Salvager
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G'day everybody. I've been waiting to find something worth posting so I didn't bore you with my crap finds.
So far while I have been detecting I've found some interesting stuff, like a set of 'binoculars' off a set of play equipment that weigh like 7Kg pr something ridiculous like that!!! Found plenty of toy cars (today I found a toy spitfire!!!). I have been mainly searching sand around play equipment, where I have found so many nails and screws and rusted pieces of metal it scares me. In the last 1.5 months I'm up to about $38 worth of change as I unfortunately only get out a few hours a week.
Sorry to bore you there but now to the exciting part. I only had about an hour today before I had to go to a birthday, so we went to a local park to try the sand pit (I live in the 'Garden City' so there are litterally hundreds of parks) I hadn't tried this one before. Well it turned out to be a RIPPER!!! Seeing as there was only a limited time available I just checked over it quickly, without much of a plan. Turns out I found $9.55 in change-I would have be happy with that. Also found an unmarked ring of somekind it's only small, no markings, which my girlfriend thinks could be a toe ring-I would have been happy with that (my only other jewelry finds up to then were a rotted, encrusted bracelet at a beach and a set of broken earrings).
Well I was just about finished when I got a signal (I can't even remember what it sounded like). My girlfriend dug the target which is usual (she likes to come along and it makes it a group activity) and at the bottom I saw it-GOLD!!! I thought I knew what it was but I didn't want to be tricked so I picked it up and it was like winning the lotto. Turned out to be a 22ct solid gold ring. I am absolutely over the moon!!! We think (at-least hoping) it weighs about 15grams. It's like a mens wedding band but is too small for male fingers so I believe it to be for a lady who prefers bulky jewelry. I should be able to weigh it tomorrow and I'll pass on the result.
I was so hyped about the find that I got to the party late and could only stay for an hour. When I got home I was so excited we went out again to a different park, but by then it was dark and we only got a 5c coin and the toy spitfire (there was also more rubbish then the first park). But I was still happy from the ring earlier.
Sorry 'bout the lengthy post, I'm just so excited!!! (just like Big Kev was for all the Aussies out there).
Have fun and happy hunting,
Jesse
So far while I have been detecting I've found some interesting stuff, like a set of 'binoculars' off a set of play equipment that weigh like 7Kg pr something ridiculous like that!!! Found plenty of toy cars (today I found a toy spitfire!!!). I have been mainly searching sand around play equipment, where I have found so many nails and screws and rusted pieces of metal it scares me. In the last 1.5 months I'm up to about $38 worth of change as I unfortunately only get out a few hours a week.
Sorry to bore you there but now to the exciting part. I only had about an hour today before I had to go to a birthday, so we went to a local park to try the sand pit (I live in the 'Garden City' so there are litterally hundreds of parks) I hadn't tried this one before. Well it turned out to be a RIPPER!!! Seeing as there was only a limited time available I just checked over it quickly, without much of a plan. Turns out I found $9.55 in change-I would have be happy with that. Also found an unmarked ring of somekind it's only small, no markings, which my girlfriend thinks could be a toe ring-I would have been happy with that (my only other jewelry finds up to then were a rotted, encrusted bracelet at a beach and a set of broken earrings).
Well I was just about finished when I got a signal (I can't even remember what it sounded like). My girlfriend dug the target which is usual (she likes to come along and it makes it a group activity) and at the bottom I saw it-GOLD!!! I thought I knew what it was but I didn't want to be tricked so I picked it up and it was like winning the lotto. Turned out to be a 22ct solid gold ring. I am absolutely over the moon!!! We think (at-least hoping) it weighs about 15grams. It's like a mens wedding band but is too small for male fingers so I believe it to be for a lady who prefers bulky jewelry. I should be able to weigh it tomorrow and I'll pass on the result.
I was so hyped about the find that I got to the party late and could only stay for an hour. When I got home I was so excited we went out again to a different park, but by then it was dark and we only got a 5c coin and the toy spitfire (there was also more rubbish then the first park). But I was still happy from the ring earlier.
Sorry 'bout the lengthy post, I'm just so excited!!! (just like Big Kev was for all the Aussies out there).
Have fun and happy hunting,
Jesse
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