One ounce of Gold and Silver

[Treasure Mike]

Found the gold chain in the middle of a football field last week. It registered at 17 on the VDI meter of my MXT with the Bigfoot coil. I was shocked when I dug this one up. I could not believe how heavy it was for its size. It is 20 inches long and it weighs in at one ounce. I tested it on my Mizar electronic gold tester and it immediately shot up to 18 K. That's as high as this model will test. I think that it is actually a higher karat than that. The color is a very deep yellow. The quarter is my first silver 25 cent piece. Found it at a soccer field this morning at two inches deep and it registered at 89.
The 14 K earing was eyeballed at a school wood chip play area in plain view. It weighs 2.2 grams. Also, the clasp on the chain was bent open when I found it. This type of chain is secured by bending the clasp to connect the end to it. The clasp bent fairly easily when I reattached it. Thanks for looking! Mike

 

[Hunt4Fun]

Congratulations Mike!

Great finds and outstanding pictures. Thanks for the post.

Bob

 

[mtdoramike]

n/t

 

[Larry (IL)]

Fantastic finds Mike. The chain alone would pay for your MXT and it does sound like it is better than 18Kt if the clasp bends that easy. Congratulations.

 

[wwace]

very nice find, love that chain. Is it for sale?

 

[texasdave]

Wow! Simply awesome chain. Very nice. Did the chain sound like junk or did it lock on?

 

[tvanwho]

Way to go Mike! So, what did the chain sound like? Were you using coin mode? What was the meter indicating? Was it a solid hit or a chattery sound? What part of the soccer field was it?
Thanks-

Tom

 

[Treasure Mike]

The sound from the chain was very clear and registered on the VDI meter between 17 and about 20, so there was not too much variation between sweeps. I imagine I was picking up the clasp more so than the chain itself. I always use the relic mode with the Bigfoot DD coil. Discrimination set so that I pick up all signals above about 5 or 10 on the meter. Most goodies I have found at sports fields have been along the sidelines or around the goals. This chain I located about mid-field as I was crossing to the other side. Goes to show that good finds can be just about anywhere. It still surprises me every time I locate a good find. You dig so much trash trying to find gold that when a good one pops up it is really unexpected. I don't know how many times I have said to myself, it's probably another aluminum pop top and then bang! out comes a gold ring. It's the anticipation that maybe this time it will be gold. This hobby is Great! I wish sometimes I would have started this hobby 20 years sooner. Mike