Nancy-IL
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[size=medium]We were camping Memorial Day weekend and I had a few places I wanted to detect. Rain was coming down in places and we were bound and determined to get out and swing our detectors. The weather broke and we were detecting. I came across these 3 Indian cents in one hole. 1889, 1897 & 1906. I was very excited. At the time, I had my discrimination set to 6 on my good old Whites MXT.
While sweeping about 5 feet away, I kept getting a hard signal over and over. It was ringing in at 34. I wasn't digging any lower numbers at the time. But for some reason this broke through the discrimination and kept sounding off at me. Finally I gave in to my Old Gal (Whites MXT) and dug a 3" plug and about 5" deep. Saw a piece of shiny wire. I gently pulled it out because it was quite shiny and was thinking it was a silver bracelet. Yes, it was a bracelet. But why didn't my Old Gal say it was silver? Larry said that the detector would have gone off like it was a half dollar if it were silver. We had to stop for the rain was coming down a bit harder now. I kept thinking it was some type of precious metal but Larry was sure it wasn't. I gave it a quick wash at the campsite and there wasn't any markings on it. None!
I wasn't done detecting that place. The next day we went back and I found a 1945 Merc. dime, a 1934 Buffalo nickel and a 1910 Wheat cent.
After breaking camp and coming home. I kept thinking that the bracelet had to be some type of precious metal even though it had no markings. Had it tested and sure enough, it is white gold. 12 K WHITE GOLD at a weight of 16.8 grams. After owning my Whites MXT detector since it came off the production line, she still makes me happy. Whites MXT keeps paying for itself even after 14 plus years. Thank you Whites.[/size]
[size=medium]Thanks for looking and HH,
Nancy[/size]
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While sweeping about 5 feet away, I kept getting a hard signal over and over. It was ringing in at 34. I wasn't digging any lower numbers at the time. But for some reason this broke through the discrimination and kept sounding off at me. Finally I gave in to my Old Gal (Whites MXT) and dug a 3" plug and about 5" deep. Saw a piece of shiny wire. I gently pulled it out because it was quite shiny and was thinking it was a silver bracelet. Yes, it was a bracelet. But why didn't my Old Gal say it was silver? Larry said that the detector would have gone off like it was a half dollar if it were silver. We had to stop for the rain was coming down a bit harder now. I kept thinking it was some type of precious metal but Larry was sure it wasn't. I gave it a quick wash at the campsite and there wasn't any markings on it. None!
I wasn't done detecting that place. The next day we went back and I found a 1945 Merc. dime, a 1934 Buffalo nickel and a 1910 Wheat cent.
After breaking camp and coming home. I kept thinking that the bracelet had to be some type of precious metal even though it had no markings. Had it tested and sure enough, it is white gold. 12 K WHITE GOLD at a weight of 16.8 grams. After owning my Whites MXT detector since it came off the production line, she still makes me happy. Whites MXT keeps paying for itself even after 14 plus years. Thank you Whites.[/size]
[size=medium]Thanks for looking and HH,
Nancy[/size]
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I had the quality but he had the quantity. I think I had 4 or 5 pieces of trash that I threw in the garbage can. Other than that, this is all I brought home.
Congratulations on an outstanding find! The Wife and Daughter bought rolls of gold and silver wire one year and made a bunch of those kinds of bracelet things to sell...Very cool find Nancy!
HH, Nancy