A Little Surprise Gold

[Compass]

I know- gold is always a surprise but when I'm not finding many targets it is even more so. On my last hunt targets were few and far between- even junk was hard to come by. However, I stuck with the plan and at my 4th beach I had what I would call a fluke find in a patch of wet sand where I really wasn't expecting much.

The ring has been re-sized and the markings were distorted in the process. When I first found it the back was clogged with sand and the stone looked black so I thought it was an onyx. When I rinsed the sand away I was pleasantly surprised to see the beautiful green color.

Other than that I only found 2 quarters, a nickel, some zinc pennies and a little trash in about 3 hours of detecting. Hopefully, there will be a couple more golden surprises before the year ends. GL&HH!

[Hardtimehermit]

That's a real beauty, hope that is a real emerald! keep'em coming compass nice fun your having.   ht  

[MSC]

Nice find Compass, keep it up!

[cuniagau]

Nice.  I am always thinking "foil or nickel" and love it when I am pleasantly surprised by anything other than trash. That is one sweet looking piece of AU. 

[okara gold]

Nice looking ring!

I went to the beach once and the first target I dug was a gold ring. I thought ... Here we go!!

After 3 hours I had one gold ring and one penny. You just never know.

[Valens Legacy]

Beautiful find for sure, glad to see you didn't give up on the hunt.

Good luck on your next outing!

[Compass]

14 hours ago, Hardtimehermit said:

That's a real beauty, hope that is a real emerald! keep'em coming compass nice fun your having.   ht  

Thanks ht,  Yes, it's been a fun year- detecting-wise and it would be great to close the year out strong. 

[Compass]

13 hours ago, MSC said:

Nice find Compass, keep it up!

Thanks MSC, Luck always plays a part but especially on this one.

[Compass]

8 hours ago, cuniagau said:

Nice.  I am always thinking "foil or nickel" and love it when I am pleasantly surprised by anything other than trash. That is one sweet looking piece of AU. 

Thanks cuniagau, I don't remember what I was thinking when I got the signal but I know I was not thinking gold ring.

[Compass]

4 hours ago, okara gold said:

Nice looking ring!

I went to the beach once and the first target I dug was a gold ring. I thought ... Here we go!!

After 3 hours I had one gold ring and one penny. You just never know.

Thanks o.g., Yes, that happens but gold early in the hunt sure makes the rest of the hunt more enjoyable.