The PMV Investor comes with Small, Large and Bullion Wands. This machine has thru reading capability, same as its bigger brother, the PMV PRO. Investor has a built-in display for onboard testing. It can also test via a wired connection to a windows computer. Provides thru readings and density testing on samples up to 10mm thick with its onboard sensors! The 3 wands have the same specifications as the PMV original and PRO mini, each designed to test different sizes and types of samples.
Investor includes: The Investor, 3 wands, a hard case, charger & cable, user manual, 2-year warranty, and the Sigma Metalytics Gold Standard Promise
Precious Metal Verifier Chart
| Sensor/Wand |
Best For |
Strength |
| Main Sensor |
Large coins & bars (Standard Bullion) |
Standard penetration |
| Small Wand |
Tiny/thin items (1 g bars, 1/10 oz coins) |
Accurate on tiny targets |
| Large Wand |
Standard coins & slabs (¼ oz–1 oz slabbed coins) |
Better contact than main sensor |
| Refiner’s Wand |
Thick, large bars (esp. PRO series) |
Deeper penetration & fake detection |
| External Bridge |
Very large/thick bars (10 oz–100 oz bars, full thru authenticity check) |
Thru-measurement & density (Verifies the bar is solid metal, not plated or cored) |
| Feature |
Original |
Investor |
PRO |
PRO + Bridge |
| Surface resistivity testing |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
| Thru-measurement (full depth) |
❌ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
| Built-in density calculation |
❌ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
| Tests small coins/bars |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
| Mid-size bullion |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
✔️ |
| Large/heavy bars (up to very thick) |
⚠️ Limited |
⚠️ Limited |
✔️ |
✔️ Best |
| Portability |
✔️ |
✔️ |
⚠️ Heavy |
⚠️ Heavy |