5 golden coins

[Fumbles]

When I was a kid, 30+ years ago, I was the dock scavenger at the lake. I had a huge magnet on a nylon cord. I had hooks for retrieving fishing poles that got dropped in. I had a metal detector (in fact I still have it.)

There was this couple at the lake, nicest people in the world. Wealthy. One day, the lady was showing someone on a neighboring boat 5 gold coins... and she dropped them in the lake. They were tied up in some shallows, but I couldn't find them. That detector looked far better than it really was. It only was good at finding aluminum pull tabs.

The lady and her husband died 10+ years ago. AFAIK, they had no children. I am wondering if a modern metal detector can find that gold. I am wondering if I can even find the spot anymore.

 

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[hollowpointred]

ill bet an excalber can find them!

 

[dahut]

YES a modern, waterproof detector would have little problem. If they are wading depth, then any modern detector would do, but I still recoomend a waterproof model. The best for your purpose, IMHO, is the Tesoro Tiger Shark. Tesoro has a good market presence in Oz, so you should have little trouble finding one there. However, the Minelab Excalibur might be cheaper, especially if you can find a used one.

Either way, the real challenge is narrowing down the spot. Have you seen the price of gold? It's worth looking for them!

 

[jopher]

Absolutely, and if you dont plan on getting another detector , tell us where you live and Im sure someone will be right over to give you a hand....Joe

 

[pokerbear]

I guess I'm getting too old...what is AFAIK and while you're at it what is IMHO?

 

[wolfmanjoe3]

LOL (laughing out loud)
AFAIK = as far as I know
IMHO = in my humble opinion

I'm too old to know all of the chat shorthand, but you gotta learn some if you want to communicate with your kids...

HH
Joe

 

[pokerbear]

TYVM

 

[DES OK]

If I am not mistaken, gold sinks at a rate of about 4 inches per year until it hits something solid(like bedrock), because of its high specific gravity(or something like that)...
So after 30+ years, it would take a really deep seeking detector to find these coins...

 

[Peg Leg]

Des Troy,
I was not aware that gold would sink at a rate of 4" a year.
I am searching an area where gold was dropped about 80 years ago. There is bedrock at 12 feet down with sand and silt inbetween. So you are saying that the gold would be at the very bottom. I told this same thing to some people I had contracted to recover this gold . They gave up because their MD did not go this deep.
I know the Gold is there because I know who put it there and when it was put there.
Thanks my friend.
2007 is going to be a GREAT YEAR.
Peg Leg

 

[TheDetectorist]

If I am not mistaken, gold sinks at a rate of about 4 inches per year until it hits something solid(like bedrock), because of its high specific gravity(or something like that)...
So after 30+ years, it would take a really deep seeking detector to find these coins...

GOLD DOES NOT SINK!! no metal "sinks" in soil. Don't believe me? Go fill a mason jar with dirt. Put a gold coin, or any coin, on top of the dirt. Put the lid on the jar, then put the jar on a shelf. Leave it alone for the next 10 years. $1000 says thar after 10 years the coin hasn't moved one millimeter from where it was placed.

Wind may blow dirt on top. Plant roots may cover up and bury something. waves may wash out dirt or wash in dirt. But nothing is going to "sink" after it lands on the bottom.

TD

 

[dahut]

There are no absolutes, no, "Because someone said so" in this game. There is only one way to know and that is to have a go!

 

[DES OK]

How unfortunate that the earth is not inside a mason jar with a lid on it, then we wouldn't have to spend so much money on metal detectors...