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  1. 08-23-2015, 03:11 PM #1
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    BIG GOLD FOUND ! Ring #60

    Got out and hunted a middle school about 45 minutes from home . I had been there once before about three weeks ago and found a bunch of clad . After about an hour or so Ryan , and his buddy Tino joined in on the hunt . We were all just finding clad and lots of youth transit tokens . I did find ring #60 for the year but it was just a junker . Then came a couple of wheats , 1946S and 1958 . I had been at it for 3 hours and was ready to call it a day when as I was saying my good byes to the guys I had a +12 at a 1/2 inch . I kept talking to Ryan as I dug it and then I saw it !!!! BIG GOLD BRACELET ! It caught me off guard , I couldn't believe it ! It is a 10K gold man's bracelet that weighs 17.60 grams ! Biggest gold I have found in a long time ! After all that I called it a day Total clad was $6.60 .
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  2. 08-23-2015, 05:20 PM #2
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    Whoa! Congrats on a sweet pc of gold!
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    Oh man, what a great find! That was worth the 3 hours, I'd say!
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  5. 08-23-2015, 09:37 PM #5
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    Couldn't ask for a better end to your hunt. Congrats on a fine looking bracelet .

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    Nice find. Since you seem to find a bit of rings and jewelry, are they ever deeper than a few inches? You said this one was only 1/2". Seems like the surface elimination on some machines might actually make you miss a big amount of jewelry. Sure gold in general is a heavy element, but a bracelet has a big surface area so it seems like it would be hard to sink in the soil.
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    That ought to go nice with that Gold ring you found the other day!
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    Quote Originally Posted by MangoAve View Post
    Nice find. Since you seem to find a bit of rings and jewelry, are they ever deeper than a few inches? You said this one was only 1/2". Seems like the surface elimination on some machines might actually make you miss a big amount of jewelry. Sure gold in general is a heavy element, but a bracelet has a big surface area so it seems like it would be hard to sink in the soil.
    I have found silver rings as deep as 9 inches
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  9. 08-28-2015, 12:54 AM #9
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    great bracelet chain Glen , i like the transit tokens too !!
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  10. 08-29-2015, 07:44 AM #10
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    WOW great find. Yeah that would get my attention if I saw that in the hole. Great find WD
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  11. 08-29-2015, 01:04 PM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by del View Post
    great bracelet chain Glen , i like the transit tokens too !!
    This school is full of youth transit tokens ! The kids must just throw into the field !
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  12. 09-08-2015, 12:08 PM #12
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    Great find !!
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    Awesome find Glen. Got to love them school hunts. Congrats
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  14. 10-10-2015, 07:59 PM #14
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    Wow that's a chunk of Gold. Great find WD
    Total silver 3 - Goal 50 (2024 Finds) - 0 Washington - 0 Barber Dimes - 0 Mercury Dimes- - 3 Roosevelt Dimes - 0 V Nickels - 0 Buffalos - 0 War Nickels - 0 Indian - 10 Wheats - $ 3.44 in clad
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  15. 10-10-2015, 08:13 PM #15
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    Wow, awsome find.
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  16. 10-12-2015, 10:21 PM #16
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    Congrats on a nice chunk of gold, WTG.


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