It was getting late in the day when Mr. Dual Field, Diablo and I waded out for a 1.5 hour hunt beginning at 3PM and ending as the light faded after sundown.
This big ring was recovered in waist deep water after I chased it down from about a foot depth to over two feet down between some very large stones/boulders. It has no makers marks and seems to be hand made of low grade stainless which loosely sticks to a magnet.
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The tiny beads each gave a fairly strong signal and were recovered one at a time by dumping a scoop full into my sifter where they barely managed to get caught in the holes there.
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The very thin coin leaning against the piece of scrap metal is what is left of a "real" penny after years of salt water exposure.
I was sure the religious medal was gold as it came from the water un-tarnished and shiny, but there are no identification marks and I'm not sure if an acid test works on brass. (10K acid is slow to react with the rub mark and 14K makes the small ribbon of metal on the stone instantly disappear.)
These recovered objects may not be of any real value, but still add interest to our hobby!!
GL&HH friends,
CJ
This big ring was recovered in waist deep water after I chased it down from about a foot depth to over two feet down between some very large stones/boulders. It has no makers marks and seems to be hand made of low grade stainless which loosely sticks to a magnet.
[attachment 324237 DSCF4670-1.jpg] [attachment 324238 DSCF4673-1.jpg] [attachment 324239 DSCF4674-1.jpg]
The tiny beads each gave a fairly strong signal and were recovered one at a time by dumping a scoop full into my sifter where they barely managed to get caught in the holes there.
[attachment 324236 DSCF4668-1.jpg]
The very thin coin leaning against the piece of scrap metal is what is left of a "real" penny after years of salt water exposure.
I was sure the religious medal was gold as it came from the water un-tarnished and shiny, but there are no identification marks and I'm not sure if an acid test works on brass. (10K acid is slow to react with the rub mark and 14K makes the small ribbon of metal on the stone instantly disappear.)
These recovered objects may not be of any real value, but still add interest to our hobby!!
GL&HH friends,
CJ
