Two Firsts !!!

[n5pip]

Turkey Day and Friday produced two firsts for me. Daytona Beach has finally started to behave like it should. On Turkey Day my child bride and I hit the beach at low tide. I scored a cheap man's watch (that still works) and my first Mercury Dime (1943). Both were just above the low tide line. Another hunter showed me a nice Walking Liberty half that he had just found. On Friday, my bride had to go to work (and I didn't). So I hit the same spot as on Thursday, hoping for some nice silver coins . Within 5 minutes of getting there, in 2 foot of water I got a hit that turned out to be a nice man's 14k gold ring (another first for me). I had to dig down to about 14 inches to recover it. The water temp was 65F which is cold enough by Florida standards. And when a wave came in, it sure got my attention!!

HH,
Stirling, N5PIP
Daytona Beach

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[John in Florida]

Folks don't realize how hard it is to find silver here in Florida.


Good finds


John

 

[jerryshunt]

nice stirling i shoulda been there with you lol..............jerry

 

[David from Suffolk]

n/t

 

[coastwise]

nice loot n5pip, when u found that ring i betcha the water temperature had no chiil for a minute huh !!!!!!!!1

coastwise

Joe

 

[ED-NH]

Nice finds!! I have yet to recover an old silver coin from a NH or ME beach. Funny, our water does not even reach 65 degrees in the summer time. Our water is in the 40's now and man it hurts when I put my hand in to dig out the goods.

 

[n5pip]

Hi Ed, 40 degree water???!!!! That would NOT do anything for my self image!!! I'd have to hunt in the dry sand, thank you very much. BTW, I went back to the same area this morning. Not much luck at all. Some clad and sunglasses. But 4 bus loads of teenagers from Pennsylvania showed up. I'll go back either tonite or in the morning and try again.

HH and Happy Holidays,
Stirling, N5PIP
Daytona Beach

 

[ED-NH]

Good luck out there tomorrow. Enjoy that warm water

 

[lammi]

Glad to see you found the silver dime , The hunter who found the half was me . Will be off for two days so hopefully gold will be in my scoop as well
HH Lammi

 

[n5pip]

Hi Lammi,
Today Sunsplash was more crowded than I've seen it in a long time. I'm sure that a lot of stuff got lost. The 4 bus loads of kids set up base on the beach at the south end of the park. Right by the far south stairs. It might be just the spot to start. Remember, I get a referral fee for any finds.....

Good Luck,
Stirling, N5PIP
Daytona Beach