holey smoke
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Thank you for viewing another semi-monthly finds installment! Finds were in water and dry sand at fresh water beaches. Used either a White's Surf PI or a DetectorPro Headhunter pulse, depending on my mood.
It has NOT been a great summer. Last year I spent Jan-Jul sight hunting and had already scored six or seven golds by this time. Granted, they were all light pieces, earrings and such, but it adds up. Since I started using machines, my gold count has gone down (I used to cover ten times as much ground by sight, easy- detecting is slow work), but the weight and quality of the pieces has gone up, not surprisingly. I will stick with the machines.
Anyway, I started out on Aug 1 with a working iPhone and a silver ring- a good start and here's what we ended up with:
All of it:
The GOOD:
$10.48 in clad and bills, two working cells (iPhone not pictured since it is off getting wiped for resale- come to Papa, Stealth 720), four salvageable pocket knives including a nice Kershaw found in dry sand, three rings (one junker and 2 .925).
The BAD AND UGLY:
Two, count 'em, TWO hair picks. And who can guess first what that is in the middle?
And a first for me. Those with sharp eyes may have thought "Is that a walking liberty in there?" Kind of...
It has NOT been a great summer. Last year I spent Jan-Jul sight hunting and had already scored six or seven golds by this time. Granted, they were all light pieces, earrings and such, but it adds up. Since I started using machines, my gold count has gone down (I used to cover ten times as much ground by sight, easy- detecting is slow work), but the weight and quality of the pieces has gone up, not surprisingly. I will stick with the machines.
Anyway, I started out on Aug 1 with a working iPhone and a silver ring- a good start and here's what we ended up with:
All of it:
The GOOD:
$10.48 in clad and bills, two working cells (iPhone not pictured since it is off getting wiped for resale- come to Papa, Stealth 720), four salvageable pocket knives including a nice Kershaw found in dry sand, three rings (one junker and 2 .925).
The BAD AND UGLY:
Two, count 'em, TWO hair picks. And who can guess first what that is in the middle?
And a first for me. Those with sharp eyes may have thought "Is that a walking liberty in there?" Kind of...