Just Another Day

On Tuesday 7 February 2017, the day started as normal, but little did I know how it would eventually pan out.

The weather was bleak first thing, but around mid-morning the sun came out and the overnight mist cleared from Minera Mountain. Having not been out for a few days, I hurriedly donned the hunting gear, picked up my new Garrett Ace 400i and set off yet again in hope of finding treasure.

Arriving at my permission, which was now bathed in bright sunlight and actually quite warm, off I went. There followed several contacts made and holes dug, but all my targets were rubbish, including bits of old farm equipment, foil and a button.

Venturing further into the field, still more contacts were made and I thought ironically, “This is going to be a good day.” But then a silver button, a copper wedding ring, and a 1912 George V penny popped up, so it seemed that things were improving. However, this was about to change drastically.

Making my way to a corner of the field not previously searched, my hopes were high of some decent finds. The 440i picked up a signal that registered as 92 on the scale, with a great double hit on both sweeps. “Yes I’m in here,” I thought. I swept again, same result. I changed the settings from all metal to coins, exactly the same result.

Pinpointing the contact, it was there, right in front of me. The tones and readings were going crazy. Happy that I had centred the item, the dig started. Some 4 inches down I swept again, but I needed to go still deeper. With another 4 inches of soil removed, I got out the pinpointer and re-checked the hole, there was a blast of noise, and I had it.