First timer...

[lysolady]

Just got a White's Prism II and went to the beach in Melbourne Florida. Found an old, thin eyeglass frame. Looked like tarnished copper, but read on my meter
as a small gold ring or nickel. Took it home, polished it and found a smaller makers mark...looks like 9K. I think that would be European gold. It was buried about
12" of dry sand...dug and dug and then the frame appeared. HOLY COW...I'm so excited! Talk about first timers luck! Can't wait to get some waterproof shoes and
see what I can find in the water's edge of the surf. Is it ok to submerge the head of the Prism II?

 

[jim tn]

I am not familar with the Prism ll, but gold is good anytime, let alone your first time out. That was kind of a deep find, too. HH jim tn

 

[Elton]

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[khouse]

The coil is waterproof but the control head is not.

 

[tabdog]

WOW, that's really neat.

Most people would have probably thrown those frams away.

Nice work Lysolady

Just goes to show, check those targets out. No telling what we are throwing away.

Happy Hunting,

 

[lordmarcovan]

I used to live in Melbourne/Eau Gallie area as a kid, in the 1970s. We lived in a marina on a houseboat. There were some fellas in the berth next to us who had a real treasure salvage boat, with the "mailboxes" on the back, and all. They'd found some silver pieces of eight somewhere.

You're lucky to be fairly close to the treasure beaches. Pay close attention during hurricane season- hopefully there will be some storms that churn the surf up a bit without doing any damage on land, and you'll have a shot at older goodies on the beaches! There are books available which give locations and pointers to some of the central Atlantic Coast shipwreck beaches in Florida, with information on what's been found.

 

[GRAY GHOST]

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