Ozs of silver, 8 gold rings, tons of silver coins, WOOOOOW

Duke_Davis

Greenie
Jun 15, 2014
12
83
New England
Detector(s) used
Garrett Pro 250 - Garrett AT Pro
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
So all summer I had been digging my secret spot. It was a lake that was drained to fix up a dam, I found a gold ring and tons of silver, well around Late August the entire place overgrew with plants and all the metal detectors stopped coming. The dog park I visit often was right by there so I was still going by. One day I see 2 bulldozers, dozing the beach, pushing the sand all the way down, I knew I had to detect again, and when I did I was literally FILLING my pouch with silver and gold. Here are some pictures of the stuff I found. I was still finding stuff there last week, but my pointer broke and its being sent in for repair which may effectively end my detecting for the year and the lake is being filled in in 2 weeks... sad. But alas, heres the finds:
 

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housemom6

Sr. Member
Jun 7, 2013
338
145
Kentucky
Detector(s) used
Whites Quantum XT
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Holy Moley that is amazing. I'm with the others get back out there any thing else you find is gravy.
 

GTzer

Sr. Member
Jan 24, 2013
309
66
DELCO, Pa
Detector(s) used
xTerra 705 & 6000 xl Pro,CZ 20
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Great numerous finds. Time limit..... I'd haunt the place w/o a PP. Or if you must have one get a Harbor Freight.
You'll pay for that new pointer easy. Then the spot will be gone again.
 

MuckyBottles

Bronze Member
Jun 19, 2013
1,949
1,585
Stony Point, NY
Detector(s) used
Whites coin master gt..ace 250&350
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Did I say, lake draw downs are the sh--, imho probably one of the most productive places to hunt, better if the lake has historic value...Keep hunting that spot my friend!! it will pay off ten fold..
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Duke_Davis

Duke_Davis

Greenie
Jun 15, 2014
12
83
New England
Detector(s) used
Garrett Pro 250 - Garrett AT Pro
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Thanks for all the positive comments guys!
 

BigWaveDave

Gold Member
Nov 22, 2013
9,322
16,996
Mountain Maryland
🥇 Banner finds
2
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
4
Detector(s) used
Garrett AT Pro, AT Max, Minelab
Equinox 800
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Late to the party on your post....stunning amount of finds, your friends here are happy for you!
 

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Duke_Davis

Duke_Davis

Greenie
Jun 15, 2014
12
83
New England
Detector(s) used
Garrett Pro 250 - Garrett AT Pro
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
2014-12-13 17.01.33.jpg 2014-12-13 17.07.25.jpg

i had one of the rings restored for a gift i gave to a friend. it was a london topaz with 2 8 cut diamonds on 10k gold
 

thommo59

Sr. Member
Mar 6, 2014
352
210
Australia
Detector(s) used
Bounty Hunter Tracker IV
Garrett AT PRO
Garrett Pro Pointer
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
That is a dream come true!
 

slider66

Supporting Vendor
Supporting Vendor
Nov 14, 2013
1,483
1,988
Treasure Coast Of Florida
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
3
Detector(s) used
Minelab Equinox 800
Minelab CTX 3030
Garrett AT Pro
Minelab Excalibur 1000 with SEF 10x12 coil
3 Minelab Excalibur II 10 inch
Deus II
EQuinox 900
Manticore
Primary Interest:
Beach & Shallow Water Hunting
Really awesome finds. Who wouldn't love finds like that? Congrats to you!
 

Shelbe Star

Tenderfoot
Feb 6, 2015
5
3
Detector(s) used
Garret ace 350, Technetics delta 4000
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Wow....what a day of it! Will you try and locate and return any thing with identifying marks? Thank you for posting....made this Vermonter happy living through your hunt!
 

scott9050

Sr. Member
Apr 8, 2013
406
305
Martinsburg, WV
Detector(s) used
White's VX3, Teknetics Omega 8500
Ace 250
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
This must be what it felt like to detect in the old days.
 

deershed

Silver Member
Apr 25, 2013
3,305
4,103
Maryland
Detector(s) used
AT Pro, Whites Coin Master Pro, Bounty Hunter Lonestar, Minelab CTX
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
You just lived one of my many MDing dreams, AWESOME!! That must have been rough when you dug a plug to only have silver and not another gold. Lol Wow!!
Congrats on finding the honey hole of honey holes!!
 

beekbuster

Hero Member
Jan 17, 2015
750
1,676
Detector(s) used
gpx 4500
gpz (died in a fire. rip)
Primary Interest:
Other
the ring with the red square gem with the date 12 25 29 looks to be an extremely expensive ring, i would get that appraised. i wouldnt let a pin pointer keep me from that spot especially considering thats the last time youll get to detect it.
 

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Duke_Davis

Duke_Davis

Greenie
Jun 15, 2014
12
83
New England
Detector(s) used
Garrett Pro 250 - Garrett AT Pro
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
*UPDATE*

I drove by this place even though its mostly covered in snow and most of the water has been filled back in, but the area that was producing is still half exposed with the other half being under maybe a foot of water. not a problem since I just bought an AT Pro Digger Kit. Once the weather gets a bit nicer and the snow melts I can resume, although I am sure 90% of the stuff is gone, every time I went back it still gave me something. So I will definitely be going back this spring.
 

lawsonland

Full Member
Oct 1, 2007
223
295
Pennsylvania
Detector(s) used
Currently use CTX, Excalibur
Have used V3I, DFX, BHID, ATX, Etrac, TDI, Infinium
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
I would be on the phone ordering a pinpointer overnight plus a CTX
 

voodoo

Hero Member
Nov 10, 2013
713
232
calgary
Detector(s) used
AT Gold, Pro pointer AT, Lesche digger, Garrett digger.
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
wow and WOW! Yes the sig ring is very cool indeed! Excellent haul!
 

Old Dude

Gold Member
Feb 20, 2013
8,799
9,850
Luzerne County, Pa
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
2
Detector(s) used
Fisher F75, Garrett ATPro, Garrett GTAx 500
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
We're going to have the same situation here this spring. Hopefully it isn't elbow to elbow detectorists, lol. That topaz is a stunner!
 

pescadore

Hero Member
Mar 4, 2007
736
425
Schertz, TX
Detector(s) used
Nokta Simplex+
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Those are some amazing finds !! I wouldn't let a broken pinpointer stop me. Get out there man and hit it while you can !!
 

sutphin

Gold Member
Oct 2, 2013
8,344
4,466
brunswick md
Detector(s) used
WHITES 5900, MXT 300, MXT PRO, MXT ALL PRO/ 8X6 SEF COIL
Primary Interest:
Relic Hunting
Duke davis the bottle in your hand looks to be a old kiwi shoe polish type and for the rest looks like my wifes jewelry box . Really though you got a neat collection there.vanzutphen
 

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