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  1. Goldstrike

    An English penny, a ring and lot's of humidity!

    Having been here in Pekin, Illinois for nearly 4 weeks, I have a new appreciation for all you Mid-Western metal detectorists. I don't do well in high humidity and all the bugs, especially mosquito's are enough to tell me to get back to SoCal where I belong!! Our daughter made us grandparents for...
  2. Goldstrike

    Just checking in!

    My permanent home is Southern California and I have a married daughter here in the Pekin area of Illinois, so I'm here with my wife helping out her family due to the birth of our 7th grandchild earlier this week!. I went out metal detecting for the first time since we arrived here and the...
  3. Goldstrike

    2 ringer and 2 chain day....but no cigar!

    Sweeping through a sand tot-lot yesterday evening revealed the 2 rings, 2 chains and the broach. It was twilight and I truly, truly/wished/prayed etc;!!! thought that the one ring which had the chain attached to HAD to be gold. Getting it all to the van with better light and my loupe told me it...
  4. Goldstrike

    Thin gold rings TID #'s?

    Here is a question for everyone that I've been meaning to ask for some time. The thin gold rings that I have managed to detect have never been higher than 32 on my Safari. Has anyone detected a gold ring that came in higher than 32? The lower the karat of gold..the higher the alloy i.e. copper...
  5. Goldstrike

    WHITES GOLDMASTER II FOR SALE!!!

    WHITES GOLDMASTER II FOR SALE! As you can see, it has very little wear/scuffs and all the controls seem to work. I am not a nugget hunter and have only used this machine in my back yard to test the controls. It is super sensitive and to a nugget hunter/gold miner etc; it would be an awesome...
  6. Goldstrike

    SoCal Beach 14K!!

    Hot weather+lot's of tourists+lot's of suntan lotion=lost GOLD jewellery!!!!! Absolutely awesome early morning hunt at Santa Monica beach gave me this 14KP bracelet and a big silly smile:clapping: on my face!!! Now.....if every beach hunt went this well, I'd be smiling all the time!!! Good luck...
  7. Goldstrike

    Silver Dollar V.D.I. 35?

    It's been another hot day (mid to upper 90 degrees) so I could only stand the heat for about 1hr then had to quit after finding some change and 2 pieces of costume jewellery. Just for the heck of it, I got a silver dollar out (I did not detect this one)! when I got home and swung my coil (air...
  8. Goldstrike

    14K Gold Bangle From The Park!

    The Safari prove's it's amazing capabilities again with this 14K stamped bangle from a local park!! Not only is it a silver hound, it's also a gold hound as well!! So far, this year of detecting has been pretty good for me so far! Happy hunting everyone:clapping:
  9. Goldstrike

    14K Gold Bangle From The Park!

    After swinging for about 3 hrs in the heat, I was ready to quit for the day and I made my way to the entrance of the baseball field on this local park.. I had already got a good handful of clad including a dollar coin so it wasn't going to be an entirely barren detecting day! I should have...
  10. Goldstrike

    A crusty Merc; Dime resurrected!

    A short swing in the park this morning gave me a really crusty mercury dime. Maybe the most encrusted merc I have ever come across! To be honest I almost threw it away thinking it was a badly corroded zincoln and I'm glad I didn't! I could not read the date and gingerly started to clean it in a...
  11. Goldstrike

    A crusty Merc; dime resurrected!

    A short swing in the park this morning gave me a really crusty mercury dime. Maybe the most encrusted merc I have ever come across! I could not read the date and gingerley started to clean it in a lemon bath. As soon as I was able to see the date (1942) without the overstamp that happened that...
  12. Goldstrike

    Pekin Illinois detecting spots?

    I'll be flying to Illinois next week and wondered if anyone can suggest some good sites to detect. I'll be based in Pekin Illinois for about 2 weeks. I have some property there and family. I have detected around there before and for me coming from Southern Cal; it's like stepping back in history...
  13. Goldstrike

    One more 14K gold ring:smile:

    I was beginning to wonder if there was any more gold left in this particular park that Ive been hammering at?.....but I guess there was at least one more 14K ring waiting to be dug up!! BTW..... I looked for the stone but couldn't find it.
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    Where has all the gold gone? some recent finds....

    Even though we have had very hot and dry weather here, I've been pounding the local parks for anything worthy of keeping!!! I always hope for silver and even better still GOLD targets!! Typically, it's been a handful or two of clad and lot's of junk. Here are some finds I have found recently...
  16. Goldstrike

    Garrett Pro-pointer repair

    I have a Garrett Pro-pointer that needs a new switch. I haven't contacted Garrett yet to see if they would replace the switch (and how much would they charge)? I was wondering if any of you might have had this problem and also who did you get to fix yours? I love the Pro-pointer but the switch's...
  17. Goldstrike

    2 rings and a caliper!

    I started the year off well with 2 gold rings but it's been slim-picken's since then! I just came back from a local park and found this solid brass vernier caliper. It's just a cheapy but it's fairly well made and I've never found one of these before! A 925 silver ring which actually fits on my...
  18. Goldstrike

    $5000 coin!!

    I promise to improve my hole digging skills! The soil was so dry not allowing me to dig a solid plug but I need to get me a piece of cloth to catch the soil. I did leave the hole completely filled in and clean! This $5000 Mexican coin is only worth $4-$6 dollars but it was fun to detect a coin I...
  19. Goldstrike

    $5000 coin!

    Looking at the 2nd pic of the hole, I need to do a better job of hole digging and get a piece of material to catch the dirt on! The soil was very dry and I couldn't dig a solid plug but I did leave it covered in/over well when I left the area. That said, when I saw the coin in the hole I knew...
  20. Goldstrike

    This is why I love the beach so much! 14K ring.

    I remember like it was yesterday detecting this ring off the beach down in Oceanside going towards San Diego in 2011. It was in the sand about 3 feet from the boardwalk and my adrenalin levels shot up! I gave it to someone who told me that they were real diamonds and soon after taking it home...
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