Some days a lot of wind helps find gold and silver

[tvr]

Have had moderate (15 to 25 mile per hour) winds coming out of the north west for two days. Nearly perfect direction to blow the water out of the tributary that the local beach sits on. Water was nearly two feet lower than normal; and that let me get the detector to places I had not gotten to before.

In spite of the wind, the surface had just little ripples (no waves); makes it easier to detect and to plant the scoop.

The take was $2.40 in coin, 1 lb. 5 oz. of lead, a Hayward Sterling silver pendant, a thin 10 K ring with green stones, a heart ring and a bracelet that I think are both junk, a copper pin and a stainless ring.

Many of the coins were encrusted. Two of the coins that I thought were pennies turned out to be dimes once I got the encrusted layer picked off. One of those two dimes, one is a pretty toasted Mercury dime; no date (only silver coin in the bunch). There are two wheat pennies without readable dates. Got 1940 and 1941 nickles and three nickles that I can't read dates. All the nickles are Jefferson. Quarters are all clad.

I included a picture of the coins as they came up as well as after chipping the encrusted stuff off.
Cheers,
tvr

 

[bob.oz]

Great opportunity and some serious digging must have been taking place.You got some old crusty coins and lots of lead.I got a one gallon paint can full of lead and another half full...Always wondered how many tons we dig up each year?...WTG

 

[OldBeechnut]

Good Job TVR!! Like the Gold....
I drove past a couple beach's just to check them out friday, those waves and wind...had to be at least 3 feet, and 3 second apart....You did a fine job...

 

[tvr]

I dump the lead in a can too. Every couple of years it goes to the scrap dealer.

Just drove down to the beach and it is low but not nearly as low as yesterday. Many of the tributary "creek" beach areas can have water nearly glass smooth when the bay beaches and some of the rivers are seeing 3 and 4 foot waves. Narrow water areas don't support the same wind developed waves. Still need to watch for boat wakes. Took me a few years to start figuring out the wind to water level action of the creek the local beach is on. Could be entirely different wind direction for a beach a few miles from this beach on a different tributary.

The 10k gold ring is 1.3 grams with the stones in place; I'd guess it at 1.1 grams without the stones. Silver pendant is 7 grams. Not big bucks, but I'll not throw them back!
Have some good hunting out there friends!
tvr

 

[Water wizard]

Nice finds TVR, do you think the green stones are emeralds? I've never found them before.....good luck

 

[tvr]

Water wizard,
They might be emeralds. Kind of look like it; but I am not an expert. About 4 years ago I got a 10K gold ring with a center stone that was emerald and several very small diamonds around the center stone. Jeweler told me what the stones were and offered me about 75% of melt for the ring. I sent it off with other rings and pendants for melt at a much better rate than the jeweler's offer. I may have the jeweler look at the latest one to see what he thinks of the stones.
Cheers,
tvr

PS Picture is of the one that went to melt.

 

[Robert2300]

Looks like you bought into metal detecting HOOK LINE AND SINKER.-)
Robt2300