4th of July mystery find?

[no2pencil]

Happy 4th of July everyone!

The ocean was smooth & visibility was good this morning, so I did about an hour worth of detecting. Parking was $25, so I risked it, in & out without a ticket.

Found the 1985 quarter two steps into the water. But what on Earth are these metal clumps? The first one I believe is just tin-foil crumpled up. The second one looks like something molten was cooled in water.

 

[villagenut]

You got a fire nugget....an authentic one

 

[Almy]

Good thing you didn't have to pay for parking, or your cost would have been 100 times your income from the hunt! But most of us don't do this for the amount of money we find. It's the fun of seek and discovery like you had.

 

[oldmxrat]

I found a 14k fire nugget last year, 7.8g worth!
Always test fire nuggets with good weight to them.

 

[DizzyDigger]

$25 just to park your car? That's just nuts...

 

[no2pencil]

$25 just to park your car? That's just nuts...

Yeah, event parking for the 4th of July. That's why I was in & out. Water was so calm, would have liked to have been there for a few hours.

 

[Digger RJ]

Happy 4th of July everyone!

The ocean was smooth & visibility was good this morning, so I did about an hour worth of detecting. Parking was $25, so I risked it, in & out without a ticket.

Found the 1985 quarter two steps into the water. But what on Earth are these metal clumps? The first one I believe is just tin-foil crumpled up. The second one looks like something molten was cooled in water.

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Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Gman77]

Happy 4th of July everyone!

The ocean was smooth & visibility was good this morning, so I did about an hour worth of detecting. Parking was $25, so I risked it, in & out without a ticket.

Found the 1985 quarter two steps into the water. But what on Earth are these metal clumps? The first one I believe is just tin-foil crumpled up. The second one looks like something molten was cooled in water.

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The metal objects are probably pieces of steel that have changed shapes. At Virginia Beach they dumped autos in the water to slow down erosion. Lots of steel from those.