So I took off this afternoon to do a little bit of beach detecting. It's only my second time, so I still dug a decent amount of bottle tops and pull tabs, but I'm getting better at ignoring some of the more obvious signals.
The earring to the left has no mark on it, so I don't think it is made of silver. The "diamonds" have no luster to them, so I doubt they are real.
The "Coach" trinket has 16 of 18 little diamonds on it. They actually sparkle a bit, perhaps could be real. I can't tell if this is part of a charm bracelet, which would be a better indication that the diamonds might be real, or if it is a zipper pull from a women's purse. "Coach" could just be a manufacturer. No silver mark on it either, so strike two I guess!
The ring had me excited until I looked on the inside and saw nothing! Strike three! I'm not sure what it is made out of.
Ok, so other than 80+ clad coins today and the junk jewelry, not a spectacular day. However, when I got home and actually started looking/counting the clad, I was amazed to find I had somehow scooped up an 1886 "D" Indian Head penny. It is was pitted, I thought for sure it was a zinc penny when I found it. There was actually a large blob of corrosion right on the face where the eyes would be, thus the "bullet" hole in the Indian Head.
I really wasn't expecting to find such an old coin today.
Enjoy the pics,
Jai
The earring to the left has no mark on it, so I don't think it is made of silver. The "diamonds" have no luster to them, so I doubt they are real.
The "Coach" trinket has 16 of 18 little diamonds on it. They actually sparkle a bit, perhaps could be real. I can't tell if this is part of a charm bracelet, which would be a better indication that the diamonds might be real, or if it is a zipper pull from a women's purse. "Coach" could just be a manufacturer. No silver mark on it either, so strike two I guess!
The ring had me excited until I looked on the inside and saw nothing! Strike three! I'm not sure what it is made out of.
Ok, so other than 80+ clad coins today and the junk jewelry, not a spectacular day. However, when I got home and actually started looking/counting the clad, I was amazed to find I had somehow scooped up an 1886 "D" Indian Head penny. It is was pitted, I thought for sure it was a zinc penny when I found it. There was actually a large blob of corrosion right on the face where the eyes would be, thus the "bullet" hole in the Indian Head.
I really wasn't expecting to find such an old coin today.
Enjoy the pics,
Jai