I Found The Real Treasure Island

romyrome · Dec 20, 2017

And I Cleaned It Out :laughing:

Some Friends and I been hitting area I've been planning on hitting for sometime (as i know a lot about its history and just figured it must have been pounded to death), well i can tell it was gone over and cherry picked at some time but was plenty left for anyone who had some skills with a detector

so i called some of the best detectorest i know and this is some of what we found

the video is a real treat & awesome =)
check it out below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtzBduBs0F8

pescadore · Dec 20, 2017

Nice Haul !!! Congrats on the gold and silver !!!

ScubaDetective · Dec 20, 2017

Best detectorists? We all have opinions on them. Nice hunt but we all get lucky and some might have more skill and better machines or know their machines better but there are a lot of variables involved in finding the good stuff.

I certainly am not one of the best. I am one of the lucky ones.

OBN · Dec 20, 2017

Love the old signet and the Half!!

Enjoyed the video, and a very cool spot with some great digs! You think there would be anything in the water?

FelixtheCat · Dec 20, 2017

That's some great stuff there! :wow:

Surf Master · Dec 20, 2017

Cool Video

Watched the entire video, you all find silver easy, wish it was that way here, with the replenishment sand any silver will be nice, nice to see George out with you , nice hunting beaches their , would be great for me as , i like old coins, i see a bit of everything , thanks for sharing , happy hunting, Earl

Compass · Dec 20, 2017

Romy, I think that this may have been one of my most favorite hunts that I didn't find any rings on. All the old and interesting metal items such as lead toys, real silverware, wheat-back pennies silver coins and gold rings made each scoop more exciting than I am used to- never knew what was going to turn up in a place like that. More thoughts on a PM to you.

Waveoff · Dec 20, 2017

Wow! Congrats on the super awesome finds! Thank goodness for sloppy cherrypickers.

Skippy SH13 · Dec 20, 2017

romyrome said:
And I Cleaned It Out
Some Friends and I been hitting area I've been planning on hitting for sometime (as i know a lot about its history and just figured it must have been pounded to death), well i can tell it was gone over and cherry picked at some time but was plenty left for anyone who had some skills with a detector so i called some of the best detectorest i know and this is some of what we found the video is a real treat & awesome =)
check it out below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtzBduBs0F8

You all KILLED IT. What a great area!

So glad you're out having fun finding that stuff. Makes me happy to just see it.

Caribbeanson · Dec 21, 2017

Nice job Romy. Old and interesting finds there. Looks like that Cross item can be featured in the next episode of "The Curse of Oak Island"

zeemang · Dec 21, 2017

Awesome finds man, you really killed it at that spot. Hefty gold there boss!

Vermonster · Dec 21, 2017

Wow, just awesome! Congrats!

Slimpickuns · Dec 22, 2017

Nice series of hunts Romy! Congrats on all the finds, lots of oldies! Nice clean up on the Signet ring! Gotta love that ooooold gooooold, that ones been in the water for a loooooooong time! :yes:

romyrome · Dec 22, 2017

pescadore said:
Nice Haul !!! Congrats on the gold and silver !!!

Thanks Pescadore ! Thanks the name of my favorite restaurant in San Diego El Pescador LOL

ScubaDetector said:
Best detectorists? We all have opinions on them. Nice hunt but we all get lucky and some might have more skill and better machines or know their machines better but there are a lot of variables involved in finding the good stuff.

I certainly am not one of the best. I am one of the lucky ones.

You said it SD

I brought one lucky guy (Mike) 1 Ross and 1 George LOL no but Ross & George Know there machines and have many many years experience with them George has been detecting longer than I've been alive and Ross puts in the hrs almost everyday even though he has only been detecting like 7 years he is like me and reads and watches others and basically has to know everything about anything he loves lol so i get what your saying there are many variables indeed but i feel i chose the best guys for the job

and as for me, I'm a half breed of skill and luck but i like to chalk it up to skill

OBN said:
Enjoyed the video, and a very cool spot with some great digs! You think there would be anything in the water?

FelixtheCat said:
That's some great stuff there!

