JackInFlorida
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- Feb 28, 2007
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- Fisher F75 - Whites PI Pro, Excal 1000
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- All Treasure Hunting
About two hours before low tide, I started checking out this area where I had noticed people swimming and other folks loading and unloading jet ski's, kayaks and stuff. Thought it may be a possible place for some dumped personal possessions.
I was finding pull tab after pull tab. They all sounded different, some at pretty extreme depths, I was even waving the Vibraprobe around in the holes in about two feet of water because I was getting tired of scooping. Never even got a hit on the pinpointer. Then I would come up with a pull tab after two or three more scoops.
Anyway, one time I pulled up a spoon and figured it was from a fisherman having a meal and dropping one of wifey's spoons. As I got closer to the pseudo boat ramp, I was finding nuts and bolts and a few large pieces of metal. By this time it had been about two hours and I was getting a little tired. Also starting to get dark.
When I got home, I just dumped the stuff on the table to dry and didn't look at them till last night. I noticed the spoon looked silver, so I took it out and cleaned it up a little. It had a marking on the back: "Vernon Silver Plate".
Doing a little research shows that it is probably pretty old (early 1900s). I'm kind of interested in how it wound up on the shore of the river. I'm thinking maybe I need to revisit again when low tide comes late in the day again.
Couple of coins that have seen better days too . . .
Thanks, Jack
I was finding pull tab after pull tab. They all sounded different, some at pretty extreme depths, I was even waving the Vibraprobe around in the holes in about two feet of water because I was getting tired of scooping. Never even got a hit on the pinpointer. Then I would come up with a pull tab after two or three more scoops.
Anyway, one time I pulled up a spoon and figured it was from a fisherman having a meal and dropping one of wifey's spoons. As I got closer to the pseudo boat ramp, I was finding nuts and bolts and a few large pieces of metal. By this time it had been about two hours and I was getting a little tired. Also starting to get dark.
When I got home, I just dumped the stuff on the table to dry and didn't look at them till last night. I noticed the spoon looked silver, so I took it out and cleaned it up a little. It had a marking on the back: "Vernon Silver Plate".
Doing a little research shows that it is probably pretty old (early 1900s). I'm kind of interested in how it wound up on the shore of the river. I'm thinking maybe I need to revisit again when low tide comes late in the day again.
Couple of coins that have seen better days too . . .
Thanks, Jack
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