Spoiler notify: there is not any common ‘ideal metal detector for gold’. (Even though the GPZ 7000 is close for those of you who can afford to pay for a detector that’s the identical selling price as an auto). The MINELAB Gold Monster 1000 is especially engineered for gold prospecting http://forum.446.s1.nabble.com/Benefits-of-Using-a-Modern-Gold-Detector-td140737.html