Does PURE gold get picked up by a metal detector?

Chris Y asked:


I am talking about PURE gold. Not Junk gold or jewelry but gold.

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Tags: Gold Jewelry, Metal Detector, Pure Gold

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One Response to “Does PURE gold get picked up by a metal detector?”

1. Deirdre H Says:
   July 21st, 2008 at 8:14 am

   Yup … assuming it’s a half decent metal detector.

   Gold is a conductor and non-ferrous. It will react in an RF field, and a discriminator will determine that it’s non-ferrous.

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