Skippy SH13
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Today, I went to an elementary school that has a large field, that I ALWAYS am able to pull out a few rings from. I've gone over it, but probably have never full gridded this thing, though I've come close. There's always a bunch of pennies and stuff in the field, and sometimes I've skipped them.
Today, I chose not to skip anything. Glad I did! In the pics below, you'll find images of a target that rang up a sketchy 71. Normally, this is a penny signal, but it sounded funny. I figured it was a corroded penny, but dug it anyway.
Wow, was I surprised! This was a bucket lister for me. A gold ring on a chain. Bingo! Number was up, apparently.
The gold ring is marked 14K and is every bit of it. The chain was missing the clasp, but since it was shiny in the dirt (which is typically never dry, year round), I figured it was gold, too. Acid testing revealed 10K pass, 14K fail.
Was thrilled to have nailed golds #6, and #7 for the year. It's the third "Double" gold in a single hole for me, this year. I could get used to this.
Pushing ring #100 for the year, too. Not too far off.
Ring came in at 5 grams on the nose, and the chain at about 1.2 grams. $140 for 90 minutes of detecting... Wish EVERY hunt was like that. Pulled another 2 kid rings, too, along with $1.45 in change, a BFF pendant necklace (which I gave to a kid who was politely following me around... probably 5 years old), and Poke'mon token.
Cheers!
Skippy
Today, I chose not to skip anything. Glad I did! In the pics below, you'll find images of a target that rang up a sketchy 71. Normally, this is a penny signal, but it sounded funny. I figured it was a corroded penny, but dug it anyway.
Wow, was I surprised! This was a bucket lister for me. A gold ring on a chain. Bingo! Number was up, apparently.
The gold ring is marked 14K and is every bit of it. The chain was missing the clasp, but since it was shiny in the dirt (which is typically never dry, year round), I figured it was gold, too. Acid testing revealed 10K pass, 14K fail.
Was thrilled to have nailed golds #6, and #7 for the year. It's the third "Double" gold in a single hole for me, this year. I could get used to this.
Pushing ring #100 for the year, too. Not too far off.
Ring came in at 5 grams on the nose, and the chain at about 1.2 grams. $140 for 90 minutes of detecting... Wish EVERY hunt was like that. Pulled another 2 kid rings, too, along with $1.45 in change, a BFF pendant necklace (which I gave to a kid who was politely following me around... probably 5 years old), and Poke'mon token.
Cheers!
Skippy