Best silver day for me today! 5 in one spot!

[DocBeav]

Hit the beach a few hours before low tide and when I got there I almost didn't get out of my car......Beach was totally sanded in....(all the beaches around here have been especially after the last storm a few days ago) and didn't look promising at all. I decided since I was already there I give it a shot and man am I glad I did! Didn't find much on my outbound trip, few coins and some odds and ends but nothing good until I got to one spot and hit a NICE BIG hit and only one scoop down was the very nice 1940 1/2 dollar! I gridded off the whole area and pulled allot more coins and added 4 more silver bringing my total to 5 for the day! Best silver day ever (so far) for me. Was really nice to have gotten a good hunt in as the last several haven't produced much! Thanks for looking!

I also found what looks like it is the remnant of some kind of token (ace shaped hole in the center), a piece of sea glass that has part of the word "NORFOLK" on it, and some metal rings. The linked chain looks to be more modern but I have no idea what any of the metal rings are for. Any Ideas?

 

[GioTheGreek]

Fantastic hunt, man! That's a nice haul of silver. Exciting, yes?

 

[OBN]

Dag you Pirate....Nice haul on the Silver!! Love those Halfs!! Hey, Welcome Back!! No place like home!!

 

[AQUA]

Nice day of silvers !!! sweet day indeed.

The rings are from scallop rakes....they make up the nets that are attached to the iron frames they drag on the bottom.

 

[mr helton]

Nice day!

Curious, is there any way to make those silvers look shiny again or is that stuff pretty much stuck on there forever?

 

[Argentium]

I'm guessing you could electrolysis those silvers ? I'm always stunned at how badly silver gets chewed by salt water ! I just can't get myself
to believe that that can happen to silver - Coin silver being 10 percent copper explains it I suppose . Can any of you beach hunters tell me
does .999 or fine silver come out unscathed by salt water ?

 

[thrillathahunt]

I'm guessing you could electrolysis those silvers ? I'm always stunned at how badly silver gets chewed by salt water ! I just can't get myself
to believe that that can happen to silver - Coin silver being 10 percent copper explains it I suppose . Can any of you beach hunters tell me
does .999 or fine silver come out unscathed by salt water ?

Not just salt water either. I have found old silver in riverbeds that have been there for 50-60 years that's so black it is almost impossible to get it all off.

 

[detroitdigger]

Sweet finds, you had a great day!!!!!

 

[Argentium]

Not just salt water either. I have found old silver in riverbeds that have been there for 50-60 years that's so black it is almost impossible to get it all off.

Well it really isn't the black/tarnish I'm commenting on - it's the incredible pitting that I guess is the result of long term exposure to salt water
in conjunction with the copper in the coin silver alloy .

 

[vpnavy]

Great finds Doc! Thanks for sharing...

 

[park pirate]

Nice job on them silvers...

 

[Mi$terG]

Congrats on a great haul!

 

[Diggin-N-Dumps]

GReat stuff!!

 

[fmfdoc]

Even .999 pits and discolors, badly, in salt water. Just goes to show 'ya that sodium is some wicked-nasty stuff!!
Great finds, there Doc!

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Nice silver haul!
The rings looped together reminds me of woman's belt. Not sure what the large ring is. If it opened at one time could be a necklace. The thick round item looks like the metal plates that go around drain pipes where they go into the floor.
That's my best guess. Guess I am wrong on the joined rings.

 

[dig kzoo]

Killer day ya had there, Congrats!!

 

[treblehunter]

Sweet silver!

 

[DocBeav]

Gravediggermax says that the rings are most likely from a "crab dredge" that is towed along behind a boat and scoops up the crabs. I like what AQUA said too about it being a scallop rake......maybe could be both? Sounds like it is used the same way and may use the same materials/configuration.

Scallop Rake



Crab Dredge