I have a Whites Eagle II and it paid for itself the first six months. I was in SOCAL and hit the beaches on the weekends. A few years ago I sold all the gold rings I had lying around and got just over $5000 for them. Lots of these were found with a Fisher pulse induction detector I bought...
I know what you mean having been harassed for trying to return a ring. Although most folks are thankful and have fun with it, two didn't believe it and harbor a lot of mistrust in strangers.
Might be from a German POW held in the US. German POW's worked on farms through the Eastern Seaboard during WW2. My dad was captured in Italy and spent a few years near and at Ft Gordon GA......where I went to MP school in the early 70's while in the US army. My dad was in the Luftwaffe.
Great story. I have actually been to WAWA a few times over the years. In the 1960's my dad would take us there & I remember one time he bought airplane rides in a float plane. Great country and great wild blueberry picking there.
So, I just revisited my comment and then tried to find Jornada park in Mission Viejo online.....it is EL DORADO PARK !! Sorry about that, it's been ten years! Google El Dorado Park and you'll actually find pictures of the hill I'm talking about. It's worth the trip there.