Pennypacker
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So today was my first "real" water hunt with the Excal and scoop. I dabbled the shoreline before, but this morning I purchased some waders.
I would have been happy just putting some coins in the scoop. I found a 1942 Dime on the shoreline with the Xterra last year, sure enough the most of the coinage in the area was oldish, 1940s-1960s. No silver today, but I'm sure there is more around. 31 coins total.
Already satisfied with my Georgian coppers, out pops a ring in the scoop. Just a junker, but it was icing on the cake.
Then I found 2 more!, another junker and what I thought was a silver ring.
When I got home and cleaned it I discovered it is a 10K Gold ring (White gold?) with an Opal and the tiniest Diamond I have ever seen. It may have had two diamonds at one point, but I can only see the one.
If you look close, it is just to the right of the Opal in the first picture.
I also found a few .22 cal munitions some complete, some shells and some just the bullet. The Excal and stealth scoop with the small holes in the bottom rear is capable of getting the small stuff.
I would have been happy just putting some coins in the scoop. I found a 1942 Dime on the shoreline with the Xterra last year, sure enough the most of the coinage in the area was oldish, 1940s-1960s. No silver today, but I'm sure there is more around. 31 coins total.
Already satisfied with my Georgian coppers, out pops a ring in the scoop. Just a junker, but it was icing on the cake.
Then I found 2 more!, another junker and what I thought was a silver ring.
When I got home and cleaned it I discovered it is a 10K Gold ring (White gold?) with an Opal and the tiniest Diamond I have ever seen. It may have had two diamonds at one point, but I can only see the one.
If you look close, it is just to the right of the Opal in the first picture.
I also found a few .22 cal munitions some complete, some shells and some just the bullet. The Excal and stealth scoop with the small holes in the bottom rear is capable of getting the small stuff.
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You learn how to water hunt better it sounds like you'll nail a lot of gold. I've never hit clay where I live. And I was born here
. It was funny listening to your story, it similar to mine. First year xterra 705 find some silver, next year excal scoop and waders. Have fun this hobby is awesome. I used to have to stay out of cabellas because of my impulse buying, now i have to limit my time looking at detecting shopping websites. When you buy your wife an excal 2 for her birthday, knowing she will use it 3 times in the season, but you have a quality back up, u might have a problem
Very pretty ring! Congrats!!
