Aruba finds

[cudamark]

I just made it back from a week in Aruba. Spent all my detecting time at the beach, mostly in the water. I was using the new Equinox 900 and was pleased with how it worked. I found a few items that had been down in the sand or coral bottom for a long time....as some were totally encased in coral. Here's a photo of the finds I brought home. I decided to leave all the other stuff there, such as 6-7 lbs of lead, copper and brass scrap, and 130+ pull tabs along with all the other aluminum and foil trash. 11 rings in total, 2 silver and 3 gold. some silver earrings and a nice silver bracelet too. Some of these items are still in the cleaning process, but, they've all had some sort of cleaning done to them so far. $7.30 in U.S. coinage along with some Aruba Florins, a Canadian "twonie" and a 200 peso Columbian coin. Believe it or not, all the hot wheels were found out in the water! Wonderful friends, Good hunting, great food, and a nice tropical setting. What's not to like?

 

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[Blak bart]

Nice !! Bet the water was warm !!

 

[billb]

Congratulations on your great recoveries
Thanks for sharing

 

[cudamark]

Nice !! Bet the water was warm !!

Yeah, I could stay in it all day without a wetsuit. Rarely did though as it's tiring trying to scoop in that hard packed sand and coral.

 

[iAmMike]

Spectacular!

 

[Peyton Manning]

Gotta love jewelry in the sand

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

What a great bunch of finds - congrats !

 

[river roamer]

Great way to spend a vaction Very nice finds Congrats

 

[Digger RJ]

I just made it back from a week in Aruba. Spent all my detecting time at the beach, mostly in the water. I was using the new Equinox 900 and was pleased with how it worked. I found a few items that had been down in the sand or coral bottom for a long time....as some were totally encased in coral. Here's a photo of the finds I brought home. I decided to leave all the other stuff there, such as 6-7 lbs of lead, copper and brass scrap, and 130+ pull tabs along with all the other aluminum and foil trash. 11 rings in total, 2 silver and 3 gold. some silver earrings and a nice silver bracelet too. Some of these items are still in the cleaning process, but, they've all had some sort of cleaning done to them so far. $7.30 in U.S. coinage along with some Aruba Florins, a Canadian "twonie" and a 200 peso Columbian coin. Believe it or not, all the hot wheels were found out in the water! Wonderful friends, Good hunting, great food, and a nice tropical setting. What's not to like?

Awesome!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Tpmetal]

looks like vacation was mission success!