After 25 years - finally hit Gold!!!!

[bulletman]

I don't post alot on the forums. I just enjoy reading all the posts that you people place on the forums, especially this one. I was out today at a local park that has been pounded by myself and many others. Dug an "iffy" target and could not believe my eyes. It was not a pull tab! It was a ring - and a very nice one at that. I looked for the telltale signs of "flaking" and could not see any, so I suspected that I had finally found a good one. Getting home quickly, I washed the ring and found my magnifier (my eyes aren't what they used to be), and it was verified 14K. Blown away, and still could not believe it.

I attribute this find to three things. 1. Persistance with digging trash. I have dug enough trash over the years to fill a garbage truck. 2. My machine is a Tesoro Cibola running at 14 khz, an ideal frequency for gold. I also use the cleansweep coil and cover ground faster. 3. Just plain old luck, and I say a little prayer to god to allow me to find something good. That's about it folks. Just remember to run your disc just above iron and dig junk.

Bulletman

 

[tony (Orlando FL)]

n/t

 

[tvr]

Congrats!

My first gold was also with a Cibola.

 

[damiano]

Congratulations !!

 

[amcjavelin]

mighty well done good for you ol boy!

 

[Ism]

I know the feeling, it was a few years before I found gold. Great news

 

[slingshot]

Hey, you''re an inspiration. I don't feel so bad about my gold drought now. Them Tesoroes sure hit the nickel/gold area hard, don't they?

 

[fenian13]

I can hardly believe you stuck it out,...digging all those pulltabs etc.

A testament to human will. Big congrats.

What are we without hope?....

 

[dixiedigger57]

Congrats! One of my first trips was a trashy freshwater lake beach, and pulled up a tab, listened to my mentor's advise, and checked hole again, dug down and found a gold nugget ring with 6 small diamonds. mans, sold for about $300 new back then. My little girl was with me. good luck piece i guess. I have found several, including a 1931 class ring. Research led me to an 86 year old lady, and a happy return. She was one of two living in her class of 13 students. found it in 2000. 15 years earlier the first time i ever went out with a loaner, micronta cheapo, and a friend, i found a wedding band. that spoiled me, but it was years before i could get a machine and hunt more. spoiled to some good spots, now rarely get to go, but plan on getting active if possible. keep hunting!