1st Manticore Gold May Not Have Been The Highlight Of This Hunt

[Compass]

Don't get me wrong, my first gold with the Manticore is pretty special - 4.5 grams of 14K with a unique design and a date from 65 years ago. The ring is in great condition so I suspect that it was lost a while back. The silver Tiffany chain bracelet is also a worthy candidate for find of the hunt. It came out of the wet sand so clean that, other than rinsing off the sand, I have not cleaned or polished it. One of the gals in my family will love this find.

On my previous hunt, 3 days prior to this one, I posted in the "Minelab Manticore" sub-forum about finding a silver Tiffany key ring. The small silver threaded ball "keep" was missing from the key ring which made it pretty useless. I thought that the silver ball was likely on the ring when it was lost and could still be in the vicinity but I didn't know if finding it was a realistic goal.

So during this most recent hunt I am in the same area and digging quite a few targets after some beach erosion had taken place. Down low on the slope I got a solid non-ferrous audio tone and scooped the target into a mound next to the hole. I expected it to be another dime since I found so many on this day but when I reached down and felt the target I immediately knew what it was before I even looked at it - a small silver ball about 3/8" in diameter.

[Valens Legacy]

Looks like your having a good year so far with the finds.

Keep it up and good luck on your next outing.

[F350Platinum]

Nice going Compass!

Now that's an achievement, probably rarer still than coming back and finding the second earring, congratulations!

I think that's great to find a prize you can use. My wife thinks so too 😏

[Compass]

7 hours ago, Valens Legacy said:

Looks like your having a good year so far with the finds.

Keep it up and good luck on your next outing.

Thanks VL, Yes, I've been blessed to find some nice things recently and hoping that the winter storms continue to move some sand on our beaches.

4 hours ago, F350Platinum said:

Nice going Compass!

Now that's an achievement, probably rarer still than coming back and finding the second earring, congratulations!

I think that's great to find a prize you can use. My wife thinks so too 😏

Thanks 350, I agree that it's great to "recycle" our finds when possible. My wife, daughter, sisters, aunt, nieces(7) and sisters-in-law(4) all have rings that I have found metal detecting. Personally, I wear a gold neck chain that I found in 2016 but have been trying to find an upgrade ever since. 😅

[JCR]

That is a very classy ring. No pun intended, just a simple, tasteful design.

[Compass]

6 hours ago, JCR said:

That is a very classy ring. No pun intended, just a simple, tasteful design.

Simple, but my friend who was hunting in the same area found a silver Tiffany heart pendant that I think was on the keyring because I saw this listed on their website(see picture). It would have been sweet to find the whole thing but we both went home happy!

[Pyriteboy]

Nice group of finds George, and congrats on staying with it long enough to sniff out the 14K ring. It was good to see you again....

-Jerry

[Compass]

1 hour ago, Pyriteboy said:

Nice group of finds George, and congrats on staying with it long enough to sniff out the 14K ring. It was good to see you again....

-Jerry

Thanks Jerry, Good to see you as well. I went back to that spot where you first saw me and it was a waste of time so I returned and found the gold - lesson learned. I hope we get more target-rich hunts like that this winter. We were joking about all the dimes we were finding - I wound up with 97.

[Sinclair]

Congrats - nice ring!

[rvpopeye]

WTG ,👍 Nice score !