Garrett AT Gold Metal Detector with 5x8 DD Coil - Military Discount

The Garrett AT Gold is a high-frequency all-terrain detector engineered to find tiny gold nuggets in the most challenging prospecting environments, including shallow freshwater hunting. Proudly made in the USA at Garrett's Garland, Texas facility, it runs an 18 kHz frequency optimized for small, low-conductivity gold that general-purpose machines sweep right past - and it doubles as a capable jewelry, coin, and relic detector. The entire unit is waterproof to 10 feet (3 meters), so creek beds, dredge tailings, and lake shallows are all in play. This military discount package includes the 5" x 8" PROformance DD submersible searchcoil and Garrett MasterSound headphones.

Military Discount Listing: Active or retired U.S. military save 15% on the Garrett AT Gold through this page - our thank-you for your service. Please provide a copy of your Driver's License designating "Veteran" and/or a certificate highlighting your branch of service including your name to support@seriousdetecting.com or text to (844) 771-0707. We do not accept a DD-214 as proof - please do not submit a DD-214.

What's Included with the Garrett AT Gold

• Garrett AT Gold metal detector with 5" x 8" PROformance DD submersible searchcoil
• Garrett MasterSound headphones (for land use)
• Search coil hardware kit (nut, bolt, and washers)
• 4 AA batteries - hunt the day it arrives
• AT Gold instruction manual and Garrett manufacturer warranty card
• 3-year Garrett manufacturer warranty

Built to Hear the Gold Others Miss

Gold prospecting is a game of faint signals. The AT Gold's True All-Metal Mode delivers the greatest possible depth and sensitivity with a continuous audio response, so the subtle whisper of a sub-gram nugget doesn't disappear between beeps. Manual ground balance, Fast Track™ automatic ground balance, and Garrett's exclusive Ground Balance Window™ work together to tame the mineralized ground where gold actually lives - ironstone, black sand, and hot rocks that shut down entry-level machines.

Gold Country: Creeks, Tailings, and Hot Ground

The 18 kHz frequency is tuned for small, low-conductivity targets - pickers, fine jewelry, and thin hammered relics. The compact 5" x 8" DD coil slips between rocks and probes bedrock crevices, and Pro Mode Audio's proportional response tells you target size and depth before you dig. Electronic pinpointing puts your digger exactly on the target.

Freshwater Lakes and Streams

Fully submersible to 10 feet, the AT Gold wades right in where flood layers concentrate gold and where swimmers lose rings. Graphic Target Analyzing shows a target's conductivity and your discrimination pattern simultaneously, and the 0-99 Digital Target ID helps separate a gold band from a pull tab before you scoop. Note: the AT Gold is designed for fresh water - it is not recommended for saltwater beaches or surf hunting. For salt, look at the AT Max or Vortex VX9.

Relic Sites and Old Homesteads

High-resolution Iron Discrimination (44-segment resolution) plus Iron Audio™ and Garrett's exclusive All-Metal Iron Audio™ let you hear disguised flat iron - bottle caps, washers, shingle nails - even while running All-Metal Mode. That means you keep maximum depth without digging every rusty ghost on an iron-choked homestead.

Field-Ready Features

• One-Touch Treasure Hunting: power on and the detector resets to factory or your saved settings, ready to search.
• Adjustable Threshold: tune the constant background hum so faint, deep targets stand out.
• Depth indicator reads coin-sized targets continuously; battery condition indicator keeps you ahead of dead cells.
• Three search modes (discrimination patterns) plus electronic pinpoint - switch from prospecting to coin hunting in seconds.
• All-terrain construction shrugs off dust, humidity, and full submersion to 10 feet.

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Specifications

• Operating Frequency: 18 kHz, adjustable
• Searchcoil: 5" x 8" (14 x 20 cm) PROformance DD, submersible
• Search Modes: 3 discrimination patterns plus True All-Metal Mode and electronic pinpoint
• Iron Discrimination: High-resolution, 44-segment
• Iron Audio: Yes, including Garrett-exclusive All-Metal Iron Audio™
• Ground Balance: Manual, Fast Track™ automatic, and Ground Balance Window™
• Target ID: Digital 0-99 scale with Graphic Target Analyzing
• Audio: Pro Mode Audio with proportional response and Tone Roll Audio; adjustable threshold; 3 tone ID levels
• Waterproof Rating: Fully submersible to 10 ft (3 m) - fresh water; not recommended for saltwater/surf
• Batteries: 4 AA (included)
• Weight: 3.03 lbs (1.4 kg)
• Length: Adjustable, 42" to 51" (1.06-1.29 m)
• Part Number: 1140680
• Country of Manufacture: USA (Garland, Texas)
• Warranty: 3-year Garrett manufacturer warranty, backed by Garrett's US service facility

Why Buy from Serious Detecting

Every Garrett AT Gold ships with an authentic factory serial number and a genuine 3-year manufacturer warranty backed directly by Garrett's specialized customer support and technical service facility in the United States. As an authorized Garrett dealer, we guarantee you receive a new-production detector with full warranty coverage - not a gray-market import or a refurbished unit misrepresented as new. Our team has field experience with the Garrett AT Gold in gold country and on relic sites, and we provide technical support for setup, coil compatibility, and accessories. New to prospecting? Our getting started with metal detecting guide covers site selection, swing technique, and target recovery fundamentals.

Not eligible for the military discount? Shop the standard Garrett AT Gold.