old gold and I dont know what.

[ctbob]

old gold and I don't know what.

Yesterday I decided to explore a new area of a beach I rarely hunt to see if I could find a hot spot. I spent most of my time on mud flats with only a few targets here and there. In some spots, I would sink down a couple of inches and I think that was fresh sand from the wicked north wind the day before. After about a half hour of roaming, I got lucky and found a 10K class ring from the madison school, class of 1930. I stayed in the general area, but didn't find much, but most of my finds were heavies, and not real deep, so I plan on going back soon. I only hunted for about an hour and a half, because hay fever was making me miserable. I didn't realize it started this early until I remembered the weather man mentioning high pollen counts for a few days.
I also found a huge piece of lead that I could use some help identifying. It almost looks like a small frame, or old hand line holder. anyone have any ideas? Also a baking soda paste wouldn't remove some black around the front face of the ring. I was thinking of hitting it with some very fine steel wool. Any suggestions? Thanks and H.H. bob

 

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[BOXING63]

WTG CTBOB Congratulations on that great hunt very nice ring...I went out to a beach yesterday but no luck for me but I got to talk to my friend Lorrain she's the best...

 

[AT PRO user]

Wow that ring is awesome. Congrats. HH

 

[lorraine]

Hey, Bob....nice goin' on that class ring find!

Nice talkin' with you the other day; maybe see you again soon.

I was out yesterday, found only clads and sinkers, but I got to talk with my friend, Boxing 63 ..he's cool; haven't seen Charlie around yet, but maybe this weekend if the rain stops, I 'll run into him somewhere out there.

Lorraine

 

[smf399]

Awesome ring!

 

[baywalker]

Good one! congrats

 

[lookindown]

Pretty ring...beautiful ornate design...congrats.

 

[Beach Papa]

The ring should clean up easily with a soak in white vinegar and a tooth brush. If that doesn't do it, try adding salt to the vinegar and that will make the acid a little stronger. I cleaned a ring with deep carving that had black deposits that way. Nice find by the way. HH, Beach Papa

 

[Rlyle531]

Duck Decoy Anchor

 

[jbc465]

Nice ring

 

[CASPER-2]

NICE ONE

 

[relish]

Try Renaissance metal de-corroder.....non-toxic and it won't damage the base metal....it's used by museums to clean artifacts and it works by separating hard to remove sediment,gunk,etc from the base metal.....after soaking , the sediment detaches from the base metal and a quick rinse in cold water stops the process......you can find it at amazon.com.

 

[mcogan / L.I. Mongo Mike]

Yes, Duck Decoy Anchor.

 

[ctbob]

Thanks everyone for the kind words, cleaning help, and I.D. I would never have guessed a duck decoy anchor, but with shotgun shell casings in area, it makes perfect sense. Will try the vinegar first, then some salt, and if that doesn't work, the metal decorroder.

 

[WaterWalker]

if all else fails, electrolysis will clean the ring. You Tube has several videos on "How To". I use it first then touch up with Never Dull polishing wad. I have had one gold ring that even two different jewelers could not clean. Final thought was it was "stained" with mercury.

Nice finds, I have never seen a decoy weight until today!

Thanks for showing and asking, we all learn that way.

 

[fredinbelize]

Nice hunting.