Finds from my Jamaica beach hunt

ANTIQUARIAN · Apr 10, 2011

I wish I had better news to report to everyone on this topic . . . but I was on vacation in Jamaica, so I'll try to not whine too much! :laughing7:

I went with my wife and daughter to Beaches Boscobel last Saturday for a week and man was it ever great to get away from winter here in Canada!

I woke up every morning at 5:45 and was down on the beach by 6am. It was extremely peaceful at that time of day, there was hardly anybody around and I got to see the sun come up! This beach was extremely trashy, maybe only 6 - 8 inches of sand on top with about 12" of rocks/sand beneath. I found a lot of scrap iron of all descriptions, nails, aluminum fruit cans and of course beer caps . . . oooooooooh so many beer caps! :laughing7:

The only things I managed to find of interest were 3 Lincoln Memorials and a button from a pair of jeans! Though I did leave Jamaica with the satisfaction of knowing that I probably saved a lot of people from getting a rusty nail stuck in their foot! :icon_thumright:

Happy Hunting to all this spring!
Dave

I couldn't resist posting the last three pics . . . my wife took them after I'd had one too many Red Stripes! :laughing7:

In the last pic I'm doing a bit of detecting without my ACE 350! :laughing9:

steelheadwill · Apr 10, 2011

Great Stuff Dave :hello2:

You & your Girl on the beach!
Too bad about the finds, not even copper :P
You'll make up for that zinc soon!
Welcome Back :hello:

ANTIQUARIAN · Apr 10, 2011

steelheadwill said:
Great Stuff Dave
You & your Girl on the beach!
Too bad about the finds, not even copper :P
You'll make up for that zinc soon!
Welcome Back

Thanks very much Herbie, it got up to 60F here today!
Spring is definitely coming! :icon_thumright:

Dave

jamesbibb · Apr 10, 2011

mmmmmmm I love Red Stripe-last time I was there I didnt leave the tap :laughing7:

RIcoinhunter · Apr 10, 2011

Looks like you had a great time.And alittle sunburn!

pl8man · Apr 10, 2011

Man O Man Dave , looks like a great time ! Nothing like a vacation with the Family :headbang:

Glen

ANTIQUARIAN · Apr 10, 2011

jamesbibb said:
mmmmmmm I love Red Stripe-last time I was there I didnt leave the tap

Thanks for posting James! Yeah, the Red Stripe is really great stuff! Tastes a lot like a beer we have here called Molson Canadian, except Red Stripe tastes a bit sweeter.

Dave

RIcoinhunter said:
Looks like you had a great time.And alittle sunburn!

Thanks for mentioning that RIC ::)

lol! I got pretty burned most days even though I reapplied the sunscreen regularly. Of course while sitting at the poolbar I didn't always feel like getting up . . . if you know what I mean! :laughing7:

Thanks,
Dave

pl8man said:
Man O Man Dave , looks like a great time ! Nothing like a vacation with the Family
Glen

Thanks very much Glen! :icon_thumright:

Hey great ring finds today buddy! :notworthy:

HH,
Dave

Rick (Nova Scotia) · Apr 10, 2011

Not crusty coins, but barnicled, cool.

ewcoinhunter · Apr 10, 2011

Nice finds. Congrats!

Intodeep · Apr 11, 2011

Better luck next time, but like you said....... at least you were in Jamaica and you did save someone a tetanus shot. HH

SkyPirate · Apr 11, 2011

CrazySlasher · Apr 11, 2011

I was in Jamaica a few years back for my sisters wedding, wish I detected back then. Great pics!

ANTIQUARIAN · Apr 11, 2011

Rick (Nova Scotia) said:
Not crusty coins, but barnicled, cool.

Thanks for posting Rick! :icon_thumright:

I'm not even going to attempt to clean these, but I am going to invest in a tumbler this year! :laughing7:

Dave

ewcoinhunter said:
Nice finds. Congrats!

Thanks very much ewcoinhunter!

Of course I wouldn't call them "nice", I'd say they're better than all the scrap I pulled out of that beach! :laughing7:

Thanks again,
Dave

Intodeep said:
Better luck next time, but like you said....... at least you were in Jamaica and you did save someone a tetanus shot. HH

Thanks Intodeep! I tried not to complain, but I would love to have walked away with at least one ring, even a junker!

Happy Hunting to you,
Dave

SkyPirate said:

Right back at you buddy! :laughing7:

CrazySlasher said:
I was in Jamaica a few years back for my sisters wedding, wish I detected back then. Great pics!

Thanks for your post CrazySlasher! I was last in Jamaica in 2007 at Beaches Negril, now that's a beach I'd love to detect! The beach was pure white sand and was almost 5 miles long!

We're thinking of going to go to Beaches Turks & Caicos in two years and you can bet I'll be taking my detector there as well! Here's a shot of the beach in Turks.

Thanks again buddy,
Dave