gwdigger
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Got back on the colonial. Never found colonial silver rings then bam, 2 on one site. Both have hand engraved designs but no inner hallmarks or identifying markings. One has a fairly thick oxidation on the outside. Maybe electrolysis will remove? Or destroy? These things sounded like cut reales. Beautiful sounding tones on the Deus, both of em. I got a pretty blue & white gem linked button and some cool buckle pieces and a couple nice buttons. Wish that one gold plated shoe buckle was complete. Wife got a complete buckle frame. She also got some kind of relic with hand stamped leaves. Maybe a rosette? Thats my favorite find of the hunt. Also got 3 thimbles. She got another round leather ornamental. I got some kind of nasty coin. Looks like billon so my guess is French. Maybe someone can make out what it is. I see a few letters but thats about it. I found the tops of 3 or 4 more buttons and a heart breaker of a dandy that is nearly split in too. Has a pretty design.
It was 72 degrees when we left at 4pm so it must've made it into the mid 70s at least. Good thing we had heavy wind to keep us cool.
It was 72 degrees when we left at 4pm so it must've made it into the mid 70s at least. Good thing we had heavy wind to keep us cool.
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Its unbelieveable the stuff thats turning up... I too have had some sick luck the last two weeks as well. ha
Thimbles, buckles, buttons, rings and a copper... wow! I do a LOT of iron electrolysis, but had never wanted to, or done any on silver. This past spring I dug a Bust Half, 1 reale and 2 reale in some soil that was not too kind to them. They had a black scale on them that was hard as concrete. I tried the aluminum foil, baking soda w/boiling water method in case it was black silver oxide on them... but it wast... it was a scale. A VERY experienced member on here advised me to try electrolysis on them... I did with a SS spoon anode, phone charger, in a small dish... in 30 second bursts at a time. Between bursts I checked each time and the black scale began to break away. I stopped as soon as the scale was removed and left the tarnish on the coins... just because I like them to look dirty and dug (since they are) The result was 3 coins that displayed MUCH better than they did with the black scale. That was my experience with electrolysis on dug silver... and if I dug another object had a similar scale issue, I wouldnt hesitate to do it again.
