Larbear2
Well-known member
Got out Saturday evening for a little detecting before it got dark. Went down to the local high school and searched some grassy areas that were close to the football field. I saw a ring up ahead of me lying in the grass, swept my coil over it, got a 56, 57 vdi so assumed it was costume. Later on I checked the ring and saw that it was marked 925 Aloha, blue stone of some kind. The vdi seemed kind of low to be a 925 ?
A little later the light was getting dim as I got my coil over a steady 65 vdi. Most zincolns seem to bounce a few numbers most of the time, this was a steady 65, so I decided to dig it. Turned out to be a ring (costume) with a small chain wrapped around it. The chain went through a small charm that has three red stones and a dinky diamond. It is marked 10K. I am wondering why it rang up in the zinc range, I assume the ring brought the vdi up because the ring and the charm were touching when I dug it. A later air test resulted in a 64 vdi.
Got a good amount of clad to go with the jewelry. It turned out to be a better hunt than I thought it would be. F70 with the 8.5x11 coil, 3 disc, DE, 30 sens, 7 thresh, 4H, 1 notch.
A little later the light was getting dim as I got my coil over a steady 65 vdi. Most zincolns seem to bounce a few numbers most of the time, this was a steady 65, so I decided to dig it. Turned out to be a ring (costume) with a small chain wrapped around it. The chain went through a small charm that has three red stones and a dinky diamond. It is marked 10K. I am wondering why it rang up in the zinc range, I assume the ring brought the vdi up because the ring and the charm were touching when I dug it. A later air test resulted in a 64 vdi.
Got a good amount of clad to go with the jewelry. It turned out to be a better hunt than I thought it would be. F70 with the 8.5x11 coil, 3 disc, DE, 30 sens, 7 thresh, 4H, 1 notch.