Longshot
Junior Member
Edit: I tested the chain and its fake. It help up longer in the 10k, but definitely a fake 14k chain.
For those of you who are extremely discouraged and ready to give up on the hobby, allow me to offer you some hope.
In my first two years with my Equinox and literally hundreds of hours on the beach, I found small 5 silver jewelry pieces (4 earrings and a pendant) and one 3 gram 9ct gold charm. I also found some cool relics like a Model-T hubcap, some shotgun shell caps from late 1800s (or early 1900s) and two meteorites.
Two days ago I decided to try an old lake that people used to swim but has since turned into a drained mud pit where kids hang out and toss trash into. I damn near got stuck in the mud a few times. I had one decent signal which turned out to be my first gold ring! Such a good feeling!
The next night, I decided to head back to the oh-so-discouraging beach. It was high tide and soft sand, but I found a spot that had lots of junk targets like nails and such. I pulled up lead Indian Sanskrit coin with an elephant on the back, followed by a junk gold colored ring with hearts and finally a heavy gold colored men's chain. I assumed it was stainless because the charm says stainless (but gold colored). I don't find gold and wouldn't find it two days in a row at separate places. I was wrong because the chain says 14k. The thing weighs 23 grams! Not sure what is going on, but I'm glad I'm finally finding some gold.
It took two years, but as you guys here have told me... Just stay at it!
The last picture is my treasure chest finally getting fed. My goal is to fill that thing up.... and upgrade it to a bigger one!
For those of you who are extremely discouraged and ready to give up on the hobby, allow me to offer you some hope.
In my first two years with my Equinox and literally hundreds of hours on the beach, I found small 5 silver jewelry pieces (4 earrings and a pendant) and one 3 gram 9ct gold charm. I also found some cool relics like a Model-T hubcap, some shotgun shell caps from late 1800s (or early 1900s) and two meteorites.
Two days ago I decided to try an old lake that people used to swim but has since turned into a drained mud pit where kids hang out and toss trash into. I damn near got stuck in the mud a few times. I had one decent signal which turned out to be my first gold ring! Such a good feeling!
The next night, I decided to head back to the oh-so-discouraging beach. It was high tide and soft sand, but I found a spot that had lots of junk targets like nails and such. I pulled up lead Indian Sanskrit coin with an elephant on the back, followed by a junk gold colored ring with hearts and finally a heavy gold colored men's chain. I assumed it was stainless because the charm says stainless (but gold colored). I don't find gold and wouldn't find it two days in a row at separate places. I was wrong because the chain says 14k. The thing weighs 23 grams! Not sure what is going on, but I'm glad I'm finally finding some gold.
It took two years, but as you guys here have told me... Just stay at it!
The last picture is my treasure chest finally getting fed. My goal is to fill that thing up.... and upgrade it to a bigger one!
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