Rob Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Headed to a local beach this afternoon for a much needed break and managed to swing for five hours. Picked up $13.75 in change, including a 1942 wheat penny, a large mens 10K gold 1976 class ring (which has initials, so I'll do my best to track down the owner), a .925 ring and .925 earring. The class ring has a gross weight of 17.57 grams giving it a pure gold content of 7.32 grams. Plus found some other odds and ends including three junk rings. Hunted with the CTX 3030 with the 17" coil. Not shown in the photo, 37 corroded zinc pennies that I pitched in the garbage. Good luck and happy hunting, Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mn90403 Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Good going Rob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldbrick Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 looks like fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sourdough Scott Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Thats a nice "sum at the beach"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Lunn Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Nice haul Rob! Well done. Any special settings on the CTX 3030? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Rob, A most impressive take for 5 hours! You must have extraordinary recovery skills. Of special interest is that smallest junk ring which appears to be made of pretty thin wire, an especially good recovery with a CTX and large coil. The large coil on a CTX has got to be pretty heavy, but clearly is working well for you. What is your overall opinion of that set up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted August 19, 2016 Author Share Posted August 19, 2016 Randy, I had the CTX set on the stock "beach" mode.....nothing special. SL, The small junk ring is made of copper wire. The large coil is a must at the beach in order to get max ground coverage. As long as I'm diggin' good targets, the coil doesn't feel heavy.....funny how that is!! Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampstomper Al Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Good haul..! Swamp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted August 20, 2016 Author Share Posted August 20, 2016 Located the school that the class ring is from. It's The Alliance Academy in Quito, Ecuador. I made contact with the alumni association president and we're working on trying to find the person who lost it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strick Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Nice going Rob! I have yet to find a class ring and I hear they can ring up like a zinc penny so I keep digging zinc penny's and keep pitching them in the garbage also. That big coil has great sensitivity to small items. I feel sometimes that it does not give much depth increase however. I bought a couple of these and now use them all the time on the beach. http://www.ebay.com/itm/The-Detecting-Buddy-A-metal-detector-harness-fits-Minelab-Whites-Garrett-Fisher-/181402444140 strick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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