Popular Post mn90403 Posted May 8 Popular Post Share Posted May 8 I've been busy with some other detecting lately out in the deserts. I like those nuggets and meteorites. You can kind of target those and know what you'll get. When you go to the beach (just like a park) you can get coins, relics and jewelry. Today's best finds were a couple of rings. The first was a stainless steel ring found after a couple of hours of mostly nothing except those tent stakes. My beaches have been very stingy the last few weeks so I was glad to get it. I slowed down with the 11/800 and began to find 'patch' stuff. I like patches. I grid them and just enjoy having a few targets together rather than long walks always. My clues were that I was out on a pretty low tide and things were seemingly deep for the 11. I'm normally a 15 user but the 11 was on and I didn't expect much and was back to where I started when I got the stainless steel ring. It says 316L and weighs 6.7g. I continued on just above the black sand line and found other coins and stakes and then I heard a faint 'penny' or it could have been. I made it down a full scoop (6") and it was still in the bottom of the hole. A couple of more scoops, around 10" I got it out. It was a nice shine for the early morning. This is a 10K with lots of little diamonds. It weighs 7.8 grams. My first gold ring in quite a while and first one with the 11" in even longer. I'm ready to take the 3030 out this week with the 17" and see if I can renew a liking for it and look at some of my old find points. 31 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoolofhardNox Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 Beautiful looking ring! Glad you got some gold. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valens Legacy Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 Great save on the rings and looks like you had some fun digging the rest of the stuff. Good luck on your next hunt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarVatrex Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 8 hours ago, mn90403 said: I've been busy with some other detecting lately out in the deserts. I like those nuggets and meteorites. You can kind of target those and know what you'll get. When you go to the beach (just like a park) you can get coins, relics and jewelry. Today's best finds were a couple of rings. The first was a stainless steel ring found after a couple of hours of mostly nothing except those tent stakes. My beaches have been very stingy the last few weeks so I was glad to get it. I slowed down with the 11/800 and began to find 'patch' stuff. I like patches. I grid them and just enjoy having a few targets together rather than long walks always. My clues were that I was out on a pretty low tide and things were seemingly deep for the 11. I'm normally a 15 user but the 11 was on and I didn't expect much and was back to where I started when I got the stainless steel ring. It says 316L and weighs 6.7g. I continued on just above the black sand line and found other coins and stakes and then I heard a faint 'penny' or it could have been. I made it down a full scoop (6") and it was still in the bottom of the hole. A couple of more scoops, around 10" I got it out. It was a nice shine for the early morning. This is a 10K with lots of little diamonds. It weighs 7.8 grams. My first gold ring in quite a while and first one with the 11" in even longer. I'm ready to take the 3030 out this week with the 17" and see if I can renew a liking for it and look at some of my old find points. That glow on the scoop at dawn..aghh what a feeling!. And more after a job well done. I still think that the Nox 800 has life, and when "it's hot" together with good hands, it gives brilliant results!... Beautiful piece and heavy. Congratulations. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave johnson Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 Very nice gold ring, it makes it worth digging all the trash 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midalake Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 14 hours ago, mn90403 said: This is a 10K with lots of little diamonds. It weighs 7.8 grams. My first gold ring in quite a while and first one with the 11" in even longer. Nice HONKER!!! Question> Equinox correct? Can you not tell those stakes are ferrous? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. MI Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 Wow. That's a nice chunk of gold ring. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPT_GhostLight Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 Congrats on the two rings and that gold one is awesome, well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mn90403 Posted May 9 Author Share Posted May 9 Equinox yes. And it is possible to tell but it is easier to dig rather than miss something. The stakes by their shape want to give off a 'quarter sound' or high pitched 'dig me' so that is what you do to get the trash out of the way and see if they are masking something better. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calarms Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 Interesting looking ring COOL FIND 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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