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WINNER #1
My international favorite find for May 2016 is the 15 ounces of Gold, discovered by Dan S. from western Australia, with his ATX.
Dan says, “The largest is 6.5 ounces. ATX DD coil. Highly mineralized ground. Settings, sensitivity 11, non-motion mode. Incredible machine in highly mineralized ground.”
Dan S. WINS a Pro-Pointer AT!
Dan says, “The largest is 6.5 ounces. ATX DD coil. Highly mineralized ground. Settings, sensitivity 11, non-motion mode. Incredible machine in highly mineralized ground.”
Dan S. WINS a Pro-Pointer AT!
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WINNER #2
My second international favorite find for May 2016 is the Hoard of Roman Coins, with a Gold Roman Vitellius A.D. 69, discovered by John A. from U.K. with his AT Pro.
John’s story: “I was given permission to detect the spoils of a large coy carp pond that I was installing for a client as I am a landscape gardener. There was quite a pile as I had to dig down 6 feet. Unexpectedly I began to get some really good signals, to which I pinpointed 6 sliver roman coins, one of which is Mark Anthony 32-31 B.C. and various dates. Then to my amazement the glint of yellow, which turned out to be a very rare roman gold coin, Vitellius A.D 69 in mint condition! I could not believe what i was seeing. I have been detecting for a few years now with the Garrett AT Pro and it did the job. The coins are presently in hands of the British Museum as the coins are classed as treasure and you have to declare them in the UK. This may I say is my SUCCESS! story.”
John A. WINS a Pro-Pointer AT!
John’s story: “I was given permission to detect the spoils of a large coy carp pond that I was installing for a client as I am a landscape gardener. There was quite a pile as I had to dig down 6 feet. Unexpectedly I began to get some really good signals, to which I pinpointed 6 sliver roman coins, one of which is Mark Anthony 32-31 B.C. and various dates. Then to my amazement the glint of yellow, which turned out to be a very rare roman gold coin, Vitellius A.D 69 in mint condition! I could not believe what i was seeing. I have been detecting for a few years now with the Garrett AT Pro and it did the job. The coins are presently in hands of the British Museum as the coins are classed as treasure and you have to declare them in the UK. This may I say is my SUCCESS! story.”
John A. WINS a Pro-Pointer AT!
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WINNER #3
My third international favorite find for May 2016 is the Ancient Silver Jewelry, 145g, discovered by Cristian H. from Romania with his AT Pro International.
Cristian’s story: (edited) “This wasn’t the first time to be in the area. We have been many times and we found a few WW2 relics. But while we stopped to eat something on the right side of the forest road I was testing ground balance and adjusting some of the settings. And while swinging the metal detector I had a high signal between 80 and 83 like most aluminium trash, and I was 100% it was a soda can. I almost decided not to dig but my brother told me if I’m not digging he will :D, so I started digging. After removing the first layer of soil I saw something grey but a little bit shiny on the edges. This was the first object from that pit and it was a silver bracelet. It was a little bit bent and had some cracks due to its location on the road just where the tires of forest vehicles are going. All the pressure over the years affected the relic. After digging out the first object I checked with my metal detector if there is any signal left and it was still strong and about the same value. Just under the bracelet were another two this time, one broken into three pieces and one still intact, but that wasn’t all. About 20 cm away from the edge of the road again, I had a high signal that was the cherry on the cake. Two beautiful “ring” necklaces also silver that were coiled for transportation and were maybe lost on the road. After taking photos, saving GPS coordinates, we called the authorities to pass all the relics to the archaeologists legally. We had a 72 hour period to admire the relics, take photos, and we also made a short video to show the treasure to the world by sharing it on the internet. In total were five pieces, two necklaces 40 and 60g of silver and three bracelets 13, 14 and 16g of silver. In total about 145g of silver! We cannot date these objects precisely but we think are 1800-2000 years old and are still waiting for the archaeologists answer for a more accurate dating. This treasure will be included on the list of National Heritage Goods of Romania and hopefully will be displayed in a local museum after classification and cleaning. Thank you Garrett for reliable and high quality metal detectors that serve all over the world with great success stories.”
Cristian H. WINS a Pro-Pointer AT!
Cristian’s story: (edited) “This wasn’t the first time to be in the area. We have been many times and we found a few WW2 relics. But while we stopped to eat something on the right side of the forest road I was testing ground balance and adjusting some of the settings. And while swinging the metal detector I had a high signal between 80 and 83 like most aluminium trash, and I was 100% it was a soda can. I almost decided not to dig but my brother told me if I’m not digging he will :D, so I started digging. After removing the first layer of soil I saw something grey but a little bit shiny on the edges. This was the first object from that pit and it was a silver bracelet. It was a little bit bent and had some cracks due to its location on the road just where the tires of forest vehicles are going. All the pressure over the years affected the relic. After digging out the first object I checked with my metal detector if there is any signal left and it was still strong and about the same value. Just under the bracelet were another two this time, one broken into three pieces and one still intact, but that wasn’t all. About 20 cm away from the edge of the road again, I had a high signal that was the cherry on the cake. Two beautiful “ring” necklaces also silver that were coiled for transportation and were maybe lost on the road. After taking photos, saving GPS coordinates, we called the authorities to pass all the relics to the archaeologists legally. We had a 72 hour period to admire the relics, take photos, and we also made a short video to show the treasure to the world by sharing it on the internet. In total were five pieces, two necklaces 40 and 60g of silver and three bracelets 13, 14 and 16g of silver. In total about 145g of silver! We cannot date these objects precisely but we think are 1800-2000 years old and are still waiting for the archaeologists answer for a more accurate dating. This treasure will be included on the list of National Heritage Goods of Romania and hopefully will be displayed in a local museum after classification and cleaning. Thank you Garrett for reliable and high quality metal detectors that serve all over the world with great success stories.”
Cristian H. WINS a Pro-Pointer AT!
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WINNER #4
My fourth international favorite find for May 2016 is the Bronze Age Axe Head 1500-1800 BC, discovered by David B. from the U.K. with his AT Pro.
David’s story: “This was from a permission that has not been too good for me. I was finding the usual workers buttons, lead bag seals, and the odd coin but you never know what’s under the dirt. This was a farmers field that recently had the plough through it, so I had a day off work and decided to go detecting. After many pieces of rusty iron and nails I got a belter of a signal near the end of the day and dug down. OMG I said to myself I think I know what this is and carefully put it away and made my way across the field, taking it out every 10 steps just to look at it. I feel so lucky to find this Bronze Age Axe head as it does not come up every day and its all down to my AT PRO, thank you Garrett detectors.”
David B. WINS a Pro-Pointer AT!
David’s story: “This was from a permission that has not been too good for me. I was finding the usual workers buttons, lead bag seals, and the odd coin but you never know what’s under the dirt. This was a farmers field that recently had the plough through it, so I had a day off work and decided to go detecting. After many pieces of rusty iron and nails I got a belter of a signal near the end of the day and dug down. OMG I said to myself I think I know what this is and carefully put it away and made my way across the field, taking it out every 10 steps just to look at it. I feel so lucky to find this Bronze Age Axe head as it does not come up every day and its all down to my AT PRO, thank you Garrett detectors.”
David B. WINS a Pro-Pointer AT!
