The X-70 scored my first gold ring today:)

["Dr.Tones"]

It was the usual afternoon hunt down by the rivers edge. With temps around the Boise area heating up, the beaches were getting crowded with families looking to escape the wrath of the sun. The sands where full of the usual modern day clad, pull tabs, vintage beer cans at astonishing depths, sinkers and bottle caps. After taking a breather in the shade next to my lovely wife I noticed a sand bar just up stream. With fresh sunscreen applied and detector in hand I walked up stream to try my luck on a very good looking sand bar. The kind of sand bar that you can just imagine 50-100 hot bikini babes laid out on towels soaking up the sun. The kind of sand bar that seems to gobble up expensive jewlery from right under the noses of the unsuspecting. After about 15 min of hunting the X-70 rang out with a sweet low tone and a TID of 12. I thought.. great another piece of foil.... But as I swept the 6" 18.75khz coil from side to side being sure to hit the target from all directions, to my amazement the tone/TID did not waiver. I dug down 3".... still in the hole.... 5".... still in the hole....and at about 8" I spotted the unmistakable shimmer of that sweet untarnished GOLD! Resisting the urge to scream to my wife (who gets on my case for never finding anything of value) I stuffed the ring in my pocket and casually strolled over to my wife with a big stupid grin on my face. I showed her a women's 14k gold wedding band to which she exclaimed "Cool! About 30 more of those and you can afford that GP4500 you've been wanting" She was pretty stoked to see that gold ring though. This is the second time I have ever hit a beach type area and the only other time I went I found a cheap silver plated ring but hey..... this beach hunting stuff is pretty sweet so far!

 

[kiwi-jim]

Wow pretty cool find,still waiting for my first piece of gold but I can almost smell it now.

 

[Terra1959]

Nice going...congratulations
clever detecting in finding the best spot.
Lovely ring
gold rings = a happy dance

NSC

 

[clayton4971]

After the way you described the sand bar at the beach I am heading out tomorrow..Nice find

 

[7centsworth]

That is a sweet find . I have never found gold with my 70 yet .

 

[Beale]

Congrats on the sweet gold! It really is a thrill to see it in the hole! Good work, Beale.

 

["Dr.Tones"]

Thanks for the awesome replies guys. For those of you that haven't found it yet.... IT'S OUT THERE! Just gotta put your time in poundin the ground. Simple as that. Hours detecting + Research / Knowledge of your detector = GREAT FINDS! This was just the boost I needed to pick me up.

 

[Digger]

Excellent recovery. It is great when you see that glimmer of gold in the hole. But you might want to keep your vision of those babes in the bikini's between us. That way, when you go back there detecting, your wife will think it is for another ring. HH Randy

 

[utmike]

Great story! Way to go on finding gold!!!

 

[ringfinder]

the number was on the screen did you? I have noticed that on a beach, most of the rings I have found came in around 16. On land they seem to come in at 10. I usually know when it is a 16 on the beach and it is solid hit, it usually is a nice ring. Just some of my detecting thoughts.

Again, Congrats,

HH, Ringfinder

 

["Dr.Tones"]

Was reading a 12 on the screen. I also noticed that for some reason I can get almost twice the depth when I'm on sand. Maybe it's because of the mineralization? Or could it be because the sand is not as packed as other soils? Or maybe because it's slightly wet? I dunno? Anyone?

 

[mrwobbly69]

I Found THe Same Thing Happens In Auss.

 

[Idaho PRB]

Awesome!!! Thanks for the great story.
Idaho PRB

 

[Jack Beam]

Really nice find!! Make sure you wear those mirrored shades when you hunt there next time with your wife !! That always worked for m..... anyways nvm