{"product":{"id":8289339310364,"title":"Garrett AT Gold 18 kHz Metal Detector for Gold Prospecting","body_html":"\u003cp\u003eThe Garrett AT Gold is a specialized VLF metal detector engineered for small, low-conductive gold nuggets that general coin and relic machines struggle to detect. For prospectors stepping up from basic, lower-frequency platforms, this machine turns hot ground, ironstone-laced washes, and shallow creeks into productive hunting territory. True All-Metal Mode runs deep with a stable threshold, two Discrimination Modes deliver sharp tone separation in iron-heavy ground, and the fully waterproof control box lets us wade into streams up to 10 feet without swapping machines. The \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/seriousdetecting.com\/collections\/garrett-at-series\"\u003eGarrett AT series all-terrain waterproof detectors\u003c\/a\u003e share this rugged, submersible build, but the AT Gold's processing speed and high-frequency engineering deliver critical sensitivity on sub-gram flakes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat's Included with the Garrett AT Gold\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGarrett AT Gold control unit with adjustable shaft\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5\" x 8\" PROformance DD submersible search coil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoil cover for the 5\" x 8\" coil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGarrett MS-2 land headphones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4 AA batteries (installed)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBattery holder (installed)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccess to Garrett online training videos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGarrett AT Gold owner's manual (digital)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGarrett 3-year limited warranty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0760\/1464\/9628\/files\/1140680-SD-1_0860c541-8239-4d05-bf0e-15477ba7c6e6.jpg?v=1694534379\" alt=\"Garrett AT Gold metal detector complete system with coil, control box, headphones, arm cuff, batteries, and accessories\"\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e18 kHz Gold Sensitivity in Mineralized Ground and Creeks\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eDry-Wash and Goldfield Prospecting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHot rocks and high iron mineralization are where most standard coin-and-relic machines go silent or collapse into chatter. The AT Gold's specialized signal and Ground Balance Window let us tune to the soil instead of fighting it, delivering the deepest response on elusive sub-gram nuggets. We run All-Metal with Sensitivity adjusted down slightly in heavy mineralization, raising it to maximum levels only on quiet ground. Manual Ground Balance is set to the floor of the window over a clean patch of dirt, Iron Audio stays active to identify true iron junk while keeping maximum operational depth, and the Threshold is dialed to a soft, steady hum just above silent. The compact DD search coil slips easily into tight rocky pockets and keeps overall mass low enough to swing all day without fatiguing the operator.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eShallow Creek and Stream Hunting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fully waterproof control box, sealed coil, and compact 5\" x 8\" DD coil make working a creek straightforward. We can wade past the coil up to 10 feet without changing detectors and keep the gold-tuned response we want for placer hunting. For quick recovery in the water, our team pairs the AT Gold with the Garrett Pro-Pointer AT. We run All-Metal with Sensitivity at 7 to 9, dropping if the bank's mineralization climbs, and re-balance manually after each move into wetter ground. Iron Audio stays on, and Discrimination is set to 0 to accept everything at the recovery stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0760\/1464\/9628\/files\/atgold-fullwidth.jpg?v=1779223092\" alt=\"Man using metal detector with headphones in desert sagebrush terrain during outdoor treasure hunting\"\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCoin and Relic Sites with Heavy Iron Trash\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe AT Gold is built for gold first, but on iron-heavy old home sites and military camps, DISC 2 with Iron Audio gives us a usable two-tone separation between iron and the lower-conductive non-ferrous targets that the AT Pro and AT Max hit at coin frequencies but a 5 to 8 kHz machine washes out. Recovery speed stays fast enough to break apart adjacent targets in trashy ground. We run DISC 2 mode with Sensitivity at 6 to 8 depending on EMI, Iron Discrimination at 35 to 40 to notch out shallow nails while keeping marginal targets audible, Iron Audio on and set to the lowest level that still flags large iron, and Ground Balance in Auto for fast moves between iron piles. Detectorists who hunt primarily coins may prefer \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/seriousdetecting.com\/pages\/best-metal-detectors-for-coins\"\u003eour coin-shooting picks\u003c\/a\u003e at lower frequencies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eGround Balance Window and Iron Audio for Hot Soil\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSub-gram nugget sensitivity from the 18 kHz operating frequency: small gold our old 8 to 14 kHz detector wrote off as static comes through clearly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrue All-Metal Mode with adjustable threshold: faint nugget responses come through cleanly instead of being buried under auto-tracking smoothing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGround Balance Window that spreads the GB setting across a range: cuts the chatter we get from variable mineralization without us pumping the coil between every line.