, including me! Thanks Austin.
I still won't dig ALL those numbers but it is good to know there are goodies hiding in that range... appreciate it dave! Hope you're gettin out there diggin'! I know you are (:
@@TreasureOutdoors my son and I rolled up 118 dollars worth of change today.... that we dug out of the ground ! Well over 300.00 on the year. We've both scored several nice relics, and silver coins and jewlery. This hobby is awesome bro.
Liked this video. Been hunting with the Simplex for about a year. Be digging alot more of those low tones. I mainly hunt parks and tot lots. Found plenty of silver, but struggle to find the GOLD.
The Simplex will hit silver Loud and Proud.. I think when anyone finds any kind of gold on any detector it is all my luck of the dig.. cause of how much trash you pick up in gold range.
@@ohdannyboyjustadiggin That is pretty much it dan, being at the right place at the right time and deciding to dig whatever we swing our coil over. Never a right or wrong way thats for sure, whatever we feel like diggin that day 🙏
The gold is an illusive one, it hides amongst hundreds of aluminum foil shreds and bent up pull tabs... but once you think you are digging up just another piece of junk and some gold pops out... that is when the realization hits! Thanks a bunch south west, got to love the silver too!!
SW OK?!? I’m subbed but your comments are turned off. I’m in OKC. Let’s go hunt.
Glad I'm not the only one finding myself digging the those Nox low tones looking for gold.
I've been learning along the way... at the end of the day at least it's a lot of trash cleaned up! Eventually the gold will come and reward us 😊I'm still looking for a gold chain! Maybe one day.. just have to keep on digging larry 🙏
Which one out of the 540 vs 600 do you recommend to buy mainly for treasure hunting?
Good advice for people who've been missing so much gold.
Good video...i use an e-trac from minelab. When i go out digging i just dig up a set number of holes and skip none of them..example i walk out of my car, turn on my detector and every target up to 50 i dig. cant miss if ya dig it all..happy hunting
That's a good rule to go by! You are right about that, happy hunting man 🙏
Nice dude!
what is the best detector you have for land and ocean hunting ? if you could just pick one ? thanks
Tbh you really have opened mind and I did fined an 1700s silver ring and there were alot of crap too so you really have a great knowledge of the targets
Awesome matthew!!! got to get through the crap to find the treasure thats for sure 🤠
And I need to say that my partner, who is more experienced than me on the business, goes the machine on raw mode: he says that notching makes the machine less sensible and decreases the depth because the brain needs to consume more energy and it takes it from the configuration efforts.
Your post makes me feel dislexic 🤮
Good video showing precisely where gold lands, in the gorge of eternal foil. ATB good luck!
Absolutely... won't dig those numbers all day but I usually dig a couple of them 😊 depends on the spot usually... more likely to dig those 1s at the beach than at the park thats for sure. Thanks for watching!
And I'd also like to add that if you use coin mode, just notch one back so you can get the 5 6 and 7 tones for white gold.
Hi dude.
I started finding gold when I noticed that trash means prizes. When I started to digging the foil signals. For sure the probability laws says that on the beach, at the wet sand area, 99% of foil signals will be foil but dude, on wet sand the game changes, foil floats with the tides to the shore zone and, on low tide, at wet sand o under water, a 8-10-15 equinox VDI numbers with low tone will be 50% pull tabs or 50% something interesting. We've find gold from - 3 to 20 and my best find, a Tiffany gold ring marked 20 with a very high tone.
We need to know that is not only the material (gold, silver, aluminium, nickel...) is not only also de depth, the fact is the shape, the size and of course the way that the object lays on the ground is very very important.
I love to detect the low tones, I had lots of surprises this way.
Keep swinging dude. There's a horrible weather here those days but also the lowest tides of the month. This night I'll travel 200 km to a very popular beach on summer. Hope the sand to get out a bit and having fun.
KEEP SWINGING GUY!!!
lol. I love that. I'm keeping it.
I AM going to add a detector to my tool shed for long walks. Incentive!!!
It's just software if your using the vanquish on the beach hunt in all metal....dig everything from -3 and up!!! I have the finds to prove this is a great machine.
Vanquish is awesome for the price!! I have the nox and still find myself using the vanquish quite a bit.
It is because of the different tone breaks between modes. The Vanquudh relic and coin modes will miss a lot of small gold because 1 and 2 are shifted into the iron range.
GOOD INFO! I'll definitely be sticking to jewelry mode :)
Jewelry mode uses the high frequency around 15kHz for low conductive targets. Coin mode uses the low frequency around 5kHz for high conductive targets. The Simplex is probably running a single frequency between 7 to 13 kHz which hits everything. Gold hits around the VDI like foil to nickels and pulltabs.
Cool video.
Thanks Trail Hiker! 😁 fun getting out there testing and experimenting!
