Florida Vacation Produces Gold And Silver!

Digger62918

Digger62918

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Sep 28, 2009
146
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Fisher CZ-70 Pro , Fisher CZ-20 , Minelab Explorer SE
Just returned home from Florida. I was lucky enough to escape from work for a few days and go metal detecting with a few friends (Camb1 And GLD777) along the Florida Gulf coast. The weather was gorgeous, the water was warm and the eye candy was plentiful! Unfortunately almost all the beaches we detected were heavily sanded in, which means few targets. Despite the deep sand I was still able to bring home some nice keepers. I found several pieces of cool silver jewelry and charms, and one Very nice 14k ring with a large Emerald surrounded by 12 diamonds. Had the ring checked out and all the stones are real :icon_thumleft:

Also pictured below is a group photo of some Tnet members that met up to detect at Siesta Key. From left to right Debbie (cntrydncr1) then Jim (GLD777) Then Doug (Doug Turner) then Bruce (camb1) then Bill (floridabill) then Me (digger62918) and last Pete (Erikk)
 

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Chug And Red

Chug And Red

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Feb 18, 2010
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The gold and emerald ring is Beautiful!!!!!! Congrats!!! Could you post a detailed pic of the one i cut and posted It is very nice also!!! Chug

The owl is great also!!!
 

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bootybay

bootybay

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Aug 9, 2007
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NJ
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EXCAL 2, SOV. GT
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Super nice finds..love the emerald ring big time.. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
 

spitfire55

spitfire55

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Sep 17, 2008
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Fresno, CA.
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(Whites) MXT, MXT PRO, SURF PRO/PI and COINMASTER 5500/D, (Fisher) GOLDBUG. AT PRO(Garrett), CTX 3030(Mine Lab).
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Metal Detecting
:thumbsup: Real nice.
I've never done any beaches yet but, I'm going to get onto one real soon. :headbang:
 

dfx willy

dfx willy

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Nov 7, 2008
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cool hunt! i have a condo in sarasota so i know were seiesta key is and even talked to florida bill about detecting it. maby this winter. ;D willy
 

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Digger62918

Digger62918

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Sep 28, 2009
146
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Carterville, IL.
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Fisher CZ-70 Pro , Fisher CZ-20 , Minelab Explorer SE
dfx willy said:
cool hunt! i have a condo in sarasota so i know were seiesta key is and even talked to florida bill about detecting it. maby this winter. ;D willy
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Siesta Key is by far the most beautiful beach I have ever seen. The water is super clear and the sand is extra fine with very minimal shells which makes fast and easy sifting. I would love to live in the Gulf area....maybe someday.
 

cntrydncr1

cntrydncr1

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Feb 23, 2007
7,806
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Bradenton, Fl
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wow, you ended up with a nice haul!! I would have been happy with one of those rings! I'm glad your emerald turned out to be real; I was pretty sure it would be. I like the braided silver ring too! congrats again on that gorgeous ring and it was nice hunting with you!
 

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Argentium

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Feb 2, 2008
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5,574
Santa Fe, New Mexico
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Whites, MXT.
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All Treasure Hunting
Digger , I nominated your emerald ring find for BANNER !!! Because large emeralds are rather
rare (more than diamonds !) and they rarely show up on t-net - in appreciable sizes - and
this is a valuable find as well !!! Argentium.
 

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Digger62918

Digger62918

Full Member
Sep 28, 2009
146
2
Carterville, IL.
Detector(s) used
Fisher CZ-70 Pro , Fisher CZ-20 , Minelab Explorer SE
Argentium said:
Digger , I nominated your emerald ring find for BANNER !!! Because large emeralds are rather
rare (more than diamonds !) and they rarely show up on t-net - in appreciable sizes - and
this is a valuable find as well !!! Argentium.
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Thanks Argentium! I really have no idea of the value of the ring. I took it to a jeweler to have it tested but didn't ask about the value :icon_scratch: I probably need to take it some where and get it appraised, just to satisfy my curiosity.
 

ModernMiner

ModernMiner

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Jan 9, 2007
13,948
4,143
North Carolina
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5
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6
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Minelab Manticore , Tesoro Silver uMax
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All Treasure Hunting
Outstanding ring Digger!!! What a beauty.
Congrats on making BANNER. Well deserved. :thumbsup:
Also, thanks for introducing us to some of the folks on TN. Great picture.
-MM-
 

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fladiverdown

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Aug 23, 2010
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Congratulations :icon_thumleft: What a handsome group with a pretty gal. I doubt there is much left on those beaches after you folks stormed ashore :icon_pirat:
HH
Black Bart
 

AGCoinHunter

AGCoinHunter

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Aug 13, 2009
2,074
21
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ACE 250 (MD) Bare hands (CRH)
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All Treasure Hunting
Great find. That ring will look nice on some special ladies hand. Congrats on the banner.
 

Erik in NJ

Erik in NJ

Silver Member
Oct 4, 2010
4,037
3,043
The Garden State
🥇 Banner finds
1
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Minelab Explorer SE Pro & CTX-3030
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Great find and congrats on the banner. A high quality emerald can be quite valuable - have an expert in emeralds look at it (I have a contact here in NJ) if u want it.

Nice group pic! I almost hooked up with floridabill a couple years ago when in Fla -- nice guy!!
 

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