AMAZING Railroad Pocket Watch!! Gold??

[FoxHound0985]

I actually found this a couple weeks ago, but I lost all the pictures on my phone when it updated . I ended up recovering them off the memory card, so I figured I'd post it! Anyway, I recently bought a new NEL Storm coil for my AT Pro, so I wanted to take it on a test hunt to get an idea of how it performed in the field. I took it to a buddy's place that was built in the 1830s or 1840s. We have hunted it a lot, I thought the NEL would be able to sniff out some deeper relics... and I was right! I got a strong, deep signal that ended up being this awesome pocket watch! The ground was thawing, so everything I dug was covered in a thick layer of mud. That being said, I couldn't see anything engraved on it while I was out there. Imagine my surprise when I finally was able to wash it off and saw a great train scene engraved on both sides! It appears to be gold, but I haven't had it tested yet. I doubt it is, and I don't want to risk breaking it by opening it. Gold or not, it's definitely a great start to 2018! Enjoy!

PF

 

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[Terry Soloman]

Very nice find!

 

[ARC]

Ya gotta open it up... AFTER good soft external cleaning.

All info is inside case.

PS... The green "crust" is not a good sign of gold.

 

[Tpmetal]

probably gold filled? Could be solid gold, though it is unlikely. Still even if it turns out gold filled it is a great find!

 

[testing123]

nice find! It contains at least some gold. I found one a while back that after a quick wipe looked really good. Turned out to be what's called "rolled gold" which is essentially a thick plate. Let us know what you find out

 

[Geobound]

WOW what a great find!!

I think it was more about getting your coil over the target this time, rather than I do the Storm coil (given the depth), but whatever the reason for the find I still thinks its pretty great!!

 

[3cylbill]

I think it looks like gold ,no corrosion after being underground for over 150 years.?....A GREAT START ....

 

[Loco-Digger]

Sweet, congrats on that cool pocket watch. Don'tcha just love to see gold when the dirt is washed away.

 

[WaterScoop]

Congratulations on your awesome score! Sorry about your phone update challenge .

Hope it’s gold my friend!

Cheers

 

[can_slaw]

A pocket watch of that caliber is at the top of my bucket list. That is a gorgeous find, and a GREAT way to start 2018! Congratulations on a spectacular find!!

 

[billpa]

Nice pocket watch you dug there.

 

[Mackaydon]

I'd take it to a jeweler, have him open it up and show you the letters, words and numbers that will be there.
Ask him what they all mean.

Don....

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratulations on the nice find!

 

[K1DDO1979]

Now thats awesome regardless of the gold content. Sweet find! [emoji2][emoji106]

 

[Kurios1]

Cool as all get out mate. Love it regardless of gold content. SWEET!

 

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

Very cool pocket watch! I found a very old 10k gold ring with some similar deposits on the surface. I was able to scrape it off with a wooden skewer very carefully. I zoomed in on your pics and it is either thick rolled gold layered over brass or solid gold, let's hope for the later. Congrats !!

 

[BLK HOLE]

Wow that is a beauty

 

[Relicific]

Awesome find

 

[OZARKS]

A great motif on that watch, what a great find, congrats!

 

[rickb2202]

That's what keeps us all out there swinging. Well done!!!