mike b
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- Sep 21, 2012
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I hit the water yesterday, and it hit me back ! Yesterday was only the second time in ten years that I got soaked wading. It was windy and rough, got slapped by a wave while I was digging and filled my gloves up to the elbow, shoulders head and neck got wet enough to be chilly. But I still lasted three hours.
Using my Excalibur I dug a bunch of sinkers and scrap metal. The first exciting target was the melted chunk of metal. It came out very heavy and had mirror bright gold flashing around it. It was obvious it had been melted in a fire, actually had particles of sand imbedded in it.
Later I heard the faintest scratchy signal that took two scoops to get a clear signal, sucker had to be over 15 inches down in black muck. I thought it was 10K until I got it back to the car and saw it was 18K.
I put both of these finds in a tumbler and what came out is in the middle picture. I think the chunk was a piece of gold plated jewelry that was melted in a beach fire. It weighed 6.9 Grams but tested not gold at all but did have the plating visible. I cut it in half to be sure. Its in the recyclable can now. The ring tested 18K. and weighs 6.6 grams . My first 18 Karat for the year.
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