Update on My Gold and Silver, separated from each .

[Ant]

At 3 1/4 years of detecting here is my solid gold and silver finds separated from each other.

[Digginman]

Very well done, Ant. Awesome!!!

Your display is very nice, also.

DM

[Eastexasoutdoors]

Im sitting here in amazement. Where did you find the most of it? Beach? Great Job!!!!!

[goldgrubber]

Impressive! Congrats.

[Treasure_Hunter]

Really nice finds there. You should get a pirate hat for all the booty you have collected.

[River Rat]

I'm sitting here in a stance or am I hypnotized. W W those finds are so impressive. I simply love that bigger cross...a real beauty.

RR

[Montana Jim]

Ant...


Damn! Great pics man...

[RUDY2003]

Superb!! So when are you opening your Pawn Shop?

[zlathim]

Very Nice Ant. You Rock!

[Ant]

Thank all of you very much and I’m sorry for taking a long time to respond.

Where did you find the most of it? Beach?

Hi lgeolgeo.
Nope, all on dry land, parks and demolition sites like homes and apartments. Thanks.

HH

[timbuckII]

Wow! Did I say........WOW!
Nice stuff to say the least.

TC

[DJ_Quinn]

Dang Ant! That's a treasure trove if I've ever seen one! Any advice on were to go to hunt great finds like that?

[CarolinaDigs]

Ant this is a great post !

[Boobydoo]

I think I just shorted out my computer with the drool leaking from my mouth viewing your treasures Ant. Wonderful and inspiring display and photos.

Is that a gold tooth in there too?

Great finds, congrats to you and keep em coming, good luck!

Smiles!
BDoo

[Ant]

Thanks again everyone.

From DJ_Quinn:
'Dang Ant! That's a treasure trove if I've ever seen one! Any advice on were to go to hunt great finds like that?'

Hi DJ_Quinn.
I use an different machine than most others. I use a dedicated gold machine to hunt with but accordion to the manufacture it doubles as an excellent coin and relic machine as long as you don't minding digging a little trash (I took that part to heart). The Gold Bug 2 is the most sensitive machine on the market for small gold, I use the 10” coil on my setup.

Even machines like the DFX won't detect the small rings, bracelets and chains you see in the photo. I know, because I contemplated on purchasing one. But when I took some of my finds in to test it with, it wouldn't detect them. I'm not bashing the DFX, I stating what my experience was.

It takes a long time to learn the sounds that the GGB-2 emits. It works better on scrapes, demolitions, parks, campsites and the likes. One drawback other might point out is that at 71 kHz it lacks the depth that of other machines have. After the machine is learned, the depth it gets is acceptable in my opinion. The proof is in the pudding.

The only machine I've ever hunted with is the GB-2, that's all I know. What you see is what you get. I've sort of wavered away from parks and schools, but when I need a gold fix I hit the playgrounds.
Sometimes it pays off not to follow the same paradigm that everyone else is using. Some techniques may work better than others, but you'll never know unless you try different ones.


This is how I set up the GB-2 for hunting:

• Both toggle switches in the middle position (Normal)
• Sensitivity all the way up unless the machine won't balance but never below 8
• At this point the volume and threshold on the machine should be off
• I start with the volume all the way up on the earphones
• Now I turn the volume all the way up on the GB-2
• Then I turn the threshold on the machine up until I can barely hear a smooth tone or as smooth as you can get it
• Now I turn down the headphones to a comfortable position (don't turn down the machine)
• Now I'm ready to balance by pumping the coil 0” to 6” above the ground until the threshold tone is even
• Now I'm ready to start hunting. When I hear a solid target I switch the machine to the Iron Identification mode and test it. If I get a positive response in ID mode as to the target not being iron, I dig it

Sorry writing such a long reply man.

Hi

From Bobbydoo:
"Is that a gold tooth in there too?"

Hi Bobbydoo.
Yeap, that's a white Gold crown/cap. As much gold as you find I'm sure you have much more than I have, thanks again Bobbydoo.
HH

[Baldingboy]

Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[txkickergirl]

great finds!
there is a lot of religious charms there.

[DMBfan41]

Goodness Gracious
Great stuff there!
You have Christmas and birthdays covered for years
if you decide to give them as gifts.

[Urban Grund]

Holy Smokes!!!!!!!!!

[The Bulgarian]

Congrats Antony WTG.Bling Bling Baby.