Wow! 5 minute hunt nets 14K GOLD!

qaela4 · Jul 9, 2016

Planning to go out all day after dinner, so what happens while making dinner? Downpours and thunder. Well, about 7:00 no rain or thunder for 1/2 hour or so and jump into the car. Tot Lot #1 that yielded two gold last year is my closest target area. Light sprinkles start as I head over. I check an area right up next to the school I haven't hit yet and nothing, downpour hits so I take refuge under the front door roof. About 3 minutes later it lets up enough so I go into a small section in front of the school I hit once before and got a junk watch and a hit that I just couldn't find the object causing it. I went right to mystery beep from before and pulled a clad quarter, turned around to check under a small sapling and got a chirpy hit. Just as I pulled the plug and saw the gold band...BOOM, big thunder. I poked the dirt out of the band, gave the top a quick wipe to get off the majority of the dirt, stuffed it in my pocket and headed home. Beautiful 14K 3 stone Jade ring marked SJ14K. Quick search and it is a vintage('40-'60) S.J. Lau designed ring. Of course the rain and thunder are gone again and I Jonesing to get out right now.