John Madill
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My niece is selling her house in the country. A couple came to look at it and there was an inspector with them.
the inspector called my niece later and said a new septic system was needed.
and added, by the way, one of the couple lost a gold ring somewhere on the property or at the homeowner shared lake access.
my niece told him to let the couple know that her uncle (me) had a metal detector and that he would be happy to look for it.
that was two weeks ago and i haven't heard anything from them. the couple did decide to buy the house. my niece has to be out in ten days.
so i know what i'm going to be doing for the next ten days.
it is a good-sized lot, about 50 yards by 100 yards, small rolling hills backed up by a light forest. the homeowners' lake access point is just a gravel drive maybe 30 yards long.
my thought is to take my metal detector, a Vanquish 540, and run it over a gold ring and then notch out everything on either side of that number, leaving in a fudge factor.
and use low sensitivity as it should be pretty much on the surface.
i've hunted some of the property before and only found junk like bottle caps, screws, foil, etc.
there is a lot to dig but i want to zero in on that gold. any advice is appreciated!
the inspector called my niece later and said a new septic system was needed.
and added, by the way, one of the couple lost a gold ring somewhere on the property or at the homeowner shared lake access.
my niece told him to let the couple know that her uncle (me) had a metal detector and that he would be happy to look for it.
that was two weeks ago and i haven't heard anything from them. the couple did decide to buy the house. my niece has to be out in ten days.
so i know what i'm going to be doing for the next ten days.
it is a good-sized lot, about 50 yards by 100 yards, small rolling hills backed up by a light forest. the homeowners' lake access point is just a gravel drive maybe 30 yards long.
my thought is to take my metal detector, a Vanquish 540, and run it over a gold ring and then notch out everything on either side of that number, leaving in a fudge factor.
and use low sensitivity as it should be pretty much on the surface.
i've hunted some of the property before and only found junk like bottle caps, screws, foil, etc.
there is a lot to dig but i want to zero in on that gold. any advice is appreciated!
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