Out getting practice with the new Excalibur this afternoon. I am getting really good at finding pennies. At least I know what tone they make now! As for other tones, I am still learning. Anyway, I dug this interesting medallion and the makers mark from the Toronto-famous 'Ryrie' Jewelers is on it:
I dug a bunch of rings, one of them marked sterling ESPO. It is kind of a spinner ring in that there is a channel cut into it and there was a tiny blue stone in the groove. I guess there were more and they floated around the ring in the channel. The stone fell out and is microscopic, otherwise I would have pictured it:
Another ring was marked 1/30 14K R.G.P inside the band is 'rolled gold plate' ie: not a gold ring IMO. Boo:
My favorite is this junk ring - it says 3 little pigs on it and has a pig in the signet. A lot of detail for a junk ring and it is fairly large too. I am wondering what kind of person would wear a 3 little pigs ring back in the 1920's... A real diehard fan of the story, to be sure:
Then I found some old US coins. An 1899 Liberty nickel, as 1906 Indian Head, and an 18 something or other Indian Head. Lake Ontario is cruel on coins:
Some black silver dimes:
And two more large cents:
I think I may be getting the hang of this new Excalibur. I was hunting an area I call the plateau, where the sand is built up higher than anywhere else on the lake bottom, perhaps moved there by ice or something.. completely counterintuitive because I normally I look for depressions, trenches, holes or cuts in the sand. I guess that strategy only applies to oceans... hmmmm. Anyway, I got this weird low warbly low tone, dug it and dumped it in the sifter and voila:
A nice old 10K ring with a huge, clean, rich colored, amethyst in it. Now I know what gold sounds like. It is pretty much unmistakable. THis is gold ring #21 for the year for me.
I dug silver ring #23 for the year - this old signet ring with the letter T, with the hallmark STERLING and also J.S.C.
I dug a nice big silver bangle as well. The engraving on this one is not as fancy as a similar one I found last month with my Dual Field, but at least it cleaned up easier. Marked STERLING inside:
Day two I dug a total of six rings, the other 4 were junk, but this one is kind of odd. I wonder who the dude is....
The smallest tennis racket in the world! STERLING tennis racket and ball:
I dug a bunch of rings, one of them marked sterling ESPO. It is kind of a spinner ring in that there is a channel cut into it and there was a tiny blue stone in the groove. I guess there were more and they floated around the ring in the channel. The stone fell out and is microscopic, otherwise I would have pictured it:
Another ring was marked 1/30 14K R.G.P inside the band is 'rolled gold plate' ie: not a gold ring IMO. Boo:
My favorite is this junk ring - it says 3 little pigs on it and has a pig in the signet. A lot of detail for a junk ring and it is fairly large too. I am wondering what kind of person would wear a 3 little pigs ring back in the 1920's... A real diehard fan of the story, to be sure:
Then I found some old US coins. An 1899 Liberty nickel, as 1906 Indian Head, and an 18 something or other Indian Head. Lake Ontario is cruel on coins:
Some black silver dimes:
And two more large cents:
I think I may be getting the hang of this new Excalibur. I was hunting an area I call the plateau, where the sand is built up higher than anywhere else on the lake bottom, perhaps moved there by ice or something.. completely counterintuitive because I normally I look for depressions, trenches, holes or cuts in the sand. I guess that strategy only applies to oceans... hmmmm. Anyway, I got this weird low warbly low tone, dug it and dumped it in the sifter and voila:
A nice old 10K ring with a huge, clean, rich colored, amethyst in it. Now I know what gold sounds like. It is pretty much unmistakable. THis is gold ring #21 for the year for me.
I dug silver ring #23 for the year - this old signet ring with the letter T, with the hallmark STERLING and also J.S.C.
I dug a nice big silver bangle as well. The engraving on this one is not as fancy as a similar one I found last month with my Dual Field, but at least it cleaned up easier. Marked STERLING inside:
Day two I dug a total of six rings, the other 4 were junk, but this one is kind of odd. I wonder who the dude is....
The smallest tennis racket in the world! STERLING tennis racket and ball:
