Do modern gold prospectors, armed with the fruits of technical progress, manage to find much gold? There is a belief that immense treasures are literally hidden right under our feet. You just need to dig a little with a shovel, and rubies, emeralds, diamonds, gold coins, and ingots will spill out like potatoes. Is that really the case? — says an experienced gold prospector.
Searching for gold with a metal detector
In practice, gold prospectors very rarely manage to find gold or other precious items. Even with a metal detector, this is considered a fantastic stroke of luck. Either you are an incredibly lucky person in life, or you simply know the right spots. The most common places to search are beaches. However, roaming the shore with a device is not to everyone's taste. Therefore, many, hoping for luck, embark on exciting search adventures. And from time to time, Fortune smiles upon them!
Speaking about myself, what inspired me the most was that I managed to find a gold item on my very first day of searching. Back then, I was using the simplest metal detector, which just beeped in response to metal objects in the ground. It couldn't determine the depth or specify the type of find. It simply beeped, and a little light turned on. This was way back in 2004. At that time, treasure hunters could only dream of proper detectors that could accurately identify the target.
I responded to the invitation of a friend who promised to introduce me to gold hunting and teach me the basics needed for anyone wanting to find gold. We began searching at a large abandoned old house with a park about 40 kilometers. That estate has since been restored. We decided to take our time surveying the site with the metal detector. The first find came quickly. It was a large copper coin from the Catherine era that we dug out of the ground.
The first coin I found is always very exciting and memorable. My joy and happiness knew no bounds. Already fueled by the thrill of treasure hunting, I continued my search, and nearby the metal detector went off again! After a couple of digs with my shovel, I unearthed a small metal disc that looked like a Soviet five-kopek coin. When I wiped the dirt off the coin, I was astonished to see a detailed portrait of Emperor Nicholas II. On the reverse side, it bore the denomination '10 rubles' and the date '1899'.
Hooray! I managed to find gold! It was a royal gold ducat. Not believing my eyes out of excitement, I called over my teacher and showed him my find. My friend congratulated me, uttered the standard phrase for such occasions that beginners are lucky, and started surveying the ground around the find with a metal detector. Later he explained that nearby one could hope for another stroke of luck. After all, it might not have been an ordinary single 'lost item,' but part of a whole treasure or a pouch of gold. But our detector was silent. The day's supply of luck for the treasure hunter was spent. For the rest of the time, my metal detector found nothing but rusty wire, nails, and bottle caps.
Encouraged by my first successes, I soon bought a new, more advanced metal detector. However, it was only five years later that I managed to find any gold objects next. But it was this first find that allowed me to proudly call myself a gold prospector!
The next gold item I managed to find was in a field. There had once been an old village there, which disappeared when the city merged with the village sometime in the early 1980s. It all happened on a Saturday, when most trips for searches usually take place. A few of us gold prospectors gathered together. At the crack of dawn, we set off to the Vladimir region to walk through the fields with our metal detectors.
The ground in the area of the village ruins was littered with a lot of debris. The metal detector kept beeping constantly. In the cacophony of overlapping signals, it was difficult to pinpoint anything worthwhile. Near the houses, the device's response was even stronger. For successful searching in such conditions, a treasure hunter needs a smaller metal detector coil, a 'sniper type.' I hadn't brought such equipment with me that day. So I had to wander along the very edge of the field and hope to find at least a few 'lost items' there. Right away, I started getting lucky. Most of the detector's signals yielded interesting results. I managed to find a few simple coins and some antique household items.
One of the signals was weak, inaccurate, and it showed on the monitor that the find was most likely of no interest. But it still needed to be checked. After digging a couple of times, I realized I wasn’t wrong! I managed to find gold again! Underground, there was a hefty ring, like a wedding band. I was overjoyed! After all, such finds don’t happen often.
After discovering the wedding ring, I didn’t manage to find any gold for another whole year. But then luck smiled on me once more as a treasure hunter. The next find also turned out to be a ring. This piece of jewelry was more delicate, but also a wedding ring. What was unusual was that it was hidden in the ground together with a silver coin from the 1920s. The metal detector reacted to the coin. Therefore, the conclusion is — if you have already pulled out a find, be sure to scan the hole and the surrounding area once more!
But the most vivid impression I had came from a relatively recent stroke of luck. I managed to find what is called a 'golden scale.' I hadn't used a metal detector for several years, and this rewarded me for years of waiting. After all, I had always dreamed of gold like this! It's a pity if this luck never happens again. But I believe that a gold prospector's luck will come to me again in the future! After all, the main things for a gold prospector are luck and perseverance. Persistently pursue your goal, and you will definitely manage to find your gold!
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