The ring I found right away, but was only gold plated. Still got my heart rate up. About thirty minutes later I was digging real gold and yes it was the necklace in the picture. I have a couple of mason jars that I started filling when I first started detecting, one has clad coins and the other is junk. I told my wife if I didn't find silver or gold before I filled up the clad jar I would probably give it up. But now I'm hooked.
Congrats! Just takes persistence looking for gold & can be frustrating at times, but it does pay off eventually. (3 gold rings so far this year) Keep digging trash & the gold will show it's face every once in a while!
That's what it's all about plus the excitement and the fun all combined together little brother. Once you've been bitten by a find (the gold piece) you just can't wait until you can find your next piece. I find a lot of it because it's there always but, you've got to put yourself in the right place to find it.