No gold but got a big silver lady

[Jackpine Savage]

She had a thick layer of black crust and I was afraid there would not be a lot of detail left underneath, but she ain't too bad after all those years in the water.

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HH Tom

 

[Gerry]

I am always wanting to learn from others, fresh or salt water, wet sand or in the water, if water how deep, near a public beach area etc.

Thanks in advance
Gerry

 

[GENE EDWARDS]

Nice find, I just found a franklin half today 1951, Gene

 

[Jackpine Savage]

Hi Gerry,

Fresh water find here in Michigan, in front of a cabin next to a old time landing that is still used for bathing and in the winter for putting out ice shanties.. A couple years back I found a seated dime not 50' from where I dug the half. Curiously the dime did not have the black crust that was on this one, just stained a dark color.

Everything old that I have found in this area has been in the shallows where there is a clay layer under the sand that stops stuff from sinking. Away from shore the older stuff is too deep to detect unless the sands moves out which is Very rare.

Tom

 

[Micheal_R]

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