A Little 1 (gold) But Very Long

[mn90403 6,136]

Late this afternoon I snuck in a beach hunt.  It was very disappointing in the beginning.  The conditions were just great with a low tide but there was nothing much down low.  I began following the advice I gave Adam about Zig Zagging and it was only producing odd targets.  Sometimes the beach just doesn't have much to give you I began to say.  When I reached one of my good beaches after about a mile walk and the conditions weren't right it was time to return on the high side.

This I did and I worked my way into a few coins rather than just trash and by now I had 3 cheap rings which I would have been 'satisfied' with had I gotten back to my car then but it was a great sunset again.  This time I didn't have my phone so no pictures of it.  I worked the high side for a bit with a grid and then I heard a little 1.  When I say 'little' I mean it was not very loud.  It was consistent and I was hopeful.  I don't get many 1's so in my first scoop I could see something sandy hanging from it and it had knots.  It wasn't exactly balled up but I could tell it was a chain and I was hopeful.

I could see it ... GOLD!

And when I got it home I was able to measure it.  It is 30 inches (a delicate link) that weighs 8.4 grams.

That gives me some pause but I'll get it checked and modify the post if it is a fake.

Here it is with the other junk from the hunt.

Here is a hunt from 4 days ago when there was a lot less than today.

Mitchel

[Valens Legacy 918]

Nice hunt at the beach and good to see you keep at it to make a good find.

Good luck on your next outing.

[GB_Amateur 5,094]

Good ear!  Which detector and coil?  By "3 cheap rings" do you mean no precious metal other than possibly plating/gilding?

 

[Compass 986]

Wow, what an awesome find Mitchel- congrats! I know that was a great feeling seeing that gold chain dangling from the scoop! Way to go after those "1"s. The smallest gold chain I have found with the NOX was about the same size so I think (hope) that it's real.

[Hardtimehermit 313]

Awesome Mitch, that's the 1 we hope to hit. 😃 ht

[okara gold 607]

That chain sure looks good to me and with a 1 sounding off I’ll bet it’s gold. 

[mn90403 6,136]

3 hours ago, GB_Amateur said:

Good ear!  Which detector and coil?  By "3 cheap rings" do you mean no precious metal other than possibly plating/gilding?

 

GB, I was using my 800/15 in my go to settings of 23/6/tracking off.  The rings show no evidence of precocious metal.  One is corroded.  One is very thin and the other one is a little toe ring or ?.  They all were 10's before I dug them.

You caused me to go back and take more detailed pictures of the one ring because it is 'marked' as 2K 19 which means nothing to me.  It's size and shape remind me of a pipe compression ring but the material is brassy.

[mn90403 6,136]

I have looked at the other side of the 14k clasp and it says CRG.  I've looked it up and it stands for Central Rand Gold so now I'm pretty sure it is real.

[Dances With Doves 669]

Chains are tough   targets so anytime you get one is a special day.I wonder if an excal or FBS would have hit that at the depth you  dug it?

[kac 2,919]

Fantastic find, chains are tough at just about any depth unless they are all balled up and even still tough.

Well done!