Here is a simplified illustration. It is not precise at all. But I'll try to use it.
There is some correlation between size of gold rings and value, but the relationship is far from perfect.
The value of ladies can be affected very much by gemstones. Rings holding more gem stones also tend to be a be bigger.
The chart above shows smaller ladies ring aren't very valuable, but as the size increases and there are more gem stones the value increases dramatically. Men's rings, which tend to be larger than ladies' rings, on average along with larger ladies' rings, such as class rings, are not as valuable as engagement rings with good stones. As men's rings get larger, both in diameter and weight, they tend to increase in value. Then when you get up to large men's rings such as class rings and sports championship rings, at the higher end of the scale are large and more valuable.
As I recently told, when I began getting rings I thought women lost few rings, but I later discovered that I was finding more men's rings because I was using discrimination and missing a lot of ladies' rings.
The two red lines indicate different levels of discrimination. The higher level of discrimination would miss a lot of the more valuable ladies' gemstone rings but get the majority of men's rings and some of the larger women's rings, but not the most valuable women's rings. Dropping the level of discrimination down would get a lot of the more valuable women's rings.
Of course, size isn't the only important factor, but it is an important one. Below is a quick test I once did.
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| Top: Small 2.9 gram 14K ring. Second Row: ,.8 gram 14K charm, and thin 1.5 gram 10K bent ring Bottom: 6.1 gram 18K ring |
I once did some tests with a few gold targets (shown above) using the Equinox 600 metal detector
The first thing I found is that the EQX11 Double-D smart coil that came with the Equinox does indeed have a blunt sensitivity profile as you would expect from a double-d coil. There appears to be some center effect though. I
I mainly wanted to test the conductivity numbers for the different test targets to see what I could learn. I was testing in an environment with a lot of nearby cables and electrical interference and would like to do my tests again in a cleaner environment.
The conductivity number for the first item, the small 14 K ring, was 12.
The conductivity number for the charm 14K charm was 9 - 12.
The conductivity number for the 10 K bent pearl ring was 6 -8.
The conductivity number for the 18K band was 26.
The first thing I found is that the EQX11 Double-D smart coil that came with the Equinox does indeed have a blunt sensitivity profile as you would expect from a double-d coil. There appears to be some center effect though. I
I mainly wanted to test the conductivity numbers for the different test targets to see what I could learn. I was testing in an environment with a lot of nearby cables and electrical interference and would like to do my tests again in a cleaner environment.
The conductivity number for the first item, the small 14 K ring, was 12.
The conductivity number for the charm 14K charm was 9 - 12.
The conductivity number for the 10 K bent pearl ring was 6 -8.
The conductivity number for the 18K band was 26.
My original observation about men's and women's rings was made way back when I was using a Fisher Aquanaut. It had a single know to increase or decrease discrimination. it provided no conductivity numbers.
That one test confirms what I was attempting to show with the chart.
It is important to know your metal detector and the response that it will give to various types of targets. You need to know that so you can strategically select your settings.
Also, the biggest rings are not always the most valuable. Some great gemstone rings will be fairly small, for example. The point is to be fairly specific about what you want to find; be informed about how it and other likely targets will sound to your detector, and develop your strategy based upon those kinds of things.
I've mentioned several times the importance of testing your detector with the kinds of targets you will likely encounter. You can't do too much testing or get to know your metal detector too well.
Like I said, there are other factors to be considered. For example, the last gold ring I found was a ladies class ring. It was heavier than a lot of women's rings but didn't give a great response on my metal detector. It was not laying flat. It was almost standing up, which, as I've shown before, will often diminish the detector response. In the past I've shown various tests of how the positioning of the object will affect the metal detector response, including the accuracy of target ID.
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Deut. 22. 1. If you see your fellow Israelite’s ox or sheep straying, do not ignore it but be sure to take it back to its owner. 2 If they do not live near you or if you do not know who owns it, take it home with you and keep it until they come looking for it. Then give it back. 3 Do the same if you find their donkey or cloak or anything else they have lost. Do not ignore it.
So that is the Bible version of the detectorist's code of conduct. or about what you would expect it to say, just in other words.
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