3 rings at the river

[fongu]

I had to cancel my plans last week to go detecting but finally made it to the river Monday. My third scoop was the sterling silver ring and it was a clear 73-74 and has 12 small stones, but haven't test them yet. Has a star inside the band with TU inside the star. Decided to grid back and forth from the middle to the dock and back and someone has thrown even more nails into the river. Next good target was the ring made in Hong Kong, mid-tone and can't remember the dvi, but no markings and I haven't tested with the acid yet. Passed the magnet test. Got right in the middle of the nails and got the loudest nickel I ever found and suspect there might have been a bottle top nearby. Then 88-91 and thought I finally had broke the half-dollar curse and found one, but just two quarters in the same hole. Last ring I found I suspect is sterling silver and hope to have time to clean it up and test it tomorrow. Found a small ear ring that I also think is sterling and you fresh water hunters need to check your mussel shells. I scooped it up and swung my coil, no sound. Checked my sifter and didn't see it and re-checked my scoop. Started going thru the mussel shells and a large shell with two smaller shells concealed the small horseshoe looking ear ring. Reminds me of the gag where they buy a gift for someone and put it in a dozen boxes starting with a large box and it's always inside the small box. The other two ear rings are junk, I believe. They failed the magnet test and the stones look fake. The corroded looking ring had a small stone and Mama was trying to look at it with her magnifying lens and it fell out on the carpet and was lost. Pretty sure it wasn't real but even if it was, it was so small it don't matter. $1.21 in clad and usual trash. HH.
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[bob.oz]

Nice recovery's amongst the trash. Nails from the dock builders most likely? Silver looks good. Congrats

 

[Florida Keys Pirate]

Cool finds man !

 

[mudpuppy]

Solid performance again! You are on the right targets for gold!
Mud

 

[fongu]

Thanks. I came home from church last night and was doing some reading and saw something winking at me from the carpet. It was the small stone I dropped and thought I would never find. Funny thing is, it was about 3 feet from where I saw it fall. Must have bounced off Mama's shoe and it was a pleasant surprise to recover it. God sure is good to me. I asked my pastor last night if he knew anybody who rented boats and he said no and he would find out, but he offered to take me to the sandbar I'm interested in where people anchor their boats and swim when they let the water down this November, if he can find time. He has less time to get out and relax than I do and he has a white metal detector.

 

[mudpuppy]

You keep asking around!..Surely somebody in GA has a boat and will haul you up there, drop you off, and pick you up at a pre-designated time? You might try just hanging out at the boatramp, ask folks..most old guys with SMALL boats are pretty cool and looking for any excuse for an adventure...you seem to be an honest and adventurous type of soul yourself, maybe a trotliner, or old shellcracker fisher will tote you on up there? They may even come and pick you back up on their way in too!......This is a good enough adventure, to get you out there and back, I'm almost ready to do just that, except we are 1000 miles apart...still, it sounds like a worthy enough reason to make the drive, and the suspense of what you might find there is killing me! I'd just sit back and watch, that would be good enough for me...I have good feelings about what kind of folks you might meet at the boatramp, after the swim season that is...afterseason year round waterfolk are a lot like us, they cant help but being outside, are generally cautious but friendly, and proud of what they do for their hobby, might be some good tips on where to hunt from them as well..nobody knows the river like an old fisherman to put you on the gold....

Full disclosure: I once got conned into helping the local Boy Scout Troop haul and plant 1000 cypress trees on 'my' lake in Alabama...on account of they were at the boatramp, ready to go, and nobody else showed up to help! Looking back, for me it was a fun day!
Mud

 

[fongu]

Mud, I found a place that rents boats. Now I just got to find the time and hope I can leave Mama by herself all day. I'd like to rent the boat the night before for 24 hours and leave in the dark and get to this place at daybreak. I hate the days are getting shorter and it may be November when the let the water down when I do this, but if the water isn't too deep at this sandbar, I'd like to go during the week. Wish I could go next week, but that probably isn't going to happen. HH.