GeorgeinSC
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Tuesday I decided that I HAD to go to the beach for a little detecting therapy. My detecting has been quite limited since DEC 10th when I had the joint at the base of my left thumb removed due to arthritis.
The weather guesser was predicting a high Tuesday afternoon of at least 65 and maybe as much as 70. When I got to the beach at 11 am i thought that it was pretty nice and supposed to warm up even more. So I left my coat in the truck. That was not the brightest move I ever made as during the afternoon the wind picked up blowing off the ocean and It Was Cold.
I worked my way up the beach a the tide receded and picked up a few clad coins. When the tide turned to come back in I started my trek back to my truck as I was 8 1/2 city blocks up the beach.
Working my way back down the beach as the surf kept getting my feet wet I got a tone that I thought was a nickel. Dug the target and spread the sand out with my foot. I could see what i thought was the nickel until I picked it up and found out that it was a ring.
My old eyes would not let me see a hallmark but i was sure that i had something good. Got home and still can not find a hallmark. Ring appears to be a well made piece of jewelry and My Excal gives me the same tones with it as it does with a 14K white gold ring that I have in my treasure box. Since I do not presently have a test kit it will have to wait a while to determine what I have found.
At Least i got a thrill when I found the ring.
Ended my day with my hands so cold that they were beginning to hurt. For my efforts I got one junk ear ring, $2.10 in clad and the unknown quality ring.
It was Great to be able to get out. Yesterday the Occupational Therapist gave me permission to go back to detecting as long as I continued to wear the splint to keep my thumb immobile.
The weather guesser was predicting a high Tuesday afternoon of at least 65 and maybe as much as 70. When I got to the beach at 11 am i thought that it was pretty nice and supposed to warm up even more. So I left my coat in the truck. That was not the brightest move I ever made as during the afternoon the wind picked up blowing off the ocean and It Was Cold.
I worked my way up the beach a the tide receded and picked up a few clad coins. When the tide turned to come back in I started my trek back to my truck as I was 8 1/2 city blocks up the beach.
Working my way back down the beach as the surf kept getting my feet wet I got a tone that I thought was a nickel. Dug the target and spread the sand out with my foot. I could see what i thought was the nickel until I picked it up and found out that it was a ring.
My old eyes would not let me see a hallmark but i was sure that i had something good. Got home and still can not find a hallmark. Ring appears to be a well made piece of jewelry and My Excal gives me the same tones with it as it does with a 14K white gold ring that I have in my treasure box. Since I do not presently have a test kit it will have to wait a while to determine what I have found.
At Least i got a thrill when I found the ring.
Ended my day with my hands so cold that they were beginning to hurt. For my efforts I got one junk ear ring, $2.10 in clad and the unknown quality ring.
It was Great to be able to get out. Yesterday the Occupational Therapist gave me permission to go back to detecting as long as I continued to wear the splint to keep my thumb immobile.
...try to gently press the edge of a knife on it to see if its soft and leaves a groove..fingers crossed for you Brother, you have earned a good score, and if this aint it, one will be along shortly I am sure! !
