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AtomRats Detector Findings
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Cheers heaps guys, might only be little and I will say it was absolute fluke how the detector picked this up by a massive metal climbing frame, no less than 2" from it all. The way this detector works around lots of iron usually cannot get close to it. But as I swept the coil near it and it did the 'snap' signal while in pinpoint mode ( I've been using it a bit to listen to target shape and size ). Took me a while to find it as I had to move all the bark away from the frame to find the ring eventually. I honestly shouldn't have discovered this ring and Goldpicks lend has magical powers 
Unless goldpick likes big hairy hugs n kisses..I don't know how I thank him enough for having something in my hand to swing through these holidays
I hope the rest are more than 9ct because I've left a lot of those sounding signals in the ground... it literally sounds like a bit of ciggy packet paper that's been in the rain for 2 weeks. Barely a blip ( and this is jewellery mode ). Coin mode it doesn't pick it up at all. Hope this info is useful for anyone using the same.
Hah! I got a gold ring
Unless goldpick likes big hairy hugs n kisses..I don't know how I thank him enough for having something in my hand to swing through these holidaysI hope the rest are more than 9ct because I've left a lot of those sounding signals in the ground... it literally sounds like a bit of ciggy packet paper that's been in the rain for 2 weeks. Barely a blip ( and this is jewellery mode ). Coin mode it doesn't pick it up at all. Hope this info is useful for anyone using the same.
Hah! I got a gold ring
Ill have to verify with the mrs..but yes, Havinago, I'm pretty sure a little bit of dad dancing happened for a second
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yeah I just dig every thing now. Every ring I have found except a big solid silver ring have been tones just like ring pulls or crushed bottle tops and the such.
mate your on fire! nice.
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Chris Johnson
So happy for you AR, outstanding find! As you mentioned, the pinpoint mode is a great way to see if targets are sitting close to other metal objects, especially using that sniper coil.
My partner and I had the time together withought the girls for a change and got to have a dig today. Went straight to a spot we had checked out 2 weeks ago which is an abandoned site where a house, waterwheel and cottages once lay..only about 15m square of grass to detect on which we had no luck on, we looked at an old photo of the place which is on a info board nearby and lined up the photographers position to find where the buildings lay, one which we found in the dense bush ( just a 6m patch of grass but dense all around ) and off to the side stood a great tree.
Turned on the detector and swung in the open heat for about 10 mins, its gonna take some time to work this patch over time as signals were everywhere, digging some plumbing fittings along the way. Then I got the break I needed, as Katie swatted the marchies off me, I dug up a nice penny, then another one was in the dirt pile..and then a threepence! Well that was nice, but by now sweat was pouring over my sunglasses and dripping down my face from the sun.
We then headed to an old church site and I put the spade through a half penny .. luckily a short time after, another penny showed up here. After swinging a lot with no good finds, we hit the water which was nice n cool! We found a rippa of a spot, me armed with my scope ( snorkel day tomorrow ) where the waterflow had done its work the best I've ever seen. Items ordered from iron, glass, then a spill of 20 so pull tabs caught behind a rock, followed by plastics after. It was a great sight, I eyeballed another large portion of ancient mud / silt glittered with pyrite cubes, then a rock which is either small crystal nodules or fossils which was odd.. and then what I thought was a piece of quartz, came up out the river, glowing pink!
So a nice chunk of Rose Quartz straight from the stream, amazing! As I was heading back to the grass from the water, I scoped my last find, something I've never seen around here apart from deep in mines and that's a nice chunk of lamited quartz vein, 2" thick x 30cm long x 15cm wide. It has green veins which seem to be heavy after crushed and from a 1" test crush n pan, got a decent tin nugget about 4mm long x 1mm
Shortly after the mrs spotted a 5c coin in the flow, woohoo, our first scoped coin Put it this way..I can't wait till tomorrow to be underwater I pulled out a lot of random junk that went to the bin nearby, lots of scaffolding joiners which I've brought home to melt as well. Sorry bout all the text :8
Penny x 3: 1964, 1935, ?? ( one unknown at this point )
Half-Penny ( damaged ): 1950
Sixpence x 1: 1963
Rose quartz & odd rock
You can see where I broke a section off the quartz laminations ( white ). This whole chunk is quartz laminations
( quartz is the rightmost of the three. Two on left are pyrite silt stuff )
Turned on the detector and swung in the open heat for about 10 mins, its gonna take some time to work this patch over time as signals were everywhere, digging some plumbing fittings along the way. Then I got the break I needed, as Katie swatted the marchies off me, I dug up a nice penny, then another one was in the dirt pile..and then a threepence! Well that was nice, but by now sweat was pouring over my sunglasses and dripping down my face from the sun.
