I have seen several request on the forum for information on VDI for coins and jewelry. I also hear people say I searched this sports field or that park or an easement and found this or that.
If you have an opportunity let other people know what VDI you got on this ring or that coin or some other piece of jewelry or token. It sort of seems like people like to keep those things a secret. In addition to that I read a post about someone searching a sports field and found four or five rings in one hunt. Let the folks on the forum know the most likely place to find treasures like that. Something like I found a silver ring in left field and it VDI'ed 89, or I found a gold women's wedding band right behind the dugout and it VDI'ed 53. I don't think those kinds of information are giving away anyone's secrets. No one is going to ask what park or baseball complex you found all of this stuff in.
In that light I will say I was hunting a baseball field the other day and found a 2.5 gram 14K gold women's wedding band in right field. It VDI'ed 51-53-51. That to me is a must dig. It usually will turn out to be a pull tab, but you must check it out. Not many pull tabs in right field.
I usually hunt baseball fields using the grid method. I will go north and south in right field, then I will go east and west. That way I know I have covered it as well as I can. Think about how elusive a small gold ring or ear ring can be in a 2 or 3 acre baseball field. Takes a lot of luck and good detecting skills to find something that small in that kind of area After I finish one out field area I will go to the next area, like center field. If you cannot finish the entire field or area in one hunt, pick out a marker like a light pole or gate and remember to start there on your next opportunity to hunt.
I also found a .925 silver band right along the fence line of the same ball field just past the 1st base dugout where spectators sit in folding lawn chairs to watch
their kids play. It VDI'ed 91 on the Pro. That is high for sterling, but anything between 82-92 could be silver. I find most of the clad and silver finds in a sports park will be 4" or less. Gold can be any depth depending on the weight of the piece. My gold wedding band was about 3.5 inches.
Go check out a baseball or softball game and notice where all the people congregate to watch the game. In addition look for trees near the dugouts where the next team to play is gathering and storing their equipment for the next game. I find lots of clad there.
Hope this was informative. ask any question and I will try and give you my most honest and accurate answer.
Happy Hunting. Its a great hobby.
If you have an opportunity let other people know what VDI you got on this ring or that coin or some other piece of jewelry or token. It sort of seems like people like to keep those things a secret. In addition to that I read a post about someone searching a sports field and found four or five rings in one hunt. Let the folks on the forum know the most likely place to find treasures like that. Something like I found a silver ring in left field and it VDI'ed 89, or I found a gold women's wedding band right behind the dugout and it VDI'ed 53. I don't think those kinds of information are giving away anyone's secrets. No one is going to ask what park or baseball complex you found all of this stuff in.
In that light I will say I was hunting a baseball field the other day and found a 2.5 gram 14K gold women's wedding band in right field. It VDI'ed 51-53-51. That to me is a must dig. It usually will turn out to be a pull tab, but you must check it out. Not many pull tabs in right field.
I usually hunt baseball fields using the grid method. I will go north and south in right field, then I will go east and west. That way I know I have covered it as well as I can. Think about how elusive a small gold ring or ear ring can be in a 2 or 3 acre baseball field. Takes a lot of luck and good detecting skills to find something that small in that kind of area After I finish one out field area I will go to the next area, like center field. If you cannot finish the entire field or area in one hunt, pick out a marker like a light pole or gate and remember to start there on your next opportunity to hunt.
I also found a .925 silver band right along the fence line of the same ball field just past the 1st base dugout where spectators sit in folding lawn chairs to watch
their kids play. It VDI'ed 91 on the Pro. That is high for sterling, but anything between 82-92 could be silver. I find most of the clad and silver finds in a sports park will be 4" or less. Gold can be any depth depending on the weight of the piece. My gold wedding band was about 3.5 inches.
Go check out a baseball or softball game and notice where all the people congregate to watch the game. In addition look for trees near the dugouts where the next team to play is gathering and storing their equipment for the next game. I find lots of clad there.
Hope this was informative. ask any question and I will try and give you my most honest and accurate answer.
Happy Hunting. Its a great hobby.
