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My boss called Monday morning, and told me to take the day off. YeeHaa! Off I went to a few lakes.
I started at a lake I haven't been to since Memorial Day. This time, the water was much warmer. I started as I usually do, walked out into the water from the stairs leading down, and headed out as far as I could before I started floating. I turned right, and started working a pattern to the corner buoy. The water was semi-clear, as I could see my coil and the bottom in 5' of water. I saw a small, rectangular object, of a mottled greenish color. I scooped it up, and realized I had a $5 bill! Cool! Gas money!
I was pulling a few coins here and there, but not much. Shortly after I got the $5, about 50 folks showed up and started churning the water up, so I couldn't see the bottom. So much for eyeball finds. Talking to one of the other folks there, I realized the beach had already been worked by a couple folks. Doesn't surprise me, as I think someone camps here all summer and hits this, and other beaches, on a regular basis. However, they didn't get everything, as I got this out about as far as I can get:
<center> <img src=http://img310.imageshack.us/img310/1220/20050711silverring12dq.jpg> </center> <p>
It's not gold, but I'll take it!
Later that afternoon, I went to the beach that gave me 3 out of 4 gold rings last weekend. I didn't find any gold there, but I did find a few more coins, and this silver ring:
<center> <img src=http://img310.imageshack.us/img310/460/20050711silverring21mz.jpg> </center> <p>
I also found something I've never found before. Take a gander at this:
<center> <img src=http://img310.imageshack.us/img310/7674/20050711sheriffsbadgefront2lq.jpg> </center> <p>
And here's the back:
<center> <img src=http://img310.imageshack.us/img310/9526/20050711sheriffsbadgeback2to.jpg> </center> <p>
I'm not sure if it's real or not. There's no badge number. However, it's got some heft to it, and a lot of detail to be some cheapie thing to give out. I'm going to take it to the Sheriff's department and find out. If it's real, they can have it.
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HH from Allen in MI
I started at a lake I haven't been to since Memorial Day. This time, the water was much warmer. I started as I usually do, walked out into the water from the stairs leading down, and headed out as far as I could before I started floating. I turned right, and started working a pattern to the corner buoy. The water was semi-clear, as I could see my coil and the bottom in 5' of water. I saw a small, rectangular object, of a mottled greenish color. I scooped it up, and realized I had a $5 bill! Cool! Gas money!
I was pulling a few coins here and there, but not much. Shortly after I got the $5, about 50 folks showed up and started churning the water up, so I couldn't see the bottom. So much for eyeball finds. Talking to one of the other folks there, I realized the beach had already been worked by a couple folks. Doesn't surprise me, as I think someone camps here all summer and hits this, and other beaches, on a regular basis. However, they didn't get everything, as I got this out about as far as I can get:
<center> <img src=http://img310.imageshack.us/img310/1220/20050711silverring12dq.jpg> </center> <p>
It's not gold, but I'll take it!
Later that afternoon, I went to the beach that gave me 3 out of 4 gold rings last weekend. I didn't find any gold there, but I did find a few more coins, and this silver ring:
<center> <img src=http://img310.imageshack.us/img310/460/20050711silverring21mz.jpg> </center> <p>
I also found something I've never found before. Take a gander at this:
<center> <img src=http://img310.imageshack.us/img310/7674/20050711sheriffsbadgefront2lq.jpg> </center> <p>
And here's the back:
<center> <img src=http://img310.imageshack.us/img310/9526/20050711sheriffsbadgeback2to.jpg> </center> <p>
I'm not sure if it's real or not. There's no badge number. However, it's got some heft to it, and a lot of detail to be some cheapie thing to give out. I'm going to take it to the Sheriff's department and find out. If it's real, they can have it.
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HH from Allen in MI
