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    Honk! Honk! Got Another Honker Man's Wedding Ring. Biggest One Yet.

    Worked the Oceanfront today from 2pm-5:30pm. Still loads of sand. Wind blowing like crazy making the surf rough but targets are there but very deep. Got around $1.41 in clad and then hit this honker mens wedding ring. 14k, weighs in at 10.4g -.365 oz - 6.7 dwt. This is my largest mans wedding...
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    Did High Tide This Morning, Can't Do Low This Afternoon. Glad I Went. Silver & Gold Morning

    Got lots of HoneyDoos this afternoon and can't make the 4:12pm low tide, so beat feet down and did an 8am-12n high tide hunt. Ocean was flat with huge breakers at the shoreline that was just starting to move a little sand. First, found this 925 silver toe ring on the way South toward the pier...
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    What a Difference 24 Hours Makes. Yesterday Zip, Bottle Caps and Today the Lane & Mine Opened a Little

    Got $1.61 in clad, a dog-tag with Derek on it, a mood ring, a pair of broken sunglasses, a toy ambulance, a 925 silver earring full of CZs, a hair clip and a small brass tag. At the top of the tag it says AUST, below it a serial number and then O POS. It looks like an Australian military dog...
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    4 Hours of Walking Produced This Wonderful Pile from the Oceanfront

    [attachment 33575 aug22junk.jpg] I have never been so sick and tired of being sanded in like we are. Lots of tourists in the water, lots of stuff being lost and its all buried in feet of sand that keeps piling up. Hope everyone else continues their gold streak! Va Beach Ron
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    Hit Low Tide from 10:30am-2:30pm Today. Hit A Nice Nitro. Made Me a Little Woozy.

    Got this beauty of a ring. Looks fiery in the light, large center stone and 6 smaller stones. However, this ring also LOVES the magnet in the scoop and tests as CZ. One of the best nitro phonies I have picked up in quite a while. Ought to be against the law to wear ths stuff to the beach...
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    Excal Battery Pod Rebuild with NIMH Batteries

    These are the photos of my Excal battery pod rebuild. This is the empty alkaline pod. It is the same as the factory sealed nicad pod. [attachment 33210 emptypod.jpg] This is the original nicad pod and what it looks like after the blue plastic is removed and the clip and thermal breaker have...
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    White Gold and Silver Day at the Oceanfront. More Excal Loot

    The beach was gorgeous today! Got to the Oceanfront at 3pm and stayed until 7pm. Light winds, relatively calm seas, close to a full moon and a negative low tide made for the surf to go way out and a huge, flat beach. Saw Max and a few others. On the way to the pier, got that nice Excal gold...
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    Oceanfront Miserable Today. NE Winds 25+ Knots, Pounding Surf, Sand Piled Up. Yuk. Just Pennies and That's It.

    n/t
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    Another Gold Day In The Lane

    Was able to cut out of work early and catch the tail end of the low tide today. Hit the Oceanfront at 3pm and worked the area down to the pier & back until 6pm. First find was this bracelet. It is marked 14k and tests 14k. The ring is marked INDIA. It tests for less than 10k. Has a small blue...
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    Excal Battery Pod Question

    I am rebuilding one of my Excal battery pods and making one with NIMH batts. When I took the original pod apart, it was a GP Nicad, PN GP70AFK10W1H pod, rated at 12v, 700mh. There is a small square metal "box" on the battery pod, in series with the 12v positive lead that looks like a current...
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    Late Night Hunt Produced Gold & Silver Even Though the Beach Was Sanded In. Found One More Max, Right After We Spoke!

    Worked the Oceanfront last night from 8pm-12mid. Lots of SurfPirates in the lane. Saw Ina, Max and quite a few new faces. There was a ton of sand on the beach but I was there for a "low and low" with the Excal. Low and slow paid off. Hit this whopper 14k man's band just North of the pier...
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    Class Ring Returned After (1) Year Search

    This is Thomas the owner of the class ring that I found Summer of 2005 at the Va Beach Oceanfront. It took me 1 year to locate him and turns out he is stationed here in Va Beach with the Navy. We met today at Station 1 Hot Wings and he bought us a bucket of hot wings and shared some good times...
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    Good Luck & Bad Luck Today. The Bad Luck Was In Mid-Hunt My Excal Battery Crapped Out. The Good News Was

    it was right after I hit this nice 14k white gold 2006 class ring. 1.9 dwt on the scale with a gorgeous blue Lapis stone. It is marked 2006, and has the girls initials in it and a mark of KS-14K. The school name is not marked but it has CLA on it for school initials. Anyone know who may have...
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    Rough Surf & Strong Rip Currents from VA North This Weekend. Should Churn Up the Goodies!

    (State College, PA) - A slowly-brewing storm off the Atlantic Coast is causing rip currents and rough seas this weekend. The storm system will be able to tap into abundant moisture from the tropics, and will absorb energy from the Gulf Stream. Expert Senior Meteorologist John Kocet says the...
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    Some Gold for Me from My Son Dan & Beautiful Daughter-in-Law Jamie in Florida!

    This is Charlie. Was born this week and is my 12th Grandchild!! Yup. Va Beach Ron has 6 kids and 12 grandkids now! Now you know why I have a bald head! Dan is my oldest son who lives in Winter Park is is also hooked on detecting. Happy Hunting to Everyone! Va Beach Ron
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    The Young Sailor Just Called from Pennsylvania from His Grandfather's Funeral.....

    and asked why I called him. I told him that I was retired Navy and understood that he was in the Navy in Va Beach. He wanted to know how I knew so much about him. I told him I had spoken to his Dad in Missouri. I then asked him if he lost anything in Va Beach of value. He said that last year he...
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    Ring Manufacturer ID Marks Trying to Locate Owner

    Does anyone know what the marks in a class ring I found last year are? One is a circle with a C inside the circle and the other is pointed box < > with a J inside...... The box is oriented with the points at 12n and 6pm with the J inside. It has a full name (first, middle init. last) inside...
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    Need Some Info on Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

    We are going to take a week off for Spring Break and go to Rehoboth Beach for a week in March. How are the beaches up there and are there any special restrictions? I heard there were a few nice beaches not far away that had some good coin finds at one time or another. Mom will shop, I will...
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    My Mom Died Today of Alzheimer's. In 2006, Everyone Remember Your Moms and Dads and Spend As Much Time With Them As You Can.

    Mom had Alzheimer's for 8 years and this week caught pneumonia and was not able to fight off the infection. She passed in her sleep today at 6:30am. As we roll into 2006, Happy New Year to everyone and remember to visit your Mom and Dad. You'll never know when it will be your last visit...
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    Merry Christmas To Everyone On The Forum!!

    I hope 2006 fills your scoops with gold, platinum and diamonds. Most of all, I hope 2006 keeps you safe and healthy. Give my best to your families, your friends and enjoy this time with everyone. Va Beach Ron
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