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  1. PL8MAN

    GOLD streak continues !

    Meet up with Bob from So. Cal today while he is in town on a visit . My hunting buddy Kevin came along too after we both got off work . I wanted to take Bob to a school that had never given up gold so it would make for a good hunt . We all started hunting the oval shaped soccer field...
  2. PL8MAN

    Silver and Gold today ! Rings #24 & #25

    Well this mornings hunt got canceled due to a bunch of stuff I had to do so I met up with Ryan for a mid day hunt . We finally got onto a field that always has some kind of sport going on , not today ! I was trying hard for some more gold after yesterdays great hunt . I got a +12 vdi at 3...
  3. PL8MAN

    Big Gold today ! What a hunt for all three of us !

    Now this was the kind of hunt I think about all the time but rarely happens . Got out this morning with my hunting buddies Ryan and Dan to hunt a 1950's school . I have hunted this school off and on over the years always hoping for gold but it has never happened til today ! It got started...
  4. PL8MAN

    My Son found one sweet piece of silver today !

    Got early this morning to hunt a park that dates back almost 100 years . Well it turned out to be almost hunted out . I found one 1957D wheat and some clad . So my son Carson , Ryan , Dan and I moved on to a school field . Well it didn't take my son long to strike silver ! I was on the other...
  5. PL8MAN

    Silver on the end of my Leshe ! Ring #22

    Got out twice this weekend with my Son and Ryan . Not much found but a lot of clad . Some Foreign coins , S.B . Anthony dollar , 1940 nickel , two 1959 pennies , 12 game tokens and some junk jewelery . The one good thing I did find was on the end of my Leshe digger ! I had a faint target at...
  6. PL8MAN

    5 rings found today , silver & wheat , Rings #17 - #21

    Got out this morning and hunted two school fields . The first one was a bust so I moved on and met up with Ryan . This school has given up a lot over the years so we had high hopes . My best finds were a 925 silver ring with the "Comedy & Tragedy " masks :happydance01::happydance01:. The...
  7. PL8MAN

    First GOLD of 2014 ! Ring #16

    Finally got the gold monkey off my back for 2014 . I'll start with Friday's hunt first . Got out after work and hunted with my buddy Kevin at a local middle school . We hunted maybe 2 hours when I finally got a good target . It was a +81 at 7 inches . I was happy to see my first silver dime...
  8. PL8MAN

    Little silver beauty , rings #12 - #14

    Work has been great lately so only hunting on the weekends . This morning I went back to a school that I had some great luck hunting last year . At first it was only clad coming out of the ground then right in the middle of the large soccer field I got a +74 at 4 inches . Ring #12 for the...
  9. PL8MAN

    My Son's first ring return today !

    I'm a proud dad !!! My Brother in law has a friend Matt who lost his wedding ring this past year on his ranch . He had some idea where it could be so my son Carson was invited up to the ranch today to search for the ring . It took Carson 3 1/2 hours of hunting and he found it ! It was 2...
  10. PL8MAN

    Found my oldest coin ever ! 1832 silver !

    Just found my 2nd 1800's coin in the past week ! That's great for me due to hunting mainly schools and parks that are maybe 60 years old . This coin was not really a surprise find in this location . About 5 years ago I found a 1972 Seated half at 8 inches at this same location . Also found a...
  11. PL8MAN

    It took me 16 years to find this BIG SILVER today !

    I had the day off so I meet up with Ryan at an old location that will give up a silver still . Today it opened up BIG TIME ! I'll start with the first good find , about an hour into a 2 1/2 hour hunt I got a sweet +81 at one inch . I pulled back the grass and saw ring #7 and it was silver...
  12. PL8MAN

    1st two hunts of the year = rings #1 - #6 , silver

    A new start to a new year !!! Got out yesterday and hunted with my son and friend Ryan at a local school field . We hunted for a good 3 hours and I found my first rings of the year . They were all just kids rings but I'll take them . My son found a cool large medal from VA Medical center in...
  13. PL8MAN

    My treasure from 2013 , Gold & Silver

    It was one great year . I thought I would do my 2013 totals post . I kept all the silver I found this year and kept only 5 gold rings , the rest of my gold was sold . I got $ 721.00 for the gold sold . Total clad for 2013 was $1,387.05 ! Total rings found were 139 = 11 gold , 58 silver and...
  14. PL8MAN

    Last hunt of the year ! Rings #136 - #139 , three silvers

    What a hunt this morning ! Got out to a school soccer field with my son Carson and my friend Ryan at 8 am . The first two hours we all found lots of clad then the rings started popping ! I got a sweet +89 at three inches , silver ring ! Then 2 feet away I found a spinner mood ring . Next was...
  15. PL8MAN

    First target on the field , Silver ring , #135

    Well I got out this morning early and it was cold , 38 degrees . That's cold for San Jose . Ryan and I started at a elementary school but left with in 45 minutes , no targets . We pulled up to the next school , walked on , turned on the MXT PRO , first target +88 , SILVER RING . It's #135...
  16. PL8MAN

    Two more silver rings & a big 1854 coin , Rings #128 , #129

    Well it's not really a coin from 1854 . It had me going at first . It was a +84 at 6 inches and all I saw was Lady Liberty ! As it turns out it is off a vintage money clip and says Kellogg & Co. on it . Maybe from the 1950's ? The other great finds were two more silver rings for my treasure...
  17. PL8MAN

    Nice chunky silver ring today , ring #127 for the year

    Got out early this morning and hunted an older school from the 1950's . I have never had much luck at this location but thought I would give it another try . Not more than 20 minutes in I got a sweet +92 on my MXT PRO at 4 inches . As soon as I opened the plug I saw it , BIG silver ring ...
  18. PL8MAN

    No rings for me but my son found three

    Well this morning My son Carson and I hunted with two other friends for a good 4 hours at two schools . The first school I got my only good find of the day , a silver 1957 Rosie dime . Then my son was on fire !! He got a strong +84 at three inches and when he saw the plug he yelled over to...
  19. PL8MAN

    22k GOLD RING ! #126 FOR THE YEAR

    Got out for a 1 hour hunt today before night work in San Francisco . Hunted a park not more than a mile from my house . This park has never given up gold in the 16 years I have hunted it , today that ended in a big way :thumbsup01: ! The very last target before walking to my truck I had a...
  20. PL8MAN

    One beautiful silver dime

    Got out today and hunted a park that is around 90 years old . Not more than 20 minutes in I got a iffy high tone at 8 inches . When I got down to 8 inches I lost the target . I kept probing around for it but nothing . As I started to put the dirt back in the hole I saw silver ! It is the...

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