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIron Audio in All-Metal: a Garrett feature that lets us hear discriminated iron while staying in the deepest mode, so we stop chasing flat steel without losing depth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFully waterproof to 10 feet: creek beds, low-water river bars, and tailing piles stop being a separate trip with a separate machine.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCompare within the family\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFeature\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eAT Gold\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/seriousdetecting.com\/products\/garrett-at-pro-metal-detector\"\u003eAT Pro\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/seriousdetecting.com\/products\/garrett-at-max-metal-detector\"\u003eAT MAX\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOperating Frequency\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 kHz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 kHz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13.6 kHz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCoil Included\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5\" x 8\" PROformance DD\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8.5\" x 11\" PROformance DD\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8.5\" x 11\" PROformance DD\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWaterproof Rating\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 feet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 feet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 feet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIron Discrimination\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e44 levels\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40 levels\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e44 segments\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeadphones Included\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMS-2 land headphones\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMS-2 land headphones\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMS-3 Z-Lynk wireless headphones\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBattery Type\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4 AA\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4 AA\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4 AA\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.03 lbs\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNot specified\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNot specified\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003cfigure\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0760\/1464\/9628\/files\/AT-gold-gallery3.png?v=1779223129\" alt=\"Garrett AT Gold metal detector control panel with target ID display, depth gauge, and adjustment buttons for sensitivity and threshold\"\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOperating Frequency:\u003c\/strong\u003e 18 kHz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5\" x 8\" PROformance DD submersible search coil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWaterproof Rating:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10 feet (control box and coil)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.03 lbs assembled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShaft Length:\u003c\/strong\u003e 43 inches collapsed to 56 inches extended\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBattery Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 AA alkaline batteries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTarget ID:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0 to 99 numeric scale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIron Discrimination:\u003c\/strong\u003e 44 levels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAudio Output:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\/4-inch jack, MS-2 headphones included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGround Balance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Manual and Fast Track automatic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWarranty:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3-year limited parts and labor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy Buy from Serious Detecting\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe