First Charge, First Gold

[Alluminati]

Ya ya, you're probably getting tired of all the "new Equinox just got gold" threads, but here is another.

Same old tired cliche, first day out with new said wonder-machine, then BAM out comes a 8" deep, 1/4 ounce gold ring from a previously pounded location. Sigh. I mean come on, it was right under the soccer net, 4 feet from where I usually set down my drinking water. The place I stand when I look at other gold I find. The place that every newbie heads to. The place I did a tight over-lapping spiral around both posts with a Deus and a Lobo. The place that my 2 friends have detected on multiple occasions with a Deus and Etrac.

Yet it was right there the whole time. I walked up to the net, dug a penny and thought "hmm, I'm surprised that is still there" but hey it is a multi-freq Mineslab right? No big deal, stranger things have happened. About 14"-16" away I get the almost identical signal, perhaps slightly jumpier, flickering 20-22 ID. I saw that soft edge golden glow in the bottom of the hole, I said "F-you don't be something or other" cause this place has gold toned aluminum scraps and beaver-tails that would make Peter Munk take a triple take.

I thought the ring looked to be about 3-4 grams, my eyes almost bulged out of my head when I saw it weighed in at over 8 grams, a good size piece of alloy around here. It might be higher then 10K due to the heft, the mark is worn and my acids are expired so I will get it XRFed when I get a chance to stop in.

This is my forth Mineslab and the third time something like this has happened. There was that week of silver running around town with a new Etrac, I also hit gold 45 minutes into a first water hunt when my Excalibur was new.

My old friend deep 2 1/2" square nail is back, some of his big brothers too. They are a rough bunch to hang with but I usually get the old silver when they are around.

For those wondering, the ring is a 22. I was in Park 2, 7 reactivity, sens21-22, multi-IQ

[Mark Gillespie]

Interesting, I think I'll have to visit the soccer fields again. Great recovery.

 

[UtahRich]

Nice ring. Looks hefty. ?

Rich (Utah)

 

[Alluminati]

Thank you kindly.

Here is what the second charge is looking like. 3 pieces of silver, maybe 4 if you include the earring. (I still have 3 bars left)?

I did good to get the silver but that clown ring was the real shocker. Its the adjustable aluminum kind and came from between two sand pits that yielded 3 gold in the past. That could have been a monster miss.

Anyhow I'm heading back out now. Its hot and I've already washed the machine once today, but what the heck lets see what else is down there. This site is showing signs of potential building development, so I guess I'll do what I can to ransack the dirt first.

[Chase Goldman]

Killing it.  Nice saves.

[Happa54]

Awesome ring... way to go!!!!!

[Alluminati]

Right on guys.

I went back the other night but got chased off by a huge time waster. This guy took up 1 1/2 hours of another detectorists time a few weeks back. I'm friendly and all, but not out there for others entertainment. I mean this guy was walking right beside me, so close it was cutting off my swing, coil bumping into one of his two walking sticks. Personal space. I couldn't shake him no matter how politely I tried to get away, he would just follow, right beside me. I wouldn't dare dig a target with him there. After I walked over the third potentially good target I decided it was time to leave and just walked away lol.

I went to a little park a few blocks away, got bit by a few mosquitoes, a few more coppers then headed home.

Anyhow I better get to work, hope to get the nox wet this weekend, I've got a few spots to check out with it.