We then headed to an old church site and I put the spade through a half penny
.. luckily a short time after, another penny showed up here. After swinging a lot with no good finds, we hit the water which was nice n cool! We found a rippa of a spot, me armed with my scope ( snorkel day tomorrow ) where the waterflow had done its work the best I've ever seen. Items ordered from iron, glass, then a spill of 20 so pull tabs caught behind a rock, followed by plastics after. It was a great sight, I eyeballed another large portion of ancient mud / silt glittered with pyrite cubes, then a rock which is either small crystal nodules or fossils which was odd.. and then what I thought was a piece of quartz, came up out the river, glowing pink! So a nice chunk of Rose Quartz straight from the stream, amazing! As I was heading back to the grass from the water, I scoped my last find, something I've never seen around here apart from deep in mines and that's a nice chunk of lamited quartz vein, 2" thick x 30cm long x 15cm wide. It has green veins which seem to be heavy after crushed and from a 1" test crush n pan, got a decent tin nugget about 4mm long x 1mm
Shortly after the mrs spotted a 5c coin in the flow, woohoo, our first scoped coin
Put it this way..I can't wait till tomorrow to be underwater I pulled out a lot of random junk that went to the bin nearby, lots of scaffolding joiners which I've brought home to melt as well. Sorry bout all the text :8Penny x 3: 1964, 1935, ?? ( one unknown at this point )
Half-Penny ( damaged ): 1950
Sixpence x 1: 1963
Rose quartz & odd rock
You can see where I broke a section off the quartz laminations ( white ). This whole chunk is quartz laminations
( quartz is the rightmost of the three. Two on left are pyrite silt stuff )
Threw on the snorkel again today in the 40'C+ weather and finally found myself some coins! 4 coins from the river which was awesome and two sinkers. No bonus rise quartz ir rocks today but one quartz to crush n pan. Had quite a fright and jumped up as I noticed a big blue cray holding onto my shirt! I don't think I've had a fright that bad in a while, she was just inches from my face.
Swung the detector a little but it was too hot for it. Did pick up a 1945 penny though and a couple of dollars for my iced coffee for the return trip, also a cheapo ring with a little heart blue rock
Swung the detector a little but it was too hot for it. Did pick up a 1945 penny though and a couple of dollars for my iced coffee for the return trip, also a cheapo ring with a little heart blue rock
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Crayfish,Coffee,snorkelling,pre-decimal not a bad day,Well done mate !!
Sure the ring is'nt silver with a little Sapphire AR? I found one just like it with a tiny sapph in it.
I can't see no stamps anywhere fellas. I could try that bleach test?
I did think it was silver when I first got it from the dirt
I did think it was silver when I first got it from the dirt
Bugger me, your correct Heatho! Thanks for the heads up! Under closer inspection I can just make out a worn 925! Woohoo, first real gemstone ring
It was a standard 'bell' signal from goldpicks garrett ace 250, just like a coin, in all modes.
When I put it down after taking the photo, the back of the ring cracked through so now needs a repair which I can get done free. It was very clean though so not an issue, though still annoying. Mabey it was already there and I hadn't noticed it yet..yeah..ill say that :8
When I put it down after taking the photo, the back of the ring cracked through so now needs a repair which I can get done free. It was very clean though so not an issue, though still annoying. Mabey it was already there and I hadn't noticed it yet..yeah..ill say that :8
