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WINNER #1
My international favorite find for May 2017 is the Gold Roman Coin in Mint Condition, found by Harry M. from the U.K. with his AT Pro.
Harry’s story: After a week of no metal detecting I had a sudden feeling that I needed to get out. I had been at work all day but something told me just go to the field for a hour, so I dusted off my Garrett AT Pro and headed out. The hunt started out as normal. I found a button and then a found a small crusty bronze Roman coin. I carried on detecting away when I got a tone reading in the high 70s, so I dug and out popped a gold disk covered in mud. My first thought was the dreaded bottle top or something similar but when I picked it up it had some weight to it. I saw through the mud lettering and I immediately dropped it and freaked out. I pulled out my phone to film for my YouTube channel and so I wiped the mud off, and in front of me was the most beautiful mint condition gold Roman coin. This is my first gold find and for it to be a Roman coin is truly amazing. I’ve been detecting over a year now first with a Garrett Ace 250 and now with the Garrett AT Pro. I’m still buzzing. Thanks to Garrett for the awesome machines.
Harry M. WINS a Garrett Z-Lynk™ Wireless System!
Harry’s story: After a week of no metal detecting I had a sudden feeling that I needed to get out. I had been at work all day but something told me just go to the field for a hour, so I dusted off my Garrett AT Pro and headed out. The hunt started out as normal. I found a button and then a found a small crusty bronze Roman coin. I carried on detecting away when I got a tone reading in the high 70s, so I dug and out popped a gold disk covered in mud. My first thought was the dreaded bottle top or something similar but when I picked it up it had some weight to it. I saw through the mud lettering and I immediately dropped it and freaked out. I pulled out my phone to film for my YouTube channel and so I wiped the mud off, and in front of me was the most beautiful mint condition gold Roman coin. This is my first gold find and for it to be a Roman coin is truly amazing. I’ve been detecting over a year now first with a Garrett Ace 250 and now with the Garrett AT Pro. I’m still buzzing. Thanks to Garrett for the awesome machines.
Harry M. WINS a Garrett Z-Lynk™ Wireless System!
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WINNER #2
My second favorite international find for May 2017 is the Gold Iceni Quarter Stater, found by Roy H. from the U.K. with his AT Pro.
Roy’s story: Talk about an amazing find…I’d always hoped to find a gold coin before leaving England and the AT Pro came through Big Time!!! I was out on a field for several hours and the day was coming to an end. My wife called and asked if I could leave the field and pick something up for her before the store closed. I said yes (of course) and was preparing to head back to the car when she called back. “Nevermind”, she said, “I found something here I can use instead.” No more than 6 feet after I picked back up the hunt, I got a scratchy and erratic tone. But…it was enough to get me curious. The Pro was showing a signal about 8 inches deep, but was only about 4 inches down (the quarter stater is only about 1/2 inch across and pretty thin) BAMM!!!, there it was. It was sticking out of the clod and since I’d always promised not to keep my first gold a secret, I left the field and took the Iceni home, still in the clod. I showed it to my wife and we freed it from the dirt together, over the kitchen sink. It was fantastic to share the moment with her. Thanks Vaughan! Now back to the field…
Roy H. WINS a Garrett Z-Lynk™ Wireless System!
Roy’s story: Talk about an amazing find…I’d always hoped to find a gold coin before leaving England and the AT Pro came through Big Time!!! I was out on a field for several hours and the day was coming to an end. My wife called and asked if I could leave the field and pick something up for her before the store closed. I said yes (of course) and was preparing to head back to the car when she called back. “Nevermind”, she said, “I found something here I can use instead.” No more than 6 feet after I picked back up the hunt, I got a scratchy and erratic tone. But…it was enough to get me curious. The Pro was showing a signal about 8 inches deep, but was only about 4 inches down (the quarter stater is only about 1/2 inch across and pretty thin) BAMM!!!, there it was. It was sticking out of the clod and since I’d always promised not to keep my first gold a secret, I left the field and took the Iceni home, still in the clod. I showed it to my wife and we freed it from the dirt together, over the kitchen sink. It was fantastic to share the moment with her. Thanks Vaughan! Now back to the field…
Roy H. WINS a Garrett Z-Lynk™ Wireless System!
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WINNER #3
My third favorite international favorite finds for May 2017 are the 3 Nuggets, 73.26 grams, found by Angus L. from Australia with his ATX.
Angus’s story: I was out on our family lease with my best mate, my dad and his mates when I found these nuggets. We all use the Garrett ATX’s due to their superior ground balancing and shielding which is vital in Western Australia to handle our harsh ground conditions and to use the machines close together behind machinery as we push the ground for the best efficiency and result.
Angus L. WINS a Garrett Z-Lynk™ Wireless System!
Angus’s story: I was out on our family lease with my best mate, my dad and his mates when I found these nuggets. We all use the Garrett ATX’s due to their superior ground balancing and shielding which is vital in Western Australia to handle our harsh ground conditions and to use the machines close together behind machinery as we push the ground for the best efficiency and result.
Angus L. WINS a Garrett Z-Lynk™ Wireless System!