Wow now I'm digging 2s 😂 I'm always learning brother thanks so much for this test... I'll be digging those for sure now 😜
not all the time though just because the ratio is heavily favored in CRAP 🤣 but i bet there are gold chains and diamonds earrings hiding in those numbers too! thanks juice 🤠
@@TreasureOutdoors yeah bro thanks for bringing these numbers to my attention
Heavy gold rings will read different then pendants. it all depends on how it lays down in the ground.. But with the Equinox you got to dig everything in the gold range. I am going to still test out 10khz when I am out and about.. Put Back on the 6 inch coil and hitting some parks I have been pounding out.. you could have tried 15khz on the 600 to see if higher khz hits gold better..? Try out 10khz in the field...
You are right on dan.. it's crazy it seems the gold range is really at least from 1-20 on the equinox / vanquish.. I bet if the gold was big enough it would read even higher. The ratio is heavily favored in trash in those low numbers but it's good to know there could be goodies hiding in there. I will definitely try out some different khz while I'm out thanks dan 🙏
@@TreasureOutdoors Thank you for doing these kind of testing out videos.. I like them..
How do you test for real gold and real diamonds please ?
Ótimo vídeo amigão 👏👏, gorte abraço 👊👍
Atleast its solid on the simplex, but foil on my legend is a solid 11 too
At least in park its solid 11, in field it jumps around a bit
From all my testing i get better results on the legend in park than in field
But whenever I see paystreak use the legend he always says he is in field
Do you have any opinion on park vs field on the legend?
Hi I watch all your videos. You said you live Florida right? So East Coast I’m from the West Coast Washington State so what I would like to know is out of the Legend, Simplex , or Vanquish what would be best for me. Maybe even a Garrett money is tight I will have around $600.
I say at the end of the day it's a hard choice and mostly comes down to personal preference.. I might lean toward the Legend if you want more customization options but sometimes simple is great so the Simplex, Vanquish & Garrett are great for that too.
I was honestly thinking 8-10 on the vanquish.
I would’ve never guessed 1-2.
I usually carry on when I see that number
A real eye opener
Thanks my friend
MOST of those low numbers will be trash.. the ratio is definitely heavily favored to foil but I can bet there is gold hiding at most parks in those low numbers!! Because no one wants to dig the foil! But it just depends on the day, digging a lot of trash is a hard task and it really can just be the luck of the draw. It's at least good to know and keep an open mind on what could be hiding under the ground we just never know... thanks bugs 🙏
@@TreasureOutdoors the areas I hunt are very similar to the ones you hunt.
So I’ve learned a lot from watching and talking to you so thanks my friend, I appreciate it.
Cheers
Thanks Florida! Now I gotta get back and dig those 18s!! Lol!
You don't worry that foil isn't going anywhere 🤣 I don't dig all those numbers all the time but it's good to know there could be jewelry hiding in there!
@@TreasureOutdoors Lol!
I am guessing on the Vanquish they have their pre-programmed modes setup so that if you notch back in those lower numbers it gives iron tone instead of the corresponding low/mid/high tone. Could be by design or unintended, would have to ask Minelab.
Yes, I have seen 1 to 5 numbers come up for gold finds on the Minelab machines in many videos. It scares me to the point that I ensure that even with my Ace Apex any tone bouncing between the borders of iron and foil, I dig it. I dont have any gold to test with as of yet. Would loved it if you had shown us what numbers the Apex gives.
Hey dave maybe I will do a short video on a few gold targets with the ace apex for you and the others wondering, I think you are digging the right numbers though! LOTS of scrap down there in those low numbers so its a give and take.. personally it just depends on how I am feeling that day!
@@TreasureOutdoors would be great of you :)
I'm looking to get the Vanquish 440 and want to know if you can find pure gold nuggets with it even if the nuggets are buried several inches. I'm going to hunt gold in the Mojave Desert. Just wondering if this machine will work.
I am not 100% sure, I know it's not a specialized gold field detector but it does seem to do well on small gold pendants and whatnot for the provided price 👍
Dig most everything with nox but 16. never found anything good with a 16 signal. Also have a Simplex both great machines
Those 16s are often the dreaded pull tab huh 🤣 I bet there is something good hiding at a 16... somewhere... deep in a field of pull tabs... I agree with you, love them both! 😊
I recently started digging everything down to 20 on my simplex after watching one of your test videos . Before that 25 was my lowest vdi I'd dig, now I have to go lower
It pains me to have to dig those but after testing it just confirms the gold is out there and hiding in those numbers!! I won't dig them all.. but I will keep it it mind that it MIGHT not be foil 🤣
Bruh, 0-15 is iron, you should dig everything else
Those numbers are just what I expected
You beat me to the punch Austin!!! I thought this way 3 days ago. I made facial expressions and impersonated the equinox smackin on different jewelry and the tones on gold were horrible like the detector couldnt even care attitude.. (lazy- garbage tone) where the silver banged LOUD and woke you up with its sharp crisp Audio.. It sucks because the detector just sounds lethargic and tired on 14K and its not inspiring me to stop and dig the Jewelry..
