Today's digs & a lesson

[steve in so la]

I had done this park's play things about 2 months ago and dug a bunch of coins. I was thinking last night "maybe I missed some' so I went back today
& dug almost all sounds. I got the 29 coins and a diamond looking ring.

All the coins came from 3-5 inches deep so I'm sure I had left them before. Plus all the ground is packed dirt, no grass at all.
Old dogs new tricks I guess.

The stone in the ring sure sparkled plus it had 6 prongs to hold the stone so I tested it with my diamond kit & no go on either the stone or the band. I expected that as the metal looked scrungy. However, one time I dug a big man's ring that was all scrungy as well but on further examination it had 14K on it so a friend who worked in a jewelry store cleaned it up and it was all gold. They put 6 in usually on precious stones only for security.
I now wonder how many sites I have hit still have coins waiting for me ?

Steve in so la

 

[Mike from MI "Iron Brigade"]

Sounds like a million more coins are waiting for you!

 

[SeniorSeeker]

Hey Steve, Look at the bright side of it all ... now you can experience all your favorite spots all over again.

 

[steve in so la]

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[Missouri--Ma Betty]

Sorry the ring wasn't gold or a diamond, but there is always next time! I used to go back to the play areas I had detected before because they would fill up with lost coins and items again! Sometimes someone else would beat me to them but other times I would be the first, so you never know what you may find by hunting the same areas over and over! Ma