Bertha DID Produce SOME Movement Here...

[Mike (Virginia Beach)]

...not as much as I would have liked, but just enough!

I took a chance and headed for the surf lane last night and arrived at about 11. Low tide was at 1:20, but having to get up at 6:30 this morning, I would have to leave no later than that to come back. And yes, I AM tired, but I got 4 hours sleep and I think that will do me for today. I said before I left if I get ONE nice ring it will be worth it.

Well, I got there and the surf and riptide was still going pretty strong. And while the beach wasn't cut up like I wanted, the sand was much flatter...not heaped up like crazy as it has been lately. And in several spots there were some modest cuts. That's what I worked. I found a few dollars in crusty clad coins and then I hit a very nice tone and pulled the 14K men's band below. Shortly after that I got another nice tone that I knew was a ring and pulled what I originally thought was maybe a platinum, but turned out to be junk upon a closer look. Oh well.

The 14K ring is 7.7 grams and that nets me $130 in meltdown money, which comes out to about $65 an hour for me last night. I'll take it!

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[The Bulgarian]

Sorry for the second one mate,but the first one is a beauty.Congrats.

 

[Bling]

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[Arkie John]

Congrats on a good hunt. I know you'll reap more goodies from Bertha before the week-end is up.

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[bottlebum]

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[Floridabill]

Mike they are some awesome rings great job get ya some more

 

[Sanddigger]

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[Stacey in West Palm Beach]

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[DukeOBass]

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[Chi Town Bruce]

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[Stacey in West Palm Beach]

Here's my haul from Va Bch (except the heartshaped silver necklace, which was found prior to my vacation).

It's hard to see from my cruddy photo, but I found a DEEP men's silver .925 Italy chain that was black until Mike used electroysis on it. It still needs some work to shine up, if I choose to. It was tough to retrieve from under rocks in Oceanview. I'm convinced it was down there for quite a while. At least the mid-70s! Also found a neat cap gun keychain, tiny silver celtic earring (wish I had found the other one), a .925 toe ring, and a nice .925 silver "tennis bracelet" with stones inside hearts. I wear that. And $19.11 in clad. Doesn't look like it, but it's there.

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You probably saw Mike's post while I was up there of all his gold rings. The one on top is the one I found. It was the first gold of the night for Mike, Karl and me and my first comfort band. I was happy with it.

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Sure, I would have LOVED to find more, but that's the way the Excal crumbles...

HH!
Stacey

 

[Chi Town Bruce]

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[Stacey in West Palm Beach]

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[Crash620]

I bet there is more there now that the sand is moving. Sure is a nice one. Congrats

 

[Tseeker]

Really nice finds! Those are some beautiful rings. Bertha was good to you.

 

[Mike (Virginia Beach)]

The ring is a size 10. At todays spot prices, that would be worth $130. Of course that COULD go WAY up if the price of gold does. Or down.

I could do $140 shipped and insured. Any takers???