First Gold found! **Updated**

[skelly9131]

So, I'm a newbie to metal detecting with about 10 hours under my belt. Went to a local elementary school today and got a hit in a wide area with my Ace 250 that I was expecting to be more junk. I was surprised to find a gold chain and was so excited that I began tugging at it and broke it in the process. I managed to dig up the rest of it and was thrilled to find that it was gold stamped 9999. It was spread out over several inches and was only about 1 inch down. I really wish I owned a jewelery scale right now. I'll probably bring it to a jeweler this week to weigh it and verify it's purity. Thanks for looking.

**Update**
I took this to a jeweler today and verified that the chain and pendant are both 24K. Total weight is 5.2 grams. WOOHOO!

 

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[Hardy]

Re: First Gold found!

NICE NECKLACE

 

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[september]

Re: First Gold found!

Nice find!

 

[Imnengr]

Re: First Gold found!

Fantastic!

 

[Felinepeachy]

Re: First Gold found!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[jopher]

Re: First Gold found!

10 hours in with your ace Schwang

 

[2bits]

Re: First Gold found!

Very nice chain and pendant! HH

 

[SkyPirate]

Re: First Gold found!

You can get a nice little digital scale at Harbor Freight for about $12. Nice gold!

 

[Mental Granny]

Re: First Gold found!

Great find ! And welcome to t-net!

 

[brookfield]

Great find, hope that great find is one of many to come. hhjs

 

[61willys]

WAT A fIND !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Brian(upstateNY-Central Fla.)]

Good find for sure

 

[desert dog]

AWESOME FIND COOL

 

[olekyground]

ok... im jealous. CONGRATS!!

 

[KOOTNEY KID]

Jack sparrow would be proud ,Exellent start to a very rewarding hobby. K.KID.

 

[allen]

welcome to treasurenet and
congrats on that nice piece of gold !!

 

[Moonshadow]

OMG!! What a super find! WTG!!

HH,
Moon

 

[rogues71]

gratz on the gold keep it up

 

[sniffer]

that is a sweet chain and coin medallion