Thanks Felix it was a fun place to detect never know what was gonna come up next, i went back to some near by areas and found another bucket lister (pics after this thread)

Surf Master said:
Watched the entire video, you all find silver easy, wish it was that way here, with the replenishment sand any silver will be nice, nice to see George out with you , nice hunting beaches their , would be great for me as , i like old coins, i see a bit of everything , thanks for sharing , happy hunting, Earl

Thanks Earl i wouldn't say withe ease most of them sounded bad and were surrounded by trash so i think this is why they were left behind by cherry pickers

we did score a few easy ones though i will say that

and yeah George is a cool guy to hunt with indeed and always does very very well and was as happy as you and i were seeing the variety of old stuff come from there :yes:

Compass said:
Romy, I think that this may have been one of my most favorite hunts that I didn't find any rings on. All the old and interesting metal items such as lead toys, real silverware, wheat-back pennies silver coins and gold rings made each scoop more exciting than I am used to- never knew what was going to turn up in a place like that. More thoughts on a PM to you.

coukdnt have explained my feelings better Bud man each hole made my hart race unlike most hunts where its just those sweet mid tones that get me going EVERY DIG WAS A ADVENTURE INTO THE PAST =) So Glad You Could Join .

Waveoff said:
Wow! Congrats on the super awesome finds! Thank goodness for sloppy cherrypickers.

Thanks Waveoff you said it thank goodness for sloppy cherry pickers

Skippy SH13 said:
You all KILLED IT. What a great area!

So glad you're out having fun finding that stuff. Makes me happy to just see it.

it really was the funnest 5 day hunt i ever did oh wait it was my only 5 day hunt i ever did lol but still one i will never forget

Thanks Skippy

Caribbeanson said:
Nice job Romy. Old and interesting finds there. Looks like that Cross item can be featured in the next episode of "The Curse of Oak Island"

Hahahahah so funny cause i kept telling Ross its knights of the Templar treasure hahahhaah :laughing:

old looking indeed ugly as sin but neat as ever :yes:

zeemang said:
Awesome finds man, you really killed it at that spot. Hefty gold there boss!

Thanks Zeemang it was a killer area that i only wish there were more of as it left me like a 1st time crack user, WANTING MORE! :lol:

Vermonster said:
Wow, just awesome! Congrats!

Thanks Vermonster

Slimpickuns said:
Nice series of hunts Romy! Congrats on all the finds, lots of oldies! Nice clean up on the Signet ring! Gotta love that ooooold gooooold, that ones been in the water for a loooooooong time!

Thanks Slim =) You all way impress me with your finds brother, if i had your number i woulda invited you bud

The Area treated me right with good karma from the detecting gods lol for bringing others and sharing she rewarded me with a bit of old gold and a few bucket list finds :yes:

here is one more i was able to get from there in the water the other day below

romyrome · Dec 22, 2017

A skeleton key, I have always wanted to dig one ,although I did dig one in a park in the playground sand I believe some kid had. This was really crusty, the first picture is after electrolysis and the second is cleaned up on the buffer wheel, she is a beauty .

Mud-puppy · Dec 23, 2017

Man! What a place for a group hunt with your friends! Good work setting it all up and finding such a mixed bag of treasure! That key turned out great! :clapping:

Compass · Dec 23, 2017

Originally Posted by ScubaDetector View post
"Best detectorists? We all have opinions on them. Nice hunt but we all get lucky and some might have more skill and better machines or know their machines better but there are a lot of variables involved in finding the good stuff.

I certainly am not one of the best. I am one of the lucky ones."

"You said it SD I brought one lucky guy (Mike) 1 Ross and 1 George LOL no but Ross & George Know there machines and have many many years experience with them George has been detecting longer than I've been alive and Ross puts in the hrs almost everyday even though he has only been detecting like 7 years he is like me and reads and watches others and basically has to know everything about anything he loves lol so i get what your saying there are many variables indeed but i feel i chose the best guys for the job and as for me, I'm a half breed of skill and luck but i like to chalk it up to skill"

One of my (much older) hunting buddies told another one of my friends, "George is not that good of a hunter, it's just that he can hunt all day until he finds something." :lol:

I have to admit that there is some truth to that but it's no big secret- the more you hunt and the more places you hunt, the more you learn and the better chance you have of finding things, right?
I think Craig said it, "Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while."

Tom_in_CA · Dec 23, 2017

RomyRome, fun video! Thanx for taking the time to bring us along on your treks. Good editing, good music, etc.... Love the shots of the erosion cuts. Love the beach -tumbler black silver disks

Leave-No-Coins-Behind · Dec 23, 2017

Nice finds! Just by looking at the photos, it looks like you guys worked hard for it and it paid off. Congrats!

Kapi · Dec 23, 2017

Loving those oldies!! You sure you're not near me?

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