SusanMN
Silver Member
- Jun 1, 2007
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- Detector(s) used
- Tiger Shark, Xterra 705, Makro Legend
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
It has been a long, cool summer here in Minnesota, and the water detecting hasn't been great. Twenty hours hunting every single week of the summer and until this week all I had to show for it was one small gold ring, one silver ring and one gigantic gold earring, and many days bringing home a single coin. Sunday's hunt was no different - two hours in the cold water and a quarter to show for it. Freezing cold, I finished my daily hunt as I normally do, detecting the beach sand until I am dry enough to get into the car. Usually the sand is good for a few more quarters, but it has been years since I found gold in the sand. I was standing still digging an iffy target in the towel area and I glanced to one side and saw quite clearly the outline of a ring against the sand. Turned out to be a nice thick mans 14k gold band. I thought it was likely that the ring had been left on a blanket and then forgotten. And if the husband took his ring off, perhaps the wife did too. So I started to grid around the ring and sure enough, pulled out the 14k engagement ring only a half foot away. Hunted for another 45 minutes looking for the wedding ring that should have gone with the engagement ring but couldn't find it. Went home, warmed up and went back again to do a wider search, but no luck. Came back again on Monday with my land machine, going over the same stretch of beach and nothing.
Wednesday after my water hunt, I couldn't resist one more try for the wedding band so back to the same spot on the beach, barely moving, digging the tiniest of signals the Tiger Shark produced. Got a soft, soft hit and pulled up a broken gold chain, but quickly saw the plating was wearing off. Only a few inches away another super soft signal, which I thought was likely the other part of the chain. Pulled one scoop of sand and now the target was sounding really good. Scraped away a little bit of sand and I was staring at the beautiful, beautiful sight of nearly pure gold. I have found one of these before, so I knew what I had found even before I pulled it out and saw the distinctive snake clasp of a 23k Thai necklace. This necklace weighs in at 7.7 grams, which makes it a 1/2 Baht necklace, which retails for around $600. My gold tester only goes to 18k and it did hit that.
Just a great way to end a frustrating summer. And for those wondering, I have been actively trying to locate the owner of the wedding rings but nothing so far.
Wednesday after my water hunt, I couldn't resist one more try for the wedding band so back to the same spot on the beach, barely moving, digging the tiniest of signals the Tiger Shark produced. Got a soft, soft hit and pulled up a broken gold chain, but quickly saw the plating was wearing off. Only a few inches away another super soft signal, which I thought was likely the other part of the chain. Pulled one scoop of sand and now the target was sounding really good. Scraped away a little bit of sand and I was staring at the beautiful, beautiful sight of nearly pure gold. I have found one of these before, so I knew what I had found even before I pulled it out and saw the distinctive snake clasp of a 23k Thai necklace. This necklace weighs in at 7.7 grams, which makes it a 1/2 Baht necklace, which retails for around $600. My gold tester only goes to 18k and it did hit that.
Just a great way to end a frustrating summer. And for those wondering, I have been actively trying to locate the owner of the wedding rings but nothing so far.
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