I agree with Brother Shavnore.
Depending on where you live and what areas you have available to hunt...theres a LOT of lost gold out there! Heck, parking lot edges, totlots, parks, curbstrips, yards, sportsfields, beaches, swimming holes, wedding reception hall parking lots...just to name a few...and those are just rings or coins! Then figure in chains! Which are about impossible to find, yet they are out there none the less!
Gold can be just about anywhere and sound just about like anything, from foil clear on up into Clad Q range and everything in between! A guy has to study the travel patterns of 'gold wearers' too, and then just work the numbers in likely 'gold drop' areas...
I'd wager within 5 miles of your house theres a couple oz just laying out there for you to go pick it up if you can find it...most repeatedly successful inland gold jewelry hunters target specific areas and certain tones...Is it easier than hunting native gold ore? In Maryland, probably yes...
If a guy has gold fever, and pulls enough targets, he will find it eventually...The AtPro is a gold killer! It will NOT miss a ring...or a decent chain even...so its all up to you at this point Capt! Good Luck!
Mud.