First Gold With My Manticore!

[UT Dave]

Been getting silver almost every time out with my Manticore so far, even at the park.  But I've mostly been on the beach where I have consistently been getting Mercs.  Yesterday just a '47 Rosie, but still silver.

Today, I got my first gold with the new machine.  A very solid two way 25 that wasn't shifting.  Just 25, 25, 25 both ways.  Showing 6" deep - which is kind of shallow for good targets on this beach and that's about how deep it actually was.  I'm pretty sure I've got a nickel down there.  Nope!  14K white gold, 6.4 grams - it's tiny, barely fits over the first knuckle of my pinkie, but I'll take it.

 

And just to keep the sliver streak alive I guess, I also pulled a very tiny, ornate little silver ring.  Not stamped, but the acid turned red and pretty much all silver comes out of this salt black - the below was after some electrolysis and silver polish to take down the black to more of a gray.  It started as a much larger black encrustation that I suspected was silver due to the 80's it rang up and because it was black not green.  Until the acid turned a nice blood red I still wasn't positive though.

 

- Dave

[Sirius]

congrats on the silver and gold!

[MSC]

Nice find UT Dave, can't be in Utah though. 

[Valens Legacy]

Nice saves and glad you are learning you detector.

Good luck and stay safe out there.

[Rick N. MI]

Manticore is doing a great job. If Minelab fixes the iron false problem I'll probably get one.

[rvpopeye]

It was a good day to find gold,,,,and silver.🖖

[Zincoln]

6.4g's is a nice chunky ring for being that small.  Had to make you smile!

[CoinShooter]

Congrats on both the silver and the gold rings. More to follow I am sure 🙂

 

[IronDigger]

Way to go, very nice rings..

[okara gold]

Congrats on your first gold! 👏