IMPORTANT METAL DETECTING LESSON - 7.9 grams of 14K lovliness!

ajaj

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Sep 14, 2012
1,125
1,527
Orange, Massachusetts
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Garrett AT Max
Minelab eTrac
Minelab Excalibur 8"
Makro Racer
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Hit an older school yard just now, and, man, what a beaut. Now, I dug a strong nickel tone (12-13 eTrac) and pulled out a 1980s nickel. One foot nearby, another 1980s nickel. Next to that were a couple of 1980s Memorial cents. Hmm, someone spilled their pocket. Then, one foot nearby once again, a strong 12-13 tone. I didn't feel like digging another nickel. I took a couple of steps away, then thought better of it. Hey, another nickel in the bag wouldn't be too bad. Dug the plug, and this gorgeous ring was staring at me. Wow; this one I almost left in the ground! Take heed my friends! It's an ArtCarved two-tone 14K ring, 7.9 grams. Also found some clad and a War Nickel.

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The Urban Prospector

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Oct 18, 2014
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Wherever I am.
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Garrett Pro Pointer AT,
Human eyes
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Other
Wow! What a beautiful gold ring! Always, always, ALWAYS dig those nickels and pulltabs!! Congratulations!
 

AlienLifeForm

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Jan 31, 2010
1,589
2,337
DFW Texas
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Minelab E-TRAC, Garrett ProPointer, Lesche Digger
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Damn good looking nickel.
 

digging440yrs

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Dec 5, 2012
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4,410
UPSTATE NEW YORK
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1970 COMPASS-
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Terry Soloman

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May 28, 2010
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30,124
White Plains, New York
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Nokta Makro Legend// Pulsedive// Minelab GPZ 7000// Vanquish 540// Minelab Pro Find 35// Dune Kraken Sandscoop// Grave Digger Tools Tombstone shovel & Sidekick digger// Bunk's Hermit Pick
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SWWEEET Gold!:occasion14:
 

RelicMedic

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Apr 4, 2013
1,626
3,048
Canada
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Minelab pro find 35

Minelab Equinox 600

Minelab Excalibur II

Minelab E-Trac
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All Treasure Hunting
Wow!! Trade ya for a nickel :)
 

Gridwalker306

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Nov 10, 2010
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7,407
Canada
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XP Deus, ATPro
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Holy crap! Glad you second guessed yourself!
 

Trapper340

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Aug 21, 2016
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650
Lebanon missouri
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Garrett 250, AT Pro
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I hit our old school also and did my best nickel recovery so far but no gold. Yet. Congratulations that thing is beautiful.
 

Cosmo3

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Feb 8, 2017
178
241
Chattanooga, Tn.
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Garrett AT Pro, Garrett Pro-Pointer AT, Hori-Hori Knife, Gerber Folding Shovel
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Very nice just lets you know to that you never know, stay persistent.
 

Oct 5, 2014
31,886
35,426
Massachusetts
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Relic Hunting
Congratulations on the beautiful ring find! :occasion14:

The old rule applies: if your not digging nickels and pull tabs, your not digging gold!
 

cajamk

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Jan 5, 2017
52
104
Northern Maryland
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Garrett Ace 400
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I am a woman and I LOVE THAT RING!! Congrats and a lesson learned that turned out great for you.
 

CASPER-2

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Jan 3, 2012
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NEW ENGLAND
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WHITE'S XLT, PI PRO, GARRETT 2500, 3- FISHER CZ21s, JW FISHER 8X
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CoilToTheSoil

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Mar 14, 2015
700
914
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XP Deus
Minelab Sovereign xs2a Pro
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Tesoro compadre
Whites v3i
AT Pro
Teknetics Gamma 6000
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Good lord that's a chunk!!! Bet someone was pissed they lost that!!!

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strick

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Feb 28, 2005
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SF Bay Area
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Embarrassed to tell
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Great Ring...I've done that before...Walk away and come back and it's a nice target. We only have so many digs in us lol

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Kurios1

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Feb 25, 2017
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7,383
FEMA REGION 5 North Central Illinois
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Nokta Impact Whites DFX 300 & M6 Matrix, Minelab Explorer II (2), Makro Red Racer & Racer 2, Garrett AT Pro.
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All Treasure Hunting
As much as I try and do dig my low VDI trash targets I still don't find much gold. My collection of pull tabs and foil will still however continue to grow as I know even in the middle of a cornfield lays a gold ring with my name on it. Wonderful piece of jewelry there mate.
 

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