Sifting / Detecting Finds

[cjc]

Three locks two sifted, one detected. Also some silver and old gold sifted from an old incinerate dump along a shoreline. It's amazing how much there is to learn about how targets are classified and distributed by water. One of these quarters came from seeing some nails and rust--heavy stuff--popping my scoop in and --bingo! This project has taught me more about where to look for gold than years of detecting. Any one who knows what "The Templars" is let me know--thought it was a bottle ornament at first with the odd placement of the links. The earring although not huge, is 18k.
cjc
clivesgoldpage.com

 

[mudpuppy]

Hey whats this project you speak of? Nice score on the 18k...
Mud

 

[KinTN]

Hey whats this project you speak of? Nice score on the 18k...
Mud

+1 on both question and comment!

 

[OldBeechnut]

Nice treasure Clive, Always a pleasure to see your Post.

My Guess, "This project "...New Location. and style.

 

[cjc]

When I say project, I meant the task of finding the right way to process the material at this site. There are metal fragmets sitting on a clay base. When there is a storm, new material is washed up close to shore along with boulders. I'm looking for a shovel that will allow me to pick up this material (like a grain shovel) and put it up on a floating sifter to be looked at. Two brothers who are now elderly (more so than myself) used to do this and found three gold coins over a summer. There is also tons of copper and brass industrial scrap which is quite interesting to look a--a time capsule from the 20's to 50's.. I do about $20 per trip--more than detecting this time of year. Will get a few more pictures up. It's along the lines of whatTy Brook onc e said: If I know there are coins at a location--I'll keep trying untill I find a way to take them out" (paraphrased)--words to live by! It's just that this project does not involve a detector.
cjc
clivesgoldlpage.com

 

[fongu]

Nice finds. 18K would make my day or week for that matter.

 

[cjc]

Apparantly, the one bit is part of a Victorian Elocution Prize--it's 10K.
cjc
clivesgoldpage.com

 

[bootyhoundpa]

knight templar = free masons i believe.... nice finds for sure..... yes,the ocean is the worlds largest classifier.... ive been to beach where large rock jettys are placed every couple hundred yards for a mile straight and in each individual cove you would like sized and shaped objects and shells.... one cove would be just loaded with razor shells and the next cove down would have almost entirly round shells then the next cove would have all the junk like sunglasses,plastic bottles,swimming goggles etc etc... just be careful with that incinerator dirt or ash.... if its dry and dusty it can be a health hazard if breathed in..... happy hunting...

 

[mudpuppy]

Victorian Elocution Prize? I didn't think they had electricity back then...
Mud

 

[The Magician]

knight templar = free masons i believe....

Most certainly. Ask freemasons, they collect this stuff as well.