fongu
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I had to cancel my plans last week to go detecting but finally made it to the river Monday. My third scoop was the sterling silver ring and it was a clear 73-74 and has 12 small stones, but haven't test them yet. Has a star inside the band with TU inside the star. Decided to grid back and forth from the middle to the dock and back and someone has thrown even more nails into the river. Next good target was the ring made in Hong Kong, mid-tone and can't remember the dvi, but no markings and I haven't tested with the acid yet. Passed the magnet test. Got right in the middle of the nails and got the loudest nickel I ever found and suspect there might have been a bottle top nearby. Then 88-91 and thought I finally had broke the half-dollar curse and found one, but just two quarters in the same hole. Last ring I found I suspect is sterling silver and hope to have time to clean it up and test it tomorrow. Found a small ear ring that I also think is sterling and you fresh water hunters need to check your mussel shells. I scooped it up and swung my coil, no sound. Checked my sifter and didn't see it and re-checked my scoop. Started going thru the mussel shells and a large shell with two smaller shells concealed the small horseshoe looking ear ring. Reminds me of the gag where they buy a gift for someone and put it in a dozen boxes starting with a large box and it's always inside the small box. The other two ear rings are junk, I believe. They failed the magnet test and the stones look fake. The corroded looking ring had a small stone and Mama was trying to look at it with her magnifying lens and it fell out on the carpet and was lost. Pretty sure it wasn't real but even if it was, it was so small it don't matter. $1.21 in clad and usual trash. HH.
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