Escaping the Rain Led Me to Gold and Diamonds!

oldmxrat

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Oct 25, 2020
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Garrett ACE 400, Nokta Simplex+, Nokta Legend, Nokta Accupoint
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Yesterday's weather report said it would be raining here and all around N. Nevada, except for one little area a short ways to the east. In that area is a small town. Now there's no way I'm sitting in the house all day watching rain when I can take a drive and be dry and swinging! In less than an hour I was driving around looking for a possible place to ask for permissions when I spied a small park.

I always have trouble getting really motivated once the summer swim season is over because that's when I find most of my gold, but digging clad in a park is still way better than being cooped up in the house.

Question:
How do people lose their rings when they're not swimming?

Answer:
Well, they put them on their key ring and lose it all, of course!

I do feel really bad for the day this guy had...
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This park was loaded with clad and about a dozen spills. It had rained here all night so it was real easy extracting most everything with my probe too.
In about 3 hours I pulled $16.12 in clad, The key ring with the big (size 11.5) 14k white gold ring with black diamonds, and a few pieces of junk jewelry.
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I'll definitely be making that drive again soon!
 

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WG2020

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Yesterday's weather report said it would be raining here and all around N. Nevada, except for one little area a short ways to the east. In that area is a small town. Now there's no way I'm sitting in the house all day watching rain when I can take a drive and be dry and swinging! In less than an hour I was driving around looking for a possible place to ask for permissions when I spied a small park.

I always have trouble getting really motivated once the summer swim season is over because that's when I find most of my gold, but digging clad in a park is still way better than being cooped up in the house.

Question:
How do people lose their rings when they're not swimming?

Answer:
Well, they put them on their key ring and lose it all, of course!

I do feel really bad for the day this guy had...
View attachment 2047343

This park was loaded with clad and about a dozen spills. It had rained here all night so it was real easy extracting most everything with my probe too.
In about 3 hours I pulled $16.12 in clad, The key ring with the big (size 11.5) 14k white gold ring with black diamonds, and a few pieces of junk jewelry.
View attachment 2047344 View attachment 2047345

I'll definitely be making that drive again soon!
oldmxrat,

Very nice find. I will have to admit though that I spent more time relooking at your Banner Arrowhead find - it just gets better looking
each time I look at it, a one in a million find. Good luck with your hunts. Walt
 

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Digger RJ

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Minelab CTX 3030; Minelab Equinox 800;
XP Deus 2
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Yesterday's weather report said it would be raining here and all around N. Nevada, except for one little area a short ways to the east. In that area is a small town. Now there's no way I'm sitting in the house all day watching rain when I can take a drive and be dry and swinging! In less than an hour I was driving around looking for a possible place to ask for permissions when I spied a small park.

I always have trouble getting really motivated once the summer swim season is over because that's when I find most of my gold, but digging clad in a park is still way better than being cooped up in the house.

Question:
How do people lose their rings when they're not swimming?

Answer:
Well, they put them on their key ring and lose it all, of course!

I do feel really bad for the day this guy had...
View attachment 2047343

This park was loaded with clad and about a dozen spills. It had rained here all night so it was real easy extracting most everything with my probe too.
In about 3 hours I pulled $16.12 in clad, The key ring with the big (size 11.5) 14k white gold ring with black diamonds, and a few pieces of junk jewelry.
View attachment 2047344 View attachment 2047345

I'll definitely be making that drive again soon!
Awesome Find!!!! Congrats!!!
 

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oldmxrat

oldmxrat

Silver Member
Oct 25, 2020
4,925
16,482
Reno Nevada summers, Las Vegas winters
🥇 Banner finds
1
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
Garrett ACE 400, Nokta Simplex+, Nokta Legend, Nokta Accupoint
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
oldmxrat,

Very nice find. I will have to admit though that I spent more time relooking at your Banner Arrowhead find - it just gets better looking
each time I look at it, a one in a million find. Good luck with your hunts. Walt
Thanks! Yeah, that point is going to be hard for me to beat, but I'll keep trying!
 

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