Old gold - big silver

[CASPER-2]

saltwater hunt on Monday
first hour I had 2 old pulltabs - that's it - moved far out to an area I never hit - its off the regular beach - mainly fishing area
got a piece of lead boat patch -prob from 1800s - then an older lead jig head - so knew I had not been there
got a small piece of silver bracelet chain - looked around for the rest - not found
got a nice signal and thought it might be a sinker - was shocked to see old gold ring in bottom of my scoop
just then a guy on a jet ski pulled up and told me I could not hunt there - should have challenged him - was not a life guard - just a private jetski renter
but did not want to bother - I moved to far right of beach which is mostly a fishing /wind surf area now - went way out again
finally got a thin silver dime so decided to grid in that area - got an older key -maybe form 50s-60s -so a good sign
walked out as far as I could and got a nice blast - looked in scoop and saw large black disc - walking half - nice
found a war nickel and a few other pieces of small silver and a colonial pewter button -
got chased in by tide coming in - but will have to try both these areas again

 

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[CASPER-2]

Ive gotten some oldies with real stones - but most are high Karat gold or foreign - or both
but the ones with the 5 carat stones and up are usually glass

Yep. I took all my rings to my jeweler today. Every old stone is glass. She said they never put real stones in men's rings back then. I do have a real bloodstone in one but the rubies and emeralds are fake.

 

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[OBN]

That's a Great outing!! With a Beautiful old Gold, they sure knew how to make them big back then!! Nice Half also, one that is always welcome...

 

[CASPER-2]

The dime and half came out as is - no crust - were in an area like a sand trap - so they both moved back and forth and were not able to stay still enough im guessing to cake - dime you could shave with - half still has some thickness
have found a lot of silver yrs back here and most of it has been supper caked
oh and both were just under the surface in these low spots or what I call "blow out" areas

That's a Great outing!! With a Beautiful old Gold, they sure knew how to make them big back then!! Nice Half also, one that is always welcome...

 

[vince76]

What a great ring Casper! Great job man.

 

[birdman]

Don't you just love people who think they own the water..
Love the old gold, and the large silver is always a thrill.