LawrencetheMDer
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- Feb 22, 2014
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- Detector(s) used
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Minelab Manticore, Minelab CTX3030 w 11" and 17" DD coils,
Minelab Excalibur II w 10" coil, Equinox 800 (4) w 11" and 15" coils,
Troy Shadow x2 w 7" coil, Pointers; Garrett Carrot, Pro Find 35,
- Primary Interest:
- Beach & Shallow Water Hunting
I was finishing up a 5 hr metal detecting hunt on dry sand and was headed back to the truck. I was tired. The beach gave up plenty of coins (37), fishing weights (7), an elongated cent, a button with a crown and crossed arms (see below), 3 mini cars and even a small chain with pendant to keep me entertained. I also dug about as many junk targets that wore me down.
As I lumbered back to the truck I faced a split in the “road”. I could go right; turn off my detector and walk a smooth blacktop path directly back to my truck. Or, I could go to the left; drag my detector over a long row of piled beach rocks that would be near impossible to dig into let alone walk over. Of course I chose to go to the left. Duh!
I was swinging my 6lb 4oz detector half-heartedly and carrying my scoop over my other shoulder as I moved over the rough terrain toward my car when I got a hopeful 12:26 reading on my CTX 3030. I started to dig into the beach rocks each of which was the size of a fist and after 4-5 attempts received a signal from my scoop poop and out came a pull-tab. But the pull-tab didn’t register 12:26? A rescan of the hole revealed that the 12:26 target was still in the hole. Two more attempts, I dumped my scoop and out came this gold band. Really? It wasn’t just another piece of aluminum or pull-tab remnant? My very last target for the day - a gold ring!
The gold band (7.1g) is marked 14K and has the date 5-5-73. One of the diamonds is missing and two remain. Given where I found the band, I would not be surprised if it had been lost since the 1980s. It was most probably washed-up last year in the hurricane, along with all the rocks. I’m sure it took a real beating and was left with a “black eye”.
I’ve found 5 gold rings this year, so far, and I’m not new to this pursuit. But there is something about this ring that just makes me shake my head in disbelief – I can’t believe I found this ring, where I found it and when I found it. Heck, half-dozen decisions lead me to the ring and any one of them could have also lead me astray. I guess being a little compulsive about metal detecting sometimes pays off.
Button (1/2”) found metal detecting with crown at top of crossed arms. There is a lion on the left. Age unknown. Would appreciate button comments.
Happy Hunting
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