Great video - Let me upload my rendition of what you are talking about
That's a great idea bro, and you know what I've done before at the beach.. try out 2 tone mode on the equinox that way even the low numbers sound high. It can be very overwhelming if there are lots of low tones around but it wakes you up for those low tones thats for sure!!! Thanks for watching dude
@@TreasureOutdoors yup. I am uploading one now addressing this and another issue you might find interesting in Multi-frequency mode
best vanquish
Dig everything
When it comes to gold 10k 14k 18k it also depends on what the base metal and shape as to how it will ring up.
also when you change modes on a minelab it changes the way the detector works. OOPS also
Minelab scale-9 to =40 other detectors 0-99 scale
Those are all great points bill, I think all the different types of gold just equates to gold falling under almost any number on any detector just because of all the variation, size shape and karat like you mentioned. It's at least good to know the gold could be hiding that low on the scale I know digging 1s and 2s all day would be a HEAVY task for anyone with likely a pouch full of foil at the end of the day 🤣 its like modern day gold mining you have to dig through a bunch of crap to get to the good stuff:)
@@TreasureOutdoors if I can find it I have a chart from a company that shows where gold rings show up when you notch things out and what percentage. Got it from wildcat creek survival
Back to my Tesoro's 🤓🤘
It's jewellery, so surely it will give a better tone in jewellery mode rather than coin mode.
A lot of good jewerly reads 1---upward ... all different. Dig it all.
That's the truth!! Never know when the jewelry or goods will pop out for the longest time I didn't know gold could ring that low...
ty 2.51 in and i have my answer...simplex it is
My Vanquish 340 seems to do best in jewelry mode on depth even on coins. Not sure why. I haven`t been able to test it here under real conditions due to mentally deranged OCD control freaks.
The Simplex is a great machine.
I agree!! I think I use my simplex the most out of any of my detectors, definitely like using it out at the park.
Gotta be the shape of it and how it's hollow in the back
I agree I think it has something to do with the shape but I have heard of others digging gold rings at 1 before so I am just not sure!
Dig everything dude, you will find all sorts of stuff dude.
Because it’s jewellery??
Re-experience simplex with aluminum and you'll also get the number 18
Yes!! The gold and aluminum are very similar in number 🙏
I found two very heavy 14k rings and a smaller 14k diamond ring in under 35 minutes one day on a freshwater beach using a Bounty Hunter detector.
You're still swinging that BH Junior without stooping over still?
Prove it
FYI it rains a lot in my area and is MF better than SF detector
11 is my guess
I would have guessed similar! It's actually really unfortunately it reads that low 🤣 still am not gonna dig all those foils lol but sometimes I will... I'm still after a gold chain never dug one yet!
@@TreasureOutdoors yeah dude . I never dug a gold chain either . And to be honest when I’m digging . It all depends on how I feel sometimes I’ll dig them all sometimes I’ll dig high tones . So I guess it’s just a toss up for me
Try it in 2 tone on nox. You won’t use multi tone again!
I like 2 tone a lot at the beach makes me dig up everything but that's what I want to be doing! thx wayne
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To be fair, the Vanquish gave a better tone in jewellery mode because, well, it's jewellery. Lets not try and out-think the engineers that design and build these things. The fact that they _detect_ is the plus. Trying to determine what the actual metal is going to be a bit of a crapshoot from the start as there are so many types of alloys no one can test them all for conductivity in every soil condition. Time for the limitations of physics people. These things run on an algorithm, and we see on the daily how often that messes up.
Good points! pretty much to me it just reminds me I'm not completely crazy for digging just about anything that beeps. I know if I am hunting for jewelry I've gotta dig just about every single tone to have the best chance at finding whatever could be out there because of all the variation!
That's not real 14k gold bud. That's impossible!! I've detected for years, 14k would never do that
I've found 39 rings already this year. Six silvers, two golds. They were both 14k always ring 10 to 12 for 14k. That for a fact is fake! That's reality. I can throw 30 different items made of 14 k never lower than a ten...
Sorry to tell you buddy but you are living in a dream if you think this is fake, I have multiple gold rings reading below ten usually 7-8 and gold pendants that read 3-4. But if you are doing well doing what you are doing I wish you well and continued success!
If you want to dig trash all day, have fun.
@@TwoBitTony I will 😁 This isn't to say dig EVERY foil signal but you are dreaming if you think gold doesn't ring below 10 on the equinox. Just being harshly realistic, I am no expert but I know that is blatantly untrue and you are putting false information out there.
Dude, I'm telling you. If it has real diamonds that you've tested, then the rhodium has wore off of this piece and that's why it might ringing at a two. I'm not giving out false information. Keep my comments up please. Good luck hunting
I will keep them up man I can respect everyones freedom to so speak and leave comments! I wouldn't put this out if I wasn't sure of it, it is a surprise to me as well but I think it has something to do with the shape. If you haven't seen it check out merrils video from Metal Detecting NYC called "The Minelab Equinox Target ID Bible" you'll see on a small scale how wide the gold target VDI can vary. Happy hunting!
600 still a Beast