LawrencetheMDer
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- Joined
- Feb 22, 2014
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- Location
- Ohio and Florida
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- Detector(s) used
- Minelab Manticore, Minelab CTX3030 w 11" and 17" DD coils,
Minelab Excalibur II w 10" coil, Equinox 800 (4) w 11" and 15" coils,
Troy Shadow x2 w 7" coil, Pointers; Garrett Carrot, Pro Find 35,
- Primary Interest:
- Beach & Shallow Water Hunting
Things have been going rather slow of late here in Florida; cold temps and high winds have kept people from going to the beach and the high waves have keep me from water work. Been working the dry and wet sand and today found the smallest silver (925) chain ever found, by me, with a metal detector.
I found the chain in a bed of rocks and it was tied in a small knot. In fact, I didn’t know what it was until I got home and washed the chain and cleaned the crud off it. It took me about 15 minutes to unravel the chain with the help of a pair of tooth picks and a magnifier glass. With the help of a magnifying glass saw the 925 on a very small tag on the chain.
The chain is 19” long and broken in the middle (probably how it was lost). Given the odd length, a section of the chain might be missing. The chain weighs 0.88g and is made of double links that measure 1/16” long by 1/32” wide.
I found the silver chain with my Equinox 800 and 15” coil. If I remember correctly, it registered a “6” on the screen. Given the size of the individual links of the chain, I probably detected the 925 tag or possibly clasp. It also probably helped that the chain was tied in a tight ball.
It is common knowledge that chains and bracelets are difficult to detect with a metal detector and the (lack of) pics of MD finds bare this out — it is unusual to see a pic of a chain or bracelet and those that are found are unusually large (Yea, I’m talking about you Ron, the Ring King and you, too, OBN — those who find the BIG ones). At the other extreme, to find such a small chain is really an unusual find and it was the highlight of my 4 hr hunt, today. Like I said, things are going slow. But, hey, another record!
Happy Hunting
I found the chain in a bed of rocks and it was tied in a small knot. In fact, I didn’t know what it was until I got home and washed the chain and cleaned the crud off it. It took me about 15 minutes to unravel the chain with the help of a pair of tooth picks and a magnifier glass. With the help of a magnifying glass saw the 925 on a very small tag on the chain.
The chain is 19” long and broken in the middle (probably how it was lost). Given the odd length, a section of the chain might be missing. The chain weighs 0.88g and is made of double links that measure 1/16” long by 1/32” wide.
I found the silver chain with my Equinox 800 and 15” coil. If I remember correctly, it registered a “6” on the screen. Given the size of the individual links of the chain, I probably detected the 925 tag or possibly clasp. It also probably helped that the chain was tied in a tight ball.
It is common knowledge that chains and bracelets are difficult to detect with a metal detector and the (lack of) pics of MD finds bare this out — it is unusual to see a pic of a chain or bracelet and those that are found are unusually large (Yea, I’m talking about you Ron, the Ring King and you, too, OBN — those who find the BIG ones). At the other extreme, to find such a small chain is really an unusual find and it was the highlight of my 4 hr hunt, today. Like I said, things are going slow. But, hey, another record!
Happy Hunting
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Congratulations! Nice Find!
