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    melted nonferrous metal

    I'm finding melted nonferrous metal in the surf. It looks like it could have precious metal. How can you test it? If it looks like it could be a mix of gold and silver, should I cut cross sections of it to see the inside? And if so, how do you cut it?
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    first old coin 1819 8 Reales

    Like I said it's in rough shape. But from looking at pictures on the internet, I was able to figure out where the date was supposed to be and I was able to make out 1819. I found it on Ft Morgan Beach, AL about 8 miles from the fort. The last hurricane created a trough on the beach and I...
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    I'm finding melted non ferrous metal. Should I be keeping it?

    Finding a lot of what looks like melted metal. Nonferrous, feels to heavy to be aluminium. Is there a relatively cheap way to test these to determine what they are?
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    Found my first old coin. Do I need to preserve it with anything?

    I couldn't believe it. I found an 8 Reales 1819. It's very worn. But I was able to make out enough to snoop around on the internet and figure out what it is. It looks like it was minted in 1819. I'm sure it was on the beach for a long time. It's a silver coin. I soaked it in fresh water...
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    Where do I wade after Ike?

    I've been hunting a few times now since Ike blew all the sand off of the beach here in Alabama. The trough hunting is not showing the traditional targets and really kind of barren. Should I move to deeper water? Or another beach? I usually don't get any further away from the beach than about...
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