tnt-hunter
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- Apr 20, 2018
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- Detector(s) used
- Fisher CZ-21, Minelab Equinix 800, ,Garret AT Pro,
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
The state parks are now open for metal detecting in Maryland. I always go to the same park the day after Labor Day. There are usually 5 or 6 people detecting, most on the land, but there is another guy who always detects the water. I always hit the water and if time permits I do a little beach work and try to find what the others missed. Rarely are there any folks swimming or enjoying the beach. This year the water guy brought his girlfriend who detected the edges of the water and the 3 of us were the only detectorists there. About 11:00 people started coming in to enjoy the beach and water and there ended up being a decent number of people there. With people out of work and kids not having face to face school or split schedules they came to enjoy the nice weather. It’s better than sitting at home that’s for sure, but it did make it a little more difficult to detect. Most people did stay out of the way and a few asked what I was finding and what is my best find like usual. As always I was polite and answered the questions and showed a few finds as I dug them.
The guy and his girlfriend went through the water quickly in both swim areas in this park. They found a few coins and a silver ring, but they did miss some stuff. I did my usual grid pattern with my float markers and when I was finished the water I spent about 45 minutes on the beaches working around the folks and their chairs and blankets being sure to not get too close. If you get too close people complain to the park office and you end up losing your permission to detect.
I was using my ATPro. Altogether I found 31 coins with a face value of $3.01, 5 toy cars, selfie stick retainers, sinkers, a starter blank, cheapy earrings, half a barrel clasp, a fashion ring, stainless cross, a dental bridge, beads, a silver earring back, a gold earring, 3 silver rings, 2 tungsten carbide rings, a few tabs and foil.
The dental work is just the metal skeleton with most of the enamel missing. It is pretty beat up. From the color and hardness it is probably nickel and chromium, not silver.
The gold earring was in an area I could tell had been worked by the other guy. The bottom was stirred up like he had chased it around with his scoop. It was giving a 41-42 on the VDI just like the bits of aluminum in the picture. I chased it around as well and almost gave up as foil can be a pain to get in the scoop and out of 4 feet of water. I’m glad I kept at it. It is 18k and unfortunately the stones are junk. The earring back is silver and is a screw in back.
I found both of the tungsten rings on line. The one on the left is selling for $23.99 and the one on the right is a heartbeat style and sells for a way from $127.99 to $164.99 depending on what web site you get it from.
All of the rings except for the silver heart ring were found in the water. The 3 silver rings are nice and my wife has taken a liking to the heart ring and the mountain outline ring. She gets any jewelry she wants so when I say I’m going detecting she says “Have fun, good luck and be safe. And when do you think you’ll be home?” Of course working hard on the HONEY DO list when I am home helps with her cooperation too.
Yesterday I went to a different park and spent 6.5 hour with the ATPro doing the water and most of the beach. There were a few people enjoying the beach, but it wasn’t crowded. For the most part the detector was pretty quiet. Not much trash or goodies, but there were enough to make the trip worth while.
I found 39 coins with a face value of $3.53, 5 more cars (not picture), an aluminum bag tie from an ice bag (took me a long time to figure that one out), some cheapy earrings, earring backs, fishing sinkers, 2 rings, 2 foreign coins, some tabs, and aluminum foil as always. One foreign coin is a 2 euro cent from 2017 and the other is a Canadian penny from 1990.
The gold ring is a tiny kids ring that barely goes on the end of my pinky. It is a 10k gold ring that weighs .02 troy ounces or .5 grams. Not much gold, but gold is gold and I’ll take it. It’s worth a lot more than the pennies. It rang up like the gold earring from the day before 41-42 on the VDI. The same as most of the foil I was digging. The silver ring is an elephant whose trunk is the ring. It rang up like a zinc penny 75-77 so I thought it was plated at first but it is marked 925 and the color is right. The reason for the low number is the fact that it is open and not a closed circle.
So more goodies from the state parks. Gold and silver, gas money and a reason to build a bigger garage LOL. As always good social distancing exercise in the fresh air helping to keep the old man fit for more detecting. Stay safe and may your coil lead you to good things. (Remember to dig those trash signals or you might miss that small gold stuff. Good luck!)
The guy and his girlfriend went through the water quickly in both swim areas in this park. They found a few coins and a silver ring, but they did miss some stuff. I did my usual grid pattern with my float markers and when I was finished the water I spent about 45 minutes on the beaches working around the folks and their chairs and blankets being sure to not get too close. If you get too close people complain to the park office and you end up losing your permission to detect.
I was using my ATPro. Altogether I found 31 coins with a face value of $3.01, 5 toy cars, selfie stick retainers, sinkers, a starter blank, cheapy earrings, half a barrel clasp, a fashion ring, stainless cross, a dental bridge, beads, a silver earring back, a gold earring, 3 silver rings, 2 tungsten carbide rings, a few tabs and foil.
The dental work is just the metal skeleton with most of the enamel missing. It is pretty beat up. From the color and hardness it is probably nickel and chromium, not silver.
The gold earring was in an area I could tell had been worked by the other guy. The bottom was stirred up like he had chased it around with his scoop. It was giving a 41-42 on the VDI just like the bits of aluminum in the picture. I chased it around as well and almost gave up as foil can be a pain to get in the scoop and out of 4 feet of water. I’m glad I kept at it. It is 18k and unfortunately the stones are junk. The earring back is silver and is a screw in back.
I found both of the tungsten rings on line. The one on the left is selling for $23.99 and the one on the right is a heartbeat style and sells for a way from $127.99 to $164.99 depending on what web site you get it from.
All of the rings except for the silver heart ring were found in the water. The 3 silver rings are nice and my wife has taken a liking to the heart ring and the mountain outline ring. She gets any jewelry she wants so when I say I’m going detecting she says “Have fun, good luck and be safe. And when do you think you’ll be home?” Of course working hard on the HONEY DO list when I am home helps with her cooperation too.
Yesterday I went to a different park and spent 6.5 hour with the ATPro doing the water and most of the beach. There were a few people enjoying the beach, but it wasn’t crowded. For the most part the detector was pretty quiet. Not much trash or goodies, but there were enough to make the trip worth while.
I found 39 coins with a face value of $3.53, 5 more cars (not picture), an aluminum bag tie from an ice bag (took me a long time to figure that one out), some cheapy earrings, earring backs, fishing sinkers, 2 rings, 2 foreign coins, some tabs, and aluminum foil as always. One foreign coin is a 2 euro cent from 2017 and the other is a Canadian penny from 1990.
The gold ring is a tiny kids ring that barely goes on the end of my pinky. It is a 10k gold ring that weighs .02 troy ounces or .5 grams. Not much gold, but gold is gold and I’ll take it. It’s worth a lot more than the pennies. It rang up like the gold earring from the day before 41-42 on the VDI. The same as most of the foil I was digging. The silver ring is an elephant whose trunk is the ring. It rang up like a zinc penny 75-77 so I thought it was plated at first but it is marked 925 and the color is right. The reason for the low number is the fact that it is open and not a closed circle.
So more goodies from the state parks. Gold and silver, gas money and a reason to build a bigger garage LOL. As always good social distancing exercise in the fresh air helping to keep the old man fit for more detecting. Stay safe and may your coil lead you to good things. (Remember to dig those trash signals or you might miss that small gold stuff. Good luck!)
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