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WINNER #1
My favorite find for April 2013 is the 45.8g Gold Nugget found by John and Reaghan O. from Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
John and Reaghan had cabin fever, so they grabbed their AT Pro and headed out to Portsmouth at low tide where there would be some ground. After an hour John finds a mercury dime, but they were getting cold and began working their way back to the car. John shares some history. "We came across a sign that told the history of where we were and it turns out it's a colonial ferry landing where farmers and tradesmen waited for the ferry to Bristol, R.I. to trade their goods and barter for supplies, so we tried around for a while."
John shares their good fortune. "Then my wife took a turn and she gets a repeatable 81 (Target I.D.). She pushed the rocks aside to see a yellowish orange rock as she called it. Then when she handed it to me I noticed it was way too heavy for a rock that size. Then I started to polish it and it started to shine. We knew right then it could be gold! We jumped up and ran around. I did the Curly Three Stooges ground spin. We hugged and both had tears in our eyes! We had it tested and it was 93% gold and the rest was silver, platinum, and copper!"
John concludes, "We just want to say thank you Garrett! Now my wife is getting her own AT Pro. This sports/hobby really brings us close and erases all the problems of the day like a day spa massage."
Congrats John and Reaghan. It's refreshing to see a couple enjoy this wonderful hobby and share the rewards that come with it.
John and Reaghan O. WINS a Garrett PRO-POINTER®!
John and Reaghan had cabin fever, so they grabbed their AT Pro and headed out to Portsmouth at low tide where there would be some ground. After an hour John finds a mercury dime, but they were getting cold and began working their way back to the car. John shares some history. "We came across a sign that told the history of where we were and it turns out it's a colonial ferry landing where farmers and tradesmen waited for the ferry to Bristol, R.I. to trade their goods and barter for supplies, so we tried around for a while."
John shares their good fortune. "Then my wife took a turn and she gets a repeatable 81 (Target I.D.). She pushed the rocks aside to see a yellowish orange rock as she called it. Then when she handed it to me I noticed it was way too heavy for a rock that size. Then I started to polish it and it started to shine. We knew right then it could be gold! We jumped up and ran around. I did the Curly Three Stooges ground spin. We hugged and both had tears in our eyes! We had it tested and it was 93% gold and the rest was silver, platinum, and copper!"
John concludes, "We just want to say thank you Garrett! Now my wife is getting her own AT Pro. This sports/hobby really brings us close and erases all the problems of the day like a day spa massage."
Congrats John and Reaghan. It's refreshing to see a couple enjoy this wonderful hobby and share the rewards that come with it.
John and Reaghan O. WINS a Garrett PRO-POINTER®!
