A crossover is a general-purpose detector with a true gold prospecting mode. One machine covers coins, relics and the beach, and still gives you a real shot at gold country. Multi-frequency detectors like the Minelab Equinox and Manticore, the Nokta Legend and the XP Deus II run dedicated gold programs at higher frequencies, which is what small gold demands.
Be honest about your hunting. If most of your time is parks, fields and beaches with an occasional gold trip, a crossover is the right buy. If you live near the goldfields and small nuggets are the mission, step up to a dedicated gold nugget detector; a crossover will find gold, but a purpose-built machine finds the small, deep pieces a crossover walks over. Questions about your specific ground? Call (256) 284-2247.
