angellionel
Elite Member
On Saturday afternoon I had a couple of hours to myself, so I headed out to check out a lake beach I had recently spotted. It isn't very big, but it looked clean and has a sandy strip. I had hoped to find a ?virgin? site, but this one wasn't it. As soon as I entered the water, there were telltale signs that someone else had been there recently. There were deep holes all over the place. It is unfortunate that there are some out there still holding on to some bad habits. Anyway, I put my Excalibur to work, hoping for the best. Slow and steady I went.
I didn't pick up any gold, but I did hit on two old rings and a toy-type one. The two old rings were somewhat deep, which may be why they had been missed. I also picked up a few old coins, also on the deep side; one 1919 Buffalo nickel, a 1943-P ?war? nickel, and the best one, an 1874 three cent nickel, in very good shape too. Only 790,000 of this year were minted. My time was up, but I was happy with the finds. I will have to make another trip to this beach soon.
Nice calm water, but very cold!
The coins came out in relatively good shape.
The rings. No gold, but I'll take them anyway.
Since the wind had been calm all Sunday morning, I decided to make an afternoon trip to the Connecticut shore. It was a bit chilly, but not too cold to wear the wetsuit. I wanted to work the outer edge of the sandbar, and the waders just wouldn't do. I opted to use the Surf Pro, hoping to punch a little deeper through the built up sand. Surprisingly, there were many targets, much of it trash. I hit on clad coins too, and one ring, though it isn't gold. I skunked out on the desired metal, but there's always next time.
Today there was a lack of the usual heavy wave action.
The only ring.
The rest of the stuff.
HH!
Angel
I didn't pick up any gold, but I did hit on two old rings and a toy-type one. The two old rings were somewhat deep, which may be why they had been missed. I also picked up a few old coins, also on the deep side; one 1919 Buffalo nickel, a 1943-P ?war? nickel, and the best one, an 1874 three cent nickel, in very good shape too. Only 790,000 of this year were minted. My time was up, but I was happy with the finds. I will have to make another trip to this beach soon.
Nice calm water, but very cold!
The coins came out in relatively good shape.
The rings. No gold, but I'll take them anyway.
Since the wind had been calm all Sunday morning, I decided to make an afternoon trip to the Connecticut shore. It was a bit chilly, but not too cold to wear the wetsuit. I wanted to work the outer edge of the sandbar, and the waders just wouldn't do. I opted to use the Surf Pro, hoping to punch a little deeper through the built up sand. Surprisingly, there were many targets, much of it trash. I hit on clad coins too, and one ring, though it isn't gold. I skunked out on the desired metal, but there's always next time.
Today there was a lack of the usual heavy wave action.
The only ring.
The rest of the stuff.
HH!
Angel
That looks like a mood ring Angel is it? I hate those bobbiepins lol... I found a gold colored this year... For me when they sound off the signal is choppy or clipped but being the PI user I dig it anyway. 
I believe the ring pictured by itself is a mood ring. I have found 2 of those at older tot lots.
looking forward to hunting with you again! Cladius. oh yah nice Crockodile lure.
