Huge honken 7.2 gram 14k gold earing today!!

[Helix]

Wow today I found my largest gold ever. First true gold in over two years. So I had few hours to detect this afternoon, decided to explore a patch of old woods with a trail running through it. I figured I'd dig every target except iron. I thought, can't be many targets seeing as it is a new park, and new path. To get to the point I found this 14k 7.2 gram very large earing 4" down off to the side of the trail. Wow! At first I could not see the 14k so after I left stopped a my local pawn shop to have it tested and past! Then the guy shows me the 14k that I missed. It's one of those clip on earings that must of broke? You can sort of make out the 14k up side down in the second picture. Sorry best pic I could get. Thanks for looking! Forgot to mention It registered on the DFX just bouncing around 30. 28 then 30 , 30, 31, 28, 31, 30 30. Right in that area.

 

[kyleeskastles]

biggun there mate, congrats!

 

[dirtlooter]

congrats on the awesome finds, sweet!

 

[Helix]

Yeah I swear in my personal experience finds like this only come around when you least expect them.. When you hope and hope and prepare for a huge find you find nothing. I guess its blind luck.

 

[Msbeepbeep]

If your gonna find gold it might as well be the large kind!
Congrats! You had a great hunt, silver, gold, and lots of treasures!

 

[Helix]

If your gonna find gold it might as well be the large kind!
Congrats! You had a great hunt, silver, gold, and lots of treasures!

Thanks Ms beep... Planning is good, but keeping an open mind and not getting frustrated is better. Im looking forward to your gold finds in the future.

 

[vpnavy]

Great finds! Thanks for sharing...

 

[I-DIG-IT]

I like it.

 

[g-olden years]

Wow! What a super surprise! If you decide to sell it, the Midwestern Refiners on this site pay at least 95% of current gold value, maybe a bit higher. My son & I have had good success with that company because they're honest and quick. They pay much more than our local jewelers or pawn shops or the traveling gold-buying companies. Again, congrats on big gold! Andi

 

[cjon455]

Wow, that is a honker!, bet that got the adrenaline goin

 

[CoinandRelicMan]

Very nice find there lovely gold! What other items read around 30 on your machine Helix?

 

[mariposagold]

And the Size of the Ears on that woman. Nice Gold Find.

HH
MariposaGold

 

[park pirate]

Awesome silver and gold..

 

[Helix]

Very nice find there lovely gold! What other items read around 30 on your machine Helix?

Interesting you mention that. Generally I only dig targets with a 45- 50 vdi or higher. I know only digging the higher numbers is the reason I miss a lot of gold and nickels. I have my reasons for only digging half the numbers. I like to run the DFX on relic mode (which is all metal mode) when ever I can, like hearing and seeing everything in the ground. Hearing everything tells me if there was any activity in the area at one time. I do a lot of farm field and deep woods detecting and that's where that habit comes from. I will say thought if I am hunting a farm field containing a site that was used only during the 1800's I dig everything short of small iron.

To answer your question Relicman I would say on the Whites DFX finds around 30 are pull tabs and lots of other junk. Shotgun shell backs were around 45-50. The lead fishing weights were higher around 65, 75 area. Pennies in the 70's unless they are zinc a lot of times they are lower in the 50-60 range. The larger rifle shells were high in the 70's 80's. Small 22's bullet shells were lower around 30-40. I will say maybe next time I am at a park or anywhere there is a high chance of jewelry loss I will only dig items ranging in the 20's -40's. Pull taps watch out!! LOL

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Thanks Ms beep... Planning is good, but keeping an open mind and not getting frustrated is better. Im looking forward to your gold finds in the future.

So am I Helix, so am I. I know it's out there, I just have to get my coil over it.
Thank you for the vote of confidence, I'll pass that along to the M6.

 

[Helix]

Not that I was accused of my gold being bogus but I finally got a much better pic of the 14K and what looks like a makers mark. Also its not 14K EP as in electroplate, Its clearly an ED not a EP.

 

[lookindown]

That's heavier than most gold rings found...congrats.