My First Gold Ring, Plus 3!

[LukeJMG1986]

     I took my wife, and two young boys to the river for a couple hours this morning. I figured I'd bring my Detector, and get a couple hours of hunting in while the kids played. I have been hunting the rivers all week long. I possibly put in close to 30 hours, with very little success. I am learning the machine with each swing though.

     I was hunting in Park 2, knee deep in the water, a spillway at my back, and open river in front of me, with a strong current. My settings were default, except the Iron Bias was switched to F2 giving it a value of 6 automatically. I went with 50 tones, and periodically did a ground balance, increasing the number it settled on by 2 or 3. (I had heard this was a trick) 

     My first target was an all to familiar aluminum piece, followed by a metal flake. I thought to myself, "That's ok, one of this holes will eventually surprise me. I only have two hours so I'll just dig away, and enjoy myself" I was right, my third dig was about 2 inches down, I saw the glimmer. I knew this was no beaver tail. I pulled the ring, and lifting it thought "wow, looks like silver" I scanned the inside, seing a hallmark my eyes immediately caught 14k. I stood up, and started walking towards my wife grinning ear to ear, almost deviously. It took her a minute to notice I looked odd with a smile like that, and asked what? I showed her, and she promptly made me stow it away, convinced I'd lose it

     I went on to pull three more rings, my next one being a MASSIVE Palladium wedding band (I had never heard of Palladium when I dug it) Each time I would approach my wife proclaiming yet another victory, and each time she would say "no, I don't believe you" and then I would show her.  The next two were one Sterling Silver, and one Stainless Steel. I also found a total of 8 fishing lures, and a commemorative medallion for a 1988 space flight. 

     This was by far the best day I've had medal detecting, and was a reminder of why the hobby was love at first dig for me. I know a 4 ring day is not gonna be a regular thing, so I'm chewing it slowly. I couldn't be happier with my first gold experience, and wanted to thank all of you on Detector Prospector for being so kind, and answering any questions I've had. I know I'll have many more, and the experience you guys bring to the table is quintessential to my learning this fine hobby. I wish you all the best of luck in your upcoming hunts. As always HH

- Luke

 

 

[GaryC/Oregon Coast]

Ya, four ring days happen all the time!!!   No way!   You had a good day too!  GaryC/Oregon Coast

[2Valen]

Congrats on your finds, and good luck on your next hunt.

Now all you have to do is to find a nice diamond for your wife.

[mn90403]

Well done.  The 'ring thing' is a bit like nuggets.  Once you find one there is a knowledge in your swing that is just not possible to forget.  You get a sense for the water, the energy and the places where people lose jewelry.

Make sure you check the banks where people sit between swims and the old, dirt parking areas too.

Mitchel

[Joe D.]

Great job Luke,

  You may just get the rest of the family hooked on detecting! Those would be the really great family outings! Keep up the good "work"! Thanks for sharing the story!👍👍

 

[midalake]

Man I would go back to that spot ASAP!  Good Job! Jealous too, I have never dug a Palladium Ring!

[Joe Beechnut OBN]

Cleaned house...Love the gold!

[Skull diver]

Welcome on board!

Golden days are what push You to do it again and again...And when You go back home without gold, roasted meat and a good icy beer can solve the problem soon...

Thanks to this theory since last september, including quarantine, I gained 20+kg more than my usual weight💀😩😩

[schoolofhardNox]

Multiple ring days do not happen very often, but they do happen. It's always a surprise when it happens though 😄 Makes you want to hunt all day. That is why I always just hunt for the relaxation of it and when I find the first good target I relax even more.... but I get more serious as well 😉 Congrats on some really nice rings!

[GB_Amateur]

12 hours ago, LukeJMG1986 said:

I went on to pull three more rings, my next one being a MASSIVE Palladium wedding band

Well done!  Palladium (a member of the Platinum Group Metals = PGM) has been above $2000/ozt most of the year with a high of around $2800 before the Virus took hold.  Even right now it's value is still higher than gold.  Will be interested in the weights you get after getting home from vacation.

Always good to make such finds when still in early learning mode -- gives you a lot of confidence.  In the meantime, you've obviously found a detector's garden spot so make the most of your time remaining there and show us even more loot!