ATP Strikes Gold Again

[hotrodzincoln]

Had a window of opportunity to hunt while the ground thawed before a snow storm hit. I went back to a school yard where I

 

[blade310]

Nice finds HotRod! Is that a buck your using to dig with? you can't beat a good buck knife!

 

[hotrodzincoln]

Nice finds HotRod! Is that a buck your using to dig with? you can't beat a good buck knife!

Sharp eye! I had to use a Lesche to penetrate the sod, its still a little frozen. Once I realized there was a gold chain I used the Buck to gently remove the soil as the chain was stretched out about 9 inches. I keep my Buck knife with me always while hunting. Thanks

 

[Tony R]

Congrats in the nice find.

 

[Big Boys Hobbies]

Awesome finds!!

 

[Metal Magnet]

great finds - and thanx for posting vdis...i like seeing what different gold items come back as.

 

[William-NM]

Nice Catch, congratulations!!

 

[GoGoGopher]

Someone give me a SPOOOOOON!!!!
Very nice 14k....

HH,

 

[John-Edmonton]

n/t

 

[hotrodzincoln]

n/t

I'll have to consider that! I dont think its any good for eating with anymore. I guess there are instructions on the web for making spoon jewelry? Thanks

 

[hotrodzincoln]

great finds - and thanx for posting vdis...i like seeing what different gold items come back as.

You bet! I'll try to remember to post VDIs when I find something unusual. The soil here is highly mineralized, so that might make a little difference in VDI reading as compared to more neutral soils. I set the ground balance in the low 90s. I've also found a slight difference in VDI readings between the 5x8 DD and the 81/2x11, not enough to confuse me, though.

 

[John-Edmonton]

Probably....I just use my ring mandril, a rotary tool and plastic mallet.

 

[marcomo]

Congrats on the gold!