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Hi again!

Four hours searching time yesterday morning at three different schoolyards in a school district east of us that I never hit before. I only found 69 coins, $4.33 in clad, but the jewelry was rolling in. I found like 40 pieces of jewelry, mostly trinkets of course but also diamonds, gold, and silver too.

Keepers:
- A 10k Gold heart pendant with 15 small diamonds around the outside.
- A Sterling bracelet, thick but tiny like for a very young child. Found in the tot lot.
- 2 different Sterling Earrings.
- An earring with a huge, like 3 carat white stone. It says 18K on the hallmark but I need to check it on the micoscope at work tomorrow to make sure. I am pretty sure the stone is not a diamond. It's just too big.
- A nice thick gold chain that is gold plated I think not solid. It says 1/20 12KG on the hallmark. It's in good shape and wearable.

There were some old dig holes , not fresh at all, filled in and trash removed :) , at these schools so I am thinking that someone searched it in the early summer. It is only logical to think that the detector I use plus my search and setting methods are finding stuff the newer detectors are missing. The others are finding most of the the coins but missing most of the jewelry. Some of it was deeper too. The gold chain was 6 inches wadded up in a ball. The gold heart thing was 4 inches, so these weren't just lost.

I also found this LCD thing that when screwed together lights up and blinks all different colors. It's pretty cool. I have found about 6 of these this summer but they were just the top part with a threaded area and I had no idea what they were. Now I know. My kid said that they have rings and pendants out that these plug into but they aren't allowed in the schools as the blinking patterns can make an epilleptic person have a siezure.

I also had a first. I found both earrings of a set. They are costune jewelry but that was cool. Found them right on the edge of the chips, next to the timber border by the steel spike holding the timber. The spike sounds off my detector but I could hear a slightly increased intencity to the signal so I dug and out they popped.

Happy hunting to all. Thanks for reading!

Smiles!
BDoo
 

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You know, I never thought about it before but Im going to try the play areas in all metal mode. I'll turn the the SENS down a ways & see what happens. Seems like it would work, thanks for the tip Booby! :)
 
Nice finds Bdoo! HH, Mike
 
hi boobydoo that one awsome haul there and i,m going to have a go.thanks for the info on the way you md these woodchip parks.first i going to use an old minelab 2000 with upgrade and a 36 inch sand seeker coil.this old m.d has a heavy battery back pack but it can pick up anything at 3 feet.years ago i was m.ding for gold in a creek and a hit nearly blow my ears off and so i dug and dug and dug right past my waist.no gold just a winze cable for an old bridge.i have picked a private school near the beach called GEELONG GRAMMAR and 2 of the heirs to the english throne went there for a while.prince charles and his son prince william.and there a few other real classy private school there and would cost mega bucks to send your child there.i going to give your way a try wish me luck because i,m coming back with the crown jewels ;D ;D ;D ;D

tinpan
 
great haul there BDoo!! I have to stop procrastinating and try a park or school. Just would be too intimitated by people staring at this crazy person digging holes. I guess I could just show them my finds and say "who's crazy now".

Great job

Funkman
 
Great looking items Bdoo.

Your doing great in the places you are searching.

HH Jer
 
River Rat said:
BDoo,

Awesome finds there!! :o You're doing great, keep up the great work...uh, I mean fun.

;) RR

Hi RR!!!
Great to see you again.
Thanks for the nice commnet.
Tep, I am definitely workin it,
but in the end it's fun. :)

Smiles!
BDoo
 
jopher said:
Another fantastic day Bobby!
Glad to see your still keeping those play areas free of sharp objects! Precious metal cuts can be terrible! WTG .....Joe

lmao Joe, thanks.
Actually, I didn't know I had anything good until I got home.
While I am hunting, I just dig and in the pouch it goes.
Hunting time is so limited, I try not to waste a minute.

Speaking of cuts, safety, etc...
When I dig the woodchips, I do notice all the mold and yucky down in there.
Therefore, I never bring my finds in the house until they are cleaned in soapy water. Some skeptics around here think you need to show the finds in found/dirty condition to prove something. Frankly, I can't be bothered with that. I did it once to appease, that's enough. Oh well... :)

I also wear rubber front gardening gloves always. $4 is a good investment in keeping the crap off me and giving a little protection from cuts. Plus I wash my hands, arms, and face upon entering the house. Can't be too careful sometimes.

Good luck out there Joe. Thanks for the visit my friend!

Smiles!
BDoo
 
Mighty AP said:
You know, I never thought about it before but Im going to try the play areas in all metal mode. I'll turn the the SENS down a ways & see what happens. Seems like it would work, thanks for the tip Booby! :)

Let us know how it works for you AP. I am glad that my post gave you an idea for improvement. Good luck buddy!

Smiles!
BDoo
 
tinpan said:
hi boobydoo that one awsome haul there and i,m going to have a go.thanks for the info on the way you md these woodchip parks.first i going to use an old minelab 2000 with upgrade and a 36 inch sand seeker coil.this old m.d has a heavy battery back pack but it can pick up anything at 3 feet.years ago i was m.ding for gold in a creek and a hit nearly blow my ears off and so i dug and dug and dug right past my waist.no gold just a winze cable for an old bridge.i have picked a private school near the beach called GEELONG GRAMMAR and 2 of the heirs to the english throne went there for a while.prince charles and his son prince william.and there a few other real classy private school there and would cost mega bucks to send your child there.i going to give your way a try wish me luck because i,m coming back with the crown jewels ;D ;D ;D ;D

tinpan

Good luck Tinpan, I hope it works for you!
Let us know. Thanks!

Smiles!
BDoo
 
Boobydoo said:
fleamistress said:
Not sure but that heart looks like it might be a "Peretti", handled by Tiffany's.

Hi Cyn

I wish it was but I don't think it is. It doesn't say "Tiffany Co" on it anywhere. But it's sweet anyways. Thanks for stopping and suggesting that!

Smiles!
BDoo

Hi again

I examined the maker mark under the microscope today and it's a sideways "P" looking thing logo. I am not familier with gold maker marks so who knows.

Smiles!
BDoo
 
mlw67 said:
Jeez BDoo--trying to make up for that break in your streak, eh?!?

Very nice finds as usual.

I hope that big honkin' stone ends up being a diamond!

This earring is weird. Looking under the digital microscope at work today, it sure looks to say 18K to the one side of the post and it says something on the other. Looks like a "Star" followed by a "K" and then an "X", but I can't be sure. The stampings are totally vague like they were filled in when they soldered the post to the the back of the earring. I guess I will have to get it checked. It's sweet anyway. Thanks again!

Smiles!
BDoo
 

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