Surprise find a couple days ago...

[fwcrawford]

I was out last Sunday at a local school yard searching for coins and I happened across a target that ID'd as a nickel.
It sounded like it was not deep, so I just plucked up a small amount of sod to retrieve it when I caught a small glimpse of gold.
I looked in the sod and saw what looked to be a bracelet.
Thinking this was the signal, I removed it from the hole and laid it on the ground and swung over it with my Sovereign GT.
I did not get any sound from it and wondered what gave the signal..I went back over the hole and the response was a nickel ID.
I dug around and found a nickel.
I showed the bracelet to my buddy and told him what had happened and asked him to check it with his Explorer.. he did not get any signals either.
He looked closely at it and saw 14K on the clasp... it was indeed gold!!
Thinking back now, if I had found the nickel first or the nickel had not been there to start with, I would have left this in the hole.
I'm now wondering how many gold chains have been passed over by detectorists and not give a signal.
I tested this piece with several other machines I have with similar results.. the chain was actually balled up during the testing in case you are wondering.
Anyhow, thanks for looking!!

 

[bootyhoundpa]

Nice coincidental find.... its no secret that the bbs and fbs machines struggle with the fine gold... if i believe what I read about the Equinox that fine gold is most likely now detectable ... nice find...

 

[dewcon4414]

It gets surprising WHAT these machines will or wont see...... and just why. I got this chain IN THE SALT WATER with the Xcal in PP mode....... out of the water it barely sees it. As you can see...... them are some small links so i assume it liked the latch/dangle. It was also 14K........ and the picture doesnt really show you how small it is........ its .4 grams.

 

[fwcrawford]

That is a nice find you made along with those rings.. doesn't look like you have missed much.
I have always read that small gold chains are hard for the detector to "see", but this is the first experience I have had.
I went and searched for a small necklace for a guy a few years ago that he lost in his yard a couple years prior to me searching for it.
I never was able to find it and after what I experienced the other day, I'm sure it is still there and I may have gone over it, but the detector could not pick it up.
I found a decent silver necklace a few years ago and it had pretty big links, yet it only gave an ID reading like a nickel which surprised me.

 

[Ron from Michigan]

Nice find, I've noticed that gold chains are difficult to find with most detectors. A gal I use to ride with lost a gold chain while riding in a sandy riding arena. Her husband spent a lot of money for the chain and locket. She had two other people looking for the chain with no luck. She said my wife told her I may be able to help. I looked for about 3 hours with an old Compass 77B and found the chain. LOL the newer units would barely give a signal rubbing the chain against the coil bottom.

 

[dewcon4414]

A big factor in finding chains (that you might find) is ...... AIR GAP.........if you have it and its a weak signal you walk right over it. In the water i try to work slow enough to run the coil right on top of the sand. Especially with the MLs where you have the salt setting...... salt...... air gap .... and size/sensitivity to gold. Everything is working against you. The statement ...... you dont know what you missed if you missed it pertains as well. No one gets it all .... but some guys really have a nack for KNOWING....... oh thats a target not just noise. They hear the weakest targets that many of us just discount..... thats that 10% they talk about getting 90% of the gold.