Hockey_Detectorist
Jr. Member
- Aug 15, 2016
- 83
- 131
- Detector(s) used
- Garrett Ace 200 & 250
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
Well Folks, I have done it! On my second time detecting the beach I have struck gold. It has been a long road (insert sarcasm here) to get to this point. I figured on being about 20+ hours until I hit a big score like a gold wedding ring, but only too about 3.5 hours of detecting. I am beyond happy.
The gold wedding band was sitting right where a beach access was leading to fairly ritzy condominiums. Only sitting about 2 inches from the top, the ring was just waiting to be claimed! Apart from the ring, I also came up with $1.05 in change, a wood file for carpentry, and a pair of reading glasses.
I did have just one question to ask anyone interested in answering. Now that I have found some gold what is the best method for me to yield the most for it? I've heard that pawn shops really take a lot off the top from the melt value so I wasn't wanting to go that route. Any suggestions or ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Anyway, here are the pictures of the finds from both the 12th and the 13th. Enjoy!
Happy Hunting
Hockey_Detectorist
![20160912_224617.jpg 20160912_224617.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1238/1238531-e408cba5b9ea3104a7cfea83a29989e8.jpg)
![20160912_210042-2.jpg 20160912_210042-2.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1238/1238670-f7886f39241a18b0a0179ef3b49cbc8d.jpg)
![20160913_141654.jpg 20160913_141654.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1238/1238623-92831fe7b711ba86c946fa328038f20e.jpg)
The gold wedding band was sitting right where a beach access was leading to fairly ritzy condominiums. Only sitting about 2 inches from the top, the ring was just waiting to be claimed! Apart from the ring, I also came up with $1.05 in change, a wood file for carpentry, and a pair of reading glasses.
I did have just one question to ask anyone interested in answering. Now that I have found some gold what is the best method for me to yield the most for it? I've heard that pawn shops really take a lot off the top from the melt value so I wasn't wanting to go that route. Any suggestions or ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Anyway, here are the pictures of the finds from both the 12th and the 13th. Enjoy!
Happy Hunting
Hockey_Detectorist
![20160912_224617.jpg 20160912_224617.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1238/1238531-e408cba5b9ea3104a7cfea83a29989e8.jpg)
![20160912_210042-2.jpg 20160912_210042-2.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1238/1238670-f7886f39241a18b0a0179ef3b49cbc8d.jpg)
![20160913_141654.jpg 20160913_141654.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1238/1238623-92831fe7b711ba86c946fa328038f20e.jpg)
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