A perfect nickel signal but not a nickel!

[Mark kus]

Went back to the beach where I found the ID bracelet 3 years ago and returned it to the owner that lost it 52 years ago.
Well I was getting clad a wheat penny and the tide was wrong high.
As I worked my way back to my parking spot I had a perfect 12 on my Nox so I dug then I saw a nice chain and when I pulled it out there was a gold cat hanging from the chain well the chain is 925 not sure if the cat is gold I’ll have to test it...

 

[jim tn]

Here Goldie, here Goldie! How long is the chain? Good find, gold or not. HH Jim tn

 

[calabash digger]

Nice!

 

[laplander]

Score! well done Mark!
HH Jeff

 

[Ronstar]

Do we all see a similarity here?? Why go spend time detecting when all the good hits are on the way back to the parking lot!! Lol

 

[Mark kus]

Thanks everyone Yeah crazy I kind of skipped over this spot came back to it chains about 16” Long only piece of silver yesterday..
Going back to a beach that’s private in the summertime about a mile from my home hopefully a ring ..
Mark

 

[Donna(NJ]

Years ago, someone told me, if you are not digging nickels, you are not digging gold. On my 600, nickels usually jump between 12-13. Pull tabs 13-14. I have yet to dig a gold ring at 13 !!!!

But here's another funny. Waaaay back when I first started and just had a beep & dig detector, guys online said to 'thumb' the discrimination knob. I had read to walk the line from the parking lot to the bleachers. My machine had a 'coin check' button. I pressed it and signal disappeared, not a penny or dime or quarter. Now try 'thumbing' the discrimination knob. On my machine, 7 were coins and 5-6 were pull tabs and nickels were lower. I moved the knob below 5 and signals dropped out. I dug the target and my very first gold ring appeared. It was a pretty big mens signet ring but no initials, weird' There was also a nickel close by after rechecking the hole. Never sell your first gold ring. I was only detecting for 3 weeks, self taught with a lot of reading. Addicted ever since for the last 20 years !!!!

Just never know !!!

HH
Donna(NJ)

 

[fwcrawford]

Interesting find... any markings on the cat?

 

[Mark kus]

I still have not checked but I do not think it’s gold thanks ...
Mark

 

[7centsworth]

A nickel sound like that i would take all day long. Congrats.

 

[BobOso]

cat looks to be copper, as it is starting to turn green. Great find.

 

[JimmyCT]

I still have not checked but I do not think it’s gold thanks ...
Mark

I said that once and it was 18K gold lol
Thanks to Fwcrawford I looked very carefully and realized what I found!