strike gold! *sorta*

[BruceS]

Well I finally found a ring. It only took 357 days of the year to find it. And the hunt was a miserable one. Mid 40s and steadily pouring rain. The holes filled with water as quickly as I dug them. Hitting a local park that has been worked really hard I get a hit reading 60 on my AT Gold. Ready to quit for a while I decided ok, this is the last puddle I create for the day. Digging away I keep getting a signal but just can't see anything. I layer my pin pointer down to reach in the hole a pull out another had full of mud but before I could I noticed the pointer going crazy on the ground. Sure enough I sat it down on a bent tiny ring. After cleaning it up I see the markings inside. Yay, gold sorta. Looks gold filled to me. What do you all thing?

 

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[jewelerguy]

yep, filled. the mark means 1/20th of the total weight of the ring is gold

 

[Garrett424]

It's filled but a ring is still a ring. Rings are always good finds regardless imo. It means you're getting warmer.
Plus, you still have a few more days before your year is up.

You just never know what may turn up between now and then right??

 

[BruceS]

It's filled but a ring is still a ring. Rings are always good finds regardless imo. It means you're getting warmer.
Plus, you still have a few more days before your year is up.

You just never know what may turn up between now and then right??

Very true. Finding a gold filed ring in a down pour still beats a day at work. Here in middle Tennessee one day we may have freezing rain and the next day it is sunny and 70 so hopefully I will be able to get many more days to hunt. I've only got about 20 hours on the AT Gold and it sure is a finicky one to get used to. At least here with all the red clay and rocks that glow in the dark. Having to constantly ground balance.

 

[BruceS]

Received acid test kit today and it is confirmed to be filled.