steelheadfever
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The city that I live it is tearing up a bunch of streets in an old section of town. A friend and I went down to see if we could get permission to hunt. The job foreman gave us permission, but warned us about the movement of heavy equipment on the sight. They were tearing up the asphalt in front of a business and when they were done we went to work. The first thing I detected was about a foot below the bottom of the curb and gave me a solid quarter reading. I dug down a couple of inches and recovered this find. I could not tell what it was, but I was thinking it was some kind of jewelery. I tossed it in my bag and continued the hunt which by the way only turned up a few horse shoes. I was very disappointed. When I got home I tried to brush the debri off the item I had found, but it did not come off. I soaked it in water without any luck, then I dropped it into some vinegar. After a while I was able to see that it was a locket. I was able to get it to open and found nothing inside. I soaked the locket for the night and in the morning I could see that it had fallen apart. The frame appears to be gold but the other parts are just gold plated lead or nickel. I also noticed that on one of the square pieces there were 4 small stones that you can see in the photo. Two stones are the color of emeralds and the other two look like diamonds. I don't think the locket can be saved, but any gold can be salvaged. I am going to take it to a jewler and see what he thinks. Thanks for looking, Dennis in Idaho
