60 minutes this AM. at the beach up the street.......

[Surfdigger]

.......had some time this morning to hit the beach up the street for an hour....lots of coins....nothing spectacular.....nice little silver ring though.....HH....Brian

 

[Dixie Digger]

man did you get dizzy making that scoop drag mark? lol Nice beach!

 

[Surfdigger]

man did you get dizzy making that scoop drag mark? lol Nice beach!

Noooo Dixie.....haven't you ever seen the spiral method before?......once i hit a heavy target such as a nickel, quarter, gold ring etc. I do a spiral out from that spot to see if there are anymore targets in the area or to see if there is a coin line in the vicinity....I have seen too many folks dig a target and keep walking just to pass by a nice patch of coins and alot of times jewelry as well......try it some time after a storm in the wetsand....it works like it did for me this morning....HH.....Brian

 

[JoeSWFla]

Very methodical pattern,with good overlap.I agree,coins,jewelery,etc.
can gather in groups.Wave action,or whatever.Like the coin lines
you mentioned.Always amazes me how it does that .Good luck on
future hunts.Joe

 

[dfxmatt]

sign of a great hunter.......good ring as well, keep em comin.

 

[Fishhead]

Brian, How did you clean the black silver from the ring ?

I have a few black rings like that and want to clean them up.
Brian: thanks for the help you gave my nephew inlaw on his swing style.
You had him extend his coil shaft. Seems like I told him that about 100 times.

Titianiun Hips Mike

 

[SaintSea]

Wow! That spiral hunting pattern is a forehead slapper of an idea. Thanks! I'm looking forward to using it the next time I hit the sands.
Ruth

 

[Surfdigger]

Re: Brian, How did you clean the black silver from the ring ?

I have a few black rings like that and want to clean them up.
Brian: thanks for the help you gave my nephew inlaw on his swing style.
You had him extend his coil shaft. Seems like I told him that about 100 times.

Titianiun Hips Mike

Hiya Mike!!
I didn't realize that that was your relation.....seems like a nice guy and he has your enthusiasm lol......anyway....haven't run into you this season so far.....maybe I'll see ya out there soon....HH......Brian

 

[Surfdigger]

Re: cleaning beach cruded silver

I have a few black rings like that and want to clean them up.
Brian: thanks for the help you gave my nephew inlaw on his swing style.
You had him extend his coil shaft. Seems like I told him that about 100 times.

Titianiun Hips Mike

To answer your question about cleaning the silver....I used the "aluminum foil electolysis" method....simply by wetting the obect to be cleaned and then wrapping it in a wetted square of aluminum foil (shiny side out). you will hear it starting to sizzle (that's the electrolysis) then while it is wrapped soak it in a bowl of a little white vinegar (just enough to cover it). when it stops "sizzling" remove it from the foil and rub it between your fingers with a baking soda paste until it shines up....that usually does the trick....hope this helps....Brian

 

[Bridge End Farm]

man did you get dizzy making that scoop drag mark? lol Nice beach!

Noooo Dixie.....haven't you ever seen the spiral method before?......once i hit a heavy target such as a nickel, quarter, gold ring etc. I do a spiral out from that spot to see if there are anymore targets in the area or to see if there is a coin line in the vicinity....I have seen too many folks dig a target and keep walking just to pass by a nice patch of coins and alot of times jewelry as well......try it some time after a storm in the wetsand....it works like it did for me this morning....HH.....Brian

TY for sharing that I had never heard of it. nice finds and TY again

 

[Cash1977]

SD-
Nice finds ya got there.
Gotta love that beach hunting!

 

[ozdrew PI dig all]

Nice photos , just like being there , WTG on the ring

Andrew

 

[rmptr]

That's a great 'clam circle'

Is that a nekkid lady reflected in your glasses?

HH

 

[tb]

Nice digs!

 

[TreasurdiggrNY]

Nice haul, congrats on the ring it cleaned up nicely Great pics too, thanks for sharing Surfdigger.
Glenn

 

[guzz1]

silver ring cleaned up really nice.. I got one kinda like that last month. When i pulled it up it was black big time ,, but it did clean up ..

 

[JimInPhilly]

Surfdigger is the man!.. Will be trading in my land machine for a surf machine ,soon.!

 

[salty dog]

Nice ring surfdigger!
Thanks for sharing the tip on cleaning the ring also.
Does this method only work on silver or can it be used on gold and can it be used on rings with stones?
Thanks again.

 

[Surfdigger]

Nice ring surfdigger!
Thanks for sharing the tip on cleaning the ring also.
Does this method only work on silver or can it be used on gold and can it be used on rings with stones?
Thanks again.

I have only used this method on heavily oxdized silver........gold usually doesn't suffer from the same extreme oxdation. I have used this on many silver rings with stones also....it works great!!....HH....Brian

 

[John (Ma)]

Nice finds, an hour well spent.