off the iron
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Finally! First gold I've dug since Aug of 2018, and busted that slump in a big way. Dug this 1924 10k class ring last week, I haven't weighed it yet but its pretty beefy.
I've been so frustrated with my inability to dig a gold item that I began to keep all lame a#$ gold & nickel tones, starting after I moved to MA from Colorado at the end of 2019. I added a few pic's of what my hoard of beaver tails, pop-tops, pencil eraser ends, shotgun shells, bullet casings, screw tops and foil had grown to.
Since it's the first thing I ask when others find gold....the ring hit in at 12-28 on my CTX.
Also dug a 1944 P war nickel on that hunt as well, another type of target that I've struggled with. It's my second this year so hopefully the tide continues to turn. The tiny, and its crazy tiny, infinitely knot ring I believe is silver, though it hit low. It was deep and sounded like a nickel but cleaned right up with a bit of baking soda. It was definitely lost a long time ago and shows no signs of corrosion like you'd expect to see on aluminum. No markings on it that I can see, but its super small.
I've been so frustrated with my inability to dig a gold item that I began to keep all lame a#$ gold & nickel tones, starting after I moved to MA from Colorado at the end of 2019. I added a few pic's of what my hoard of beaver tails, pop-tops, pencil eraser ends, shotgun shells, bullet casings, screw tops and foil had grown to.
Since it's the first thing I ask when others find gold....the ring hit in at 12-28 on my CTX.
Also dug a 1944 P war nickel on that hunt as well, another type of target that I've struggled with. It's my second this year so hopefully the tide continues to turn. The tiny, and its crazy tiny, infinitely knot ring I believe is silver, though it hit low. It was deep and sounded like a nickel but cleaned right up with a bit of baking soda. It was definitely lost a long time ago and shows no signs of corrosion like you'd expect to see on aluminum. No markings on it that I can see, but its super small.