Chipk
Elite Member
Got a call from a woman who found a ring in her yard and wanted advice on how to return it to its owner. I gave her some suggestions and then mentioned there may be more (this is a rental house). She asked me to search the yard.
When I arrived I started at the curb. First swing provided a bling heart pendant. Next swing yielded 3 quarters.
Then the dam opened up.
Almost every swing had a coin signal. Mainly pennies but 7 quarters, a nickel, 2 dimes and 32 pennies. But I ignored literally hundreds of penny signals. I suffer from a neurological issue that produces chronic fatigue plus I have spinal issues so I choose to cherry pick my targets. Of course a number of bottle caps (Budweiser seemed the popular choice), nails, a bullet and a pouchful of trash came out of the ground.
Then an absolute heartbreaker of a bling ring came to the surface. If real it would have been worth thousands but of course it wasn't.
But pennies. It was like somebody broke their piggy bank and seeded the front yard. It took me an hour just to cover the curbstrip and it's not a big yard. I worked my way down the driveway, ignoring pennies all the way, to the backyard. The pennies thinned out some but were still very much present.
Then in a corner I found the strangest silver bracelet I have ever seen. Very heavy with massive links, but it's so short, I can't imagine it fitting anybody's wrist. It cleaned up nicely.
The heat was getting to me, so I had them show me where the "good" ring was found. Probably going back tomorrow to clean that spot out to see if anymore goodies are there.
Guess I'll have to dig pennies too.
When I arrived I started at the curb. First swing provided a bling heart pendant. Next swing yielded 3 quarters.
Then the dam opened up.
Almost every swing had a coin signal. Mainly pennies but 7 quarters, a nickel, 2 dimes and 32 pennies. But I ignored literally hundreds of penny signals. I suffer from a neurological issue that produces chronic fatigue plus I have spinal issues so I choose to cherry pick my targets. Of course a number of bottle caps (Budweiser seemed the popular choice), nails, a bullet and a pouchful of trash came out of the ground.
Then an absolute heartbreaker of a bling ring came to the surface. If real it would have been worth thousands but of course it wasn't.
But pennies. It was like somebody broke their piggy bank and seeded the front yard. It took me an hour just to cover the curbstrip and it's not a big yard. I worked my way down the driveway, ignoring pennies all the way, to the backyard. The pennies thinned out some but were still very much present.
Then in a corner I found the strangest silver bracelet I have ever seen. Very heavy with massive links, but it's so short, I can't imagine it fitting anybody's wrist. It cleaned up nicely.
The heat was getting to me, so I had them show me where the "good" ring was found. Probably going back tomorrow to clean that spot out to see if anymore goodies are there.
Guess I'll have to dig pennies too.