When was your first Gold Find

[Davers]

I remember it clearly. Hunting at night with a husband and wife friends of mine at another friends house. It was some type of school ring @ 10 K. I just had it out the other day but, now I can't find it. I'll be tearing the house up now looking for it. Hasn't been too many gold finds for me since or total. Now where's that flippin' ring?

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Ah Ha! Found the old girl. 1932 worn out 10K beauty.

Cool I was typing "I hope you find it" & noticed yr update.

Sweet Ring ! That's my Style.


I love Old Gold & at my age I consider old gold 'per-1960' but I suppose it's all Millions of year old.

 

[FLORIDA KEYS PIRATE]

Mine was a few years ago in a small swim area at a local lake. Small 10k gold with a heart shaped ruby center stone and two tiny chip diamonds. My Daughter wanted it for Valentines Day. Gave it to her knowing she would soon lose it. Don't think she kept track of it for more than a few months before it was lost again. Hope the next person to find it can hang on to it a little longer than I did.

 

[CASPER-2]

I try and dig it all - cant tell you how many times gold went off same as junk - it may suck to do it - but if you dig it all
hopefully you will get it all - have found lot of good stuff with or under junk too that others passed by
https://www.flickr.com/photos/casper-2/6831926593/in/dateposted/

I feel ya , Aluminum is the "Monster" for gold hunters. Or for me at-least.

 

[Oddjob]

Heard that, I save and sell nearly everything, its all worth something in the right quantity.

I try and dig it all - cant tell you how many times gold went off same as junk - it may suck to do it - but if you dig it all
hopefully you will get it all - have found lot of good stuff with or under junk too that others passed by
https://www.flickr.com/photos/casper-2/6831926593/in/dateposted/

 

[against the wind]

June, 1986 at Long Beach, N.Y.
Small chunky ladies 14 kt yellow gold wedding band.
I found it using the AT4 by Garrett. I still have it and would love to post a picture but it is packed away for my move to Pennsylvania.
Good post, Oddjob.

 

[Rustic]

I found a beautiful 18 k gold woman's ring, with a perfect little ruby... I was super happy and decided to give it away, because I am a woman who doesn't wear the jewelry I find while detecting; it just gets scratched and ruined with all my detecting and gardening (from dirt). She didn't bother with a thank you.

I wish I'd just kept it.

 

[BigWaveDave]

I remember both my first, and my last golds...
Both are "Honorable Mentions"

I got an Asston of pulltabs, foil, and nickels...not like I'm not trying.