First gold!

[luciddream]

So I just started metal detecting 2 weeks ago...Got a little Garrett 250 and pro pointer. Live in South West Florida. Beaches usually yield lots of beer caps and foil...Mainly crap, I did some research and found a park that is very unpopular but is old that I was going to...Found a yellow textured bracelet with no marks on it. Looks gold colored but I think it's fake, a neklace charm that is yellow textured, no marks but has stones in it..Probably fake...But the big D swinging item I found was my first 14k necklace charm! No mistaking this one...Stamped 14k, very pretty, I would say about 150 dollars worth of gold. Will take picture soon. So my device is half way paid for already! I was so excited when I saw that shine.




Here's the photo of the gold charm...

 

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[DFW_THer]

Niiice, let's see that bracelet, too.

 

[newgoldfinder]

Sounds nice. I hope to take my ace 250 out on Sat but looks like rain then snow.

 

[Terry Soloman]

Congrats on your first gold find!

 

[luciddream]

Here is a photo of the gold charm, I will upload the photos of the other -questionable- charms and bracelet later. Sure as hell was awesome finding it though. I almost couldn't believe my eyes that I actually found something with this thing. And only after 2 weeks after buying my ace!

 

[Showtime2385]

Congrats! If you weren't hooked yet you definitely are now!

 

[Lefty]

Great job, I'm still looking for my first gold.

 

[lab rat]

The pattern on the charm is of a 'Claddah', usually seen on rings passed from mother to daughter at weddings. It is two hands holding a crowned heart.
Hands = friendship, Crown = loyalty, Heart = love. Nice item! Congratulations!

 

[newgoldfinder]

Nice pic. Hope you find more on your next hunts

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Congrats on your first GOLD!!! You have been digging a lot of trash, you have paid your dues!
Definitely check out your other pieces,you never know!
I found a bracelet I thought was fake, no clasp. Got a gold test kit a year later, turns out it's the real deal, you never know!

To those that haven't found that gold they seek, never give up it does happen!

 

[luciddream]

The pattern on the charm is of a 'Claddah', usually seen on rings passed from mother to daughter at weddings. It is two hands holding a crowned heart.
Hands = friendship, Crown = loyalty, Heart = love. Nice item! Congratulations!

Wow man, hey thanks for the information. I've been like of looking at it trying to figure it out. Actually the other charm that I found was that of a crown, with stones in it...White clear stones. It looks a lot older and it's still gold colored and heavy, no marks on it though...I'm still at work, but I'll post the other stuff later...The gold-like bracelet is certain heavy like gold, but I suspect it is brass. But I definitely didn't think that I would be finding gold 2 weeks into hunting..I am definitely addicted. I live next to the beach and am thinking about upgrade to a mine lab excalibur II for in water hunting and getting scuba gear....All in time...It was my first day out with my new pro pointer when I found this stuff. To all the new guys out there, if you haven't already gotten one, do your self a huge favor, get a pro pointer...It brought my dig time down by like 200%...SOO much faster recovery time. The gold pendant was such an average signal too...Almost passed it up, the only reason I didn't was because it was pretty steady at pull tab/gold and usually the pull tabs bounce around a lot, it was certainly a strong signal though...Almost thought it was going to be a bottle cap / pull tab...When I saw that shine I about shatted myself.

 

[ThTx]

Beautiful! That means there is hope for us after all! Great find.

 

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[BigWaveDave]

yes ... you must have been psyched... still waiting for the breathless moment when I spot my first gold..

 

[SusanMN]

Congrats on the gold. But I'd go out and buy yourself a gold test kit so you can check out your other gold pieces. Sometimes both marked and unmarked pieces can surprise you.

 

[Papalittle]

Lucky you! My poor Ace 250 is sitting in the closet gathering dust until the ground thaws out sometime next month I hope. I have not found gold yet but found a real nice Black hills Silver ring and a few silver dimes plus 100+ dollars in clad all from last year..

 

[treblehunter]

Good find and good idea going to the park.

 

[g-olden years]

Congrats on your lovely golden charm! Do get your other two gold-colored items tested either by kit or by a friendly jeweler because some older jewelry wasn't marked.
HAVE FUN! Andi