1st Find This Year! Rose GOLD!

[Michigan Badger]

Yesterday was my first chance to detect since the snow hit us. A lot of our ground is still frozen but I did locate a patch of ground where the sun had thawed it out.

I'm trying something new this year. I'm now using a 6-inch coil instead of my usual 10 and 15-inchers. I'm rehunting all my totally hunted out sites.

I dug this at 5-inches after digging several pieces of iron at 10-inches. It looks pretty nice but I can't get it away from my wife to have it checked. And I already had a cool spot in one of my displays for it.

I don't have a scale but that doesn't matter. It's here to stay anyway.

Oh well, just have ta find another.

Badger

Update: Just found out it's Rose Gold. Rose is a blend of gold and copper and has a pinkish-gold tone to it and can be mistaken for cheap copper.

I almost threw it away!

 

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[trk5capt]

Re: 1st Find This Year! Omen?

Badger, Glad To See You Finely Dug Your Self Out From Under All That Snow, Welcome Back & Nice Find. trk5capt...

 

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[Michigan Badger]

Re: 1st Find This Year! Omen?

Hey, Stranger!! Good to "see" you again!

That's a great chain....better than those old logging chains.....at least to your wife!

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Howdy Mona! I really like your latest avatar!

Well, this chain thing was totally unexspected. I guess the only reason I even kept it was I knew many here like to see this sort of thing. To me this stuff is just fake iron, knowwhatImean?

Remember: If it ain't iron, it ain't treasure!

Gold, silver, etc., don't know what people see in it. Give me a nice fresh dug horseshoe any day!

Badger

 

[Michigan Badger]

Re: 1st Find This Year! Omen?

Badger, Glad To See You Finely Dug Your Self Out From Under All That Snow, Welcome Back & Nice Find. trk5capt...

It's good to be back capt! Guess you probably dug a basement full of relics the last few months? Well, maybe not...been pretty cool..eh?

Badger

 

[Functional]

Re: 1st Find This Year! Omen?

Real nice red gold chain there. I like the way you made up the display with the driftwood and custom made hangers for it. And the commemorative bronze plaque was a nice touch too.


F.

 

[Burdie]

Re: 1st Find This Year! Omen?

OH yea!!!! The Badger is back. Congrats on that chain and being able to get back out.
Burdie

 

[Michigan Badger]

Re: 1st Find This Year! Omen?

Real nice red gold chain there. I like the way you made up the display with the driftwood and custom made hangers for it. And the commemorative bronze plaque was a nice touch too.


F.

Thanks, the wood is actually from the Great Lakes shipwreck the Steamer Myron. The diver who brought the wood up back in the 60's made this coat rack. The spikes are actually from the Myron.

 

[PHANTOM35]

Re: 1st Find This Year! Omen?

now thats a very good find, i hope this year will be better than last. wtg....

 

[dr-quest]

Re: 1st Find This Year! Omen?

Nice one badger.I always seem to find other things when I use my 5 inch coil that I somehow missed with the 10.Good plan, bet it pays for yah again.
HH

 

[ruck]

Re: 1st Find This Year! Omen?

1st Find? Man thats a good one! Sign of a good year to come yes? ruck

 

[beeping4fun]

Re: 1st Find This Year! Omen?

Great find!!! Thats a nice way to start after the snow...

 

[Michigan Badger]

Re: 1st Find This Year! Omen? GOLD!

For those who may be reading this I have a confession to make. When I first dug this chain I thought it was just a cheap copper plated deal and almost threw it away!

Really, my first thought was it's a lawn ornament chain of some sort.

My wife knew immediately that it was a great piece. Well, she was right.

This is a Rose or Red gold chain that appears to be 14k. That's 3/4 gold and 1/4 copper mix.

The thing that threw me on this chain was it didn't come out of the ground looking like shiny gold. I've dug yellow gold chains before and rings and they come old shiny gold. This is not so with long time buried Rose gold! Out of the ground the copper darkens and the chain looks just like the dime store variety. But, the solid quality links and hints of pinkish gold give it away.

HH

Badger

 

[tinpan]

Re: 1st Find This Year! Omen? GOLD!

Hi Badger , Nice to see ya back and great start to the season.I don,t know if anyone told you ,once you join TN ,you are addicted for life.

tin " Glad to have back ,mate"

 

[Trash Digger]

Re: 1st Find This Year! Omen? GOLD!

Nice find, Badger. My wife confiscates any good jewelry I find, too.

Mike

 

[MICHIGANJAY]

Nice to see a Badger in Wolverine Country finding such an amazing chain. They just dont make em' like that anymore. The ship wood is also anoter nice piece. I hope all is well in the U.P. Take Care, J.

 

[Michigan Badger]

Nice to see a Badger in Wolverine Country finding such an amazing chain. They just dont make em' like that anymore. The ship wood is also anoter nice piece. I hope all is well in the U.P. Take Care, J.

Hi MichiganJay!

We're doing great, thanks!

Badger

 

[ashleen]

Nice going, Badger!
Rose gold is my favorite
HH

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

Bad,

very nice.

have a good un...................
SHERMANVILLE

 

[Boobydoo]

WTG Badger, starting off the year right, congrats!
It's looks really old for sure so it's a relic and a keeper jewelry piece!
Love the display board buddy!

Smiles!
BDoo

 

[dave-enc]

nice badger way to go, im sure your wife does love that beauty
hh
dave+bobbie

 

[Michigan Badger]

WTG Badger, starting off the year right, congrats!
It's looks really old for sure so it's a relic and a keeper jewelry piece!
Love the display board buddy!

Smiles!
BDoo

Thanks, the display board is actualluy a piece of shipwreck wood with spikes from the ship.

Badger