are an \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/seriousdetecting.com\/pages\/customer-care__about-us\"\u003eauthorized Garrett dealer\u003c\/a\u003e, so your AT Gold ships with the full 3-year manufacturer warranty and direct support from Garrett. Our team has run the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/seriousdetecting.com\/collections\/gold-detectors\"\u003egold detectors\u003c\/a\u003e in our catalog on Arizona caliche, Nevada dry washes, and California river bars, and we know the ground conditions where 18 kHz makes the difference. Free ground shipping on orders over $100, 30-day returns, and price-match guarantee mean you can buy with confidence. If you need help choosing between the AT Gold and other \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/seriousdetecting.com\/collections\/very-low-frequency-vlf-metal-detectors\"\u003eVLF metal detectors\u003c\/a\u003e in our lineup, reach out.\u003c\/p\u003e","vendor":"Garrett","product_type":"Metal Detectors","created_at":"2023-05-18T21:32:58-04:00","handle":"garrett-at-gold-metal-detector","updated_at":"2026-06-04T01:18:03-04:00","published_at":"2023-05-18T21:32:58-04:00","template_suffix":null,"published_scope":"web","tags":"18-khz, at-gold, at-series, creek-hunting, garrett, gold-prospecting, ground-balance-window, iron-audio, mineralized-ground, nugget-detector, submersible-10-feet, true-all-metal-mode, vlf-detector, waterproof-detector","variants":[{"id":45211227062556,"product_id":8289339310364,"title":"Default Title","price":"640.99","sku":"1140680","position":1,"compare_at_price":"752.99","fulfillment_service":"manual","inventory_management":"shopify","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"created_at":"2023-05-18T21:32:59-04:00","updated_at":"2026-06-04T01:18:03-04:00","taxable":true,"barcode":"786156004023","grams":2807,"image_id":41206694936860,"weight":6.1875,"weight_unit":"lb","requires_shipping":true,"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1},"price_currency":"USD","compare_at_price_currency":"USD","quantity_price_breaks":[]}],"options":[{"id":10507410604316,"product_id":8289339310364,"name":"Title","position":1,"values":["Default Title"]}],"images":[{"id":41206694936860,"product_id":8289339310364,"position":1,"created_at":"2023-05-18T21:33:05-04:00","updated_at":"2023-05-18T21:33:05-04:00","alt":"Garrett AT Gold 18 kHz metal detector with 5 by 8 inch DD coil for gold prospecting in mineralized ground and creeks","width":1600,"height":1600,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0760\/1464\/9628\/products\/1140680-SD-1_9f6d971f-4875-4b48-bf17-04661e7661b4.jpg?v=1684459985","variant_ids":[45211227062556]},{"id":41206694969628,"product_id":8289339310364,"position":2,"created_at":"2023-05-18T21:33:05-04:00","updated_at":"2023-05-18T21:33:05-04:00","alt":null,"width":1200,"height":1200,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0760\/1464\/9628\/products\/1627300x_2bf930b4-237e-47cc-8713-737f24aa9795.jpg?v=1684459985","variant_ids":[]},{"id":41206695002396,"product_id":8289339310364,"position":3,"created_at":"2023-05-18T21:33:05-04:00","updated_at":"2023-05-18T21:33:05-04:00","alt":null,"width":1200,"height":1200,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0760\/1464\/9628\/products\/1627300b_eb05aa68-499b-4f4e-97c9-a1143bf3bec8.jpg?v=1684459985","variant_ids":[]},{"id":41206695035164,"product_id":8289339310364,"position":4,"created_at":"2023-05-18T21:33:05-04:00","updated_at":"2023-05-18T21:33:05-04:00","alt":null,"width":500,"height":500,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0760\/1464\/9628\/products\/12-317_5b572ccd-22e2-4bb7-9ceb-f872b4d8742a.jpg?v=1684459985","variant_ids":[]},{"id":41206695067932,"product_id":8289339310364,"position":5,"created_at":"2023-05-18T21:33:05-04:00","updated_at":"2023-05-18T21:33:05-04:00","alt":null,"width":500,"height":500,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0760\/1464\/9628\/products\/12-318_91c92077-846f-44d5-99f5-aa1266d08eb4.jpg?v=1684459985","variant_ids":[]},{"id":41206696083740,"product_id":8289339310364,"position":6,"created_at":"2023-05-18T21:33:11-04:00","updated_at":"2023-05-18T21:33:11-04:00","alt":null,"width":500,"height":500,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0760\/1464\/9628\/products\/12-320_0e50b84f-24ca-47ca-9626-8c82f5feb0d4.jpg?v=1684459991","variant_ids":[]},{"id":41206696116508,"product_id":8289339310364,"position":7,"created_at":"2023-05-18T21:33:11-04:00","updated_at":"2023-05-18T21:33:11-04:00","alt":null,"width":500,"height":500,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0760\/1464\/9628\/products\/12-321_13d32122-afdd-441c-85ff-e24f3ed4fe02.jpg?v=1684459991","variant_ids":[]}],"image":{"id":41206694936860,"product_id":8289339310364,"position":1,"created_at":"2023-05-18T21:33:05-04:00","updated_at":"2023-05-18T21:33:05-04:00","alt":"Garrett AT Gold 18 kHz metal detector with 5 by 8 inch DD coil for gold prospecting in mineralized ground and creeks","width":1600,"height":1600,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0760\/1464\/9628\/products\/1140680-SD-1_9f6d971f-4875-4b48-bf17-04661e7661b4.jpg?v=1684459985","variant_ids":[45211227062556]}}}