Agent Green
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Hi everyone, its been a while since I posted to the site so here we go. I was lucky enough to go on a multi family vacation to Atlantis in the first week of Jan 2017.
After getting through customs, uggg... had to pay an import fee on my detector,what?? we finally made it to the resort. No hastle there. Needless to say I was able to detect the beach everyday.
My first find, ring I found was very thin but silver 1. CZ or....real... no idea?? After a few more days of detecting I found the arrow ring, silver 2. The arrow ring I think is from some designer in Texas,
but still a good find. I also manage a silver quarter, 1946 and wheat penny 1929. Coin total was about $20.00 US..(+ bahamas coins) As far as foreign coinage I found 1 euro, a 2 euro and
500 Yen coin. On the last day I did manage to find the gold colored locket with crystals. I tried to do some research and the best I can guess it was on a necklace or perhaps a purse fab. Most likely bling since I could not find
a hallmark to i.d. the piece. Oh well, but it sure did get the heart going when I found the locket. I did find a bunch of foil, scrap tin, can slaw ect.. The first picture I posted was before I tumbled my coins. Subsequent
pictures are post cleaned. I used warm water, lemon juice, jewelers media and liquid safe rock tumbler. Not pictured yet but hopefully the other FIND will be posted at some point...
please read on...
Here is the best part of the trip. I went out one of the afternoons to the beach instead of taking a nap and I was going to hit the water with the CTX. It just so happens a man approached me with his daughter.
His brother just had been married and the wedding party was celebrating on the beach. Well the new bride took off her wedding ring and set her ring on a towel. Take guess what she did when she
grabbed her towel to dry off after her dip in the ocean.... There goes said new wedding ring into the liquid sand.... Lost for the time being. I asked his brother(the groom) to grid off the area on the beach where
they thought she lost the ring so I would have an idea where to swing the coil. It was kind of tense for a while as everyone watched. When I detected something I showed them the coin or the foil or pull tab.. even the pendant
starfish I found. If it was unclaimed into the finds pouch the item went. Needless to say it took me about 10 to 15 minutes of swinging and changing discrimination patterns... wide open on the third pass. But then I heard
this sweet, crisp and clear sound 12:02 on the CTX. So I scooped some sand away brushed the area,, Viola found the wedding ring.
White gold with diamonds!! Everyone was so happy. We shook
hands, and took pictures. I gave them my information but I have not heard from them yet. Hopefully they will contact me and I can post some pictures. It felt great to find the ring and return it to the couple. She was relieved.
Everyone was able to back to the celebration. Plus both of his brothers gave me a nice tip..
((((tried to rotate and sort the pics, sorry...))))
After getting through customs, uggg... had to pay an import fee on my detector,what?? we finally made it to the resort. No hastle there. Needless to say I was able to detect the beach everyday.
My first find, ring I found was very thin but silver 1. CZ or....real... no idea?? After a few more days of detecting I found the arrow ring, silver 2. The arrow ring I think is from some designer in Texas,
but still a good find. I also manage a silver quarter, 1946 and wheat penny 1929. Coin total was about $20.00 US..(+ bahamas coins) As far as foreign coinage I found 1 euro, a 2 euro and
500 Yen coin. On the last day I did manage to find the gold colored locket with crystals. I tried to do some research and the best I can guess it was on a necklace or perhaps a purse fab. Most likely bling since I could not find
a hallmark to i.d. the piece. Oh well, but it sure did get the heart going when I found the locket. I did find a bunch of foil, scrap tin, can slaw ect.. The first picture I posted was before I tumbled my coins. Subsequent
pictures are post cleaned. I used warm water, lemon juice, jewelers media and liquid safe rock tumbler. Not pictured yet but hopefully the other FIND will be posted at some point...
please read on...
Here is the best part of the trip. I went out one of the afternoons to the beach instead of taking a nap and I was going to hit the water with the CTX. It just so happens a man approached me with his daughter.
His brother just had been married and the wedding party was celebrating on the beach. Well the new bride took off her wedding ring and set her ring on a towel. Take guess what she did when she
grabbed her towel to dry off after her dip in the ocean.... There goes said new wedding ring into the liquid sand.... Lost for the time being. I asked his brother(the groom) to grid off the area on the beach where
they thought she lost the ring so I would have an idea where to swing the coil. It was kind of tense for a while as everyone watched. When I detected something I showed them the coin or the foil or pull tab.. even the pendant
starfish I found. If it was unclaimed into the finds pouch the item went. Needless to say it took me about 10 to 15 minutes of swinging and changing discrimination patterns... wide open on the third pass. But then I heard
this sweet, crisp and clear sound 12:02 on the CTX. So I scooped some sand away brushed the area,, Viola found the wedding ring.
White gold with diamonds!! Everyone was so happy. We shook hands, and took pictures. I gave them my information but I have not heard from them yet. Hopefully they will contact me and I can post some pictures. It felt great to find the ring and return it to the couple. She was relieved.
Everyone was able to back to the celebration. Plus both of his brothers gave me a nice tip..
((((tried to rotate and sort the pics, sorry...))))
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