tnt-hunter
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- Joined
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- Location
- Mountain Maryland
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- Detector(s) used
- Fisher CZ-21, Minelab Equinix 800, ,Garret AT Pro,
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Had a chance today to do my last state park cleanup for after Labor Day. I have 1 or 2 more I will do after the contributors have had a chance to make more deposits (these 2 parks are heavily detected the day after the holiday, but also heavily used until the end of September). It was cloudy and cool and the water was chilly, but my wetsuit kept me warm enough. The beach at this park is only about 20 feet wide from water to the end of the sand. I detect all the beach as I detect the water moving from beach to shallow water to deep water. The water in the roped off swimming area is over 10 feet deep in spots so I can not get to all of it, but most of it is detectable without diving gear.
The day started off well. I got to the edge of the sand and turned on my detect, took 2 swings and got a 76-77 on the VDI. Out popped a silver ring with tiny stones. A great way to start the hunt. I did have to detect around a few customers enjoying the day, but none of them stayed long so I managed to get all detectable areas covered.
Swingin the ATPro for 7 hours finished this park and I ended up with 31 coins with a face value of $2.03, a load of sinkers, 3 cars, 4 earrings, 56 sinkers, grommets, an earring back, an odd brass piece from some jewelry, 4 selfie retainers, a fishing swivel, 5 rings, some tabs, and lots of foil. I was kept busy with all the foil and sinkers. This park has more fisherman than swimmers as I always find plenty of sinkers.
The 3 cars make the toy vehicle total 13 for the 3 state parks. I really do need a bigger garage LOL.
The small silver ring has 14 tiny stones in it. Unfortunately they are not real gems. The nice chunky gold ring was in a hole with a nail on the edge of the water and gave a weird signal. It was 14 inches down and I almost quit thinking it was junk. It weighs .28 troy ounces or 8.6 grams. With gold prices up that’s a nice chunk of change.
The tungsten carbide ring is a bow hunter ring that I found on line for $79.99. A lot of tungsten rings are showing up these days. Gold wedding bands for men may be a thing of the past. (I sure hope not.). The last ring is a real beauty. It looks like silver, but it is unmarked and the stones are not real. I’ll test it, but I believe it is a fashion ring of nominal value.
Next week I will be going back to the scout camp to see what I can find.
So a good ring and sinker kind of day. A little gas money, more silver and gold, lots more lead out of the water and more social distancing exercise in the fresh air. Stay safe and may your coil lead you to good things.
The day started off well. I got to the edge of the sand and turned on my detect, took 2 swings and got a 76-77 on the VDI. Out popped a silver ring with tiny stones. A great way to start the hunt. I did have to detect around a few customers enjoying the day, but none of them stayed long so I managed to get all detectable areas covered.
Swingin the ATPro for 7 hours finished this park and I ended up with 31 coins with a face value of $2.03, a load of sinkers, 3 cars, 4 earrings, 56 sinkers, grommets, an earring back, an odd brass piece from some jewelry, 4 selfie retainers, a fishing swivel, 5 rings, some tabs, and lots of foil. I was kept busy with all the foil and sinkers. This park has more fisherman than swimmers as I always find plenty of sinkers.
The 3 cars make the toy vehicle total 13 for the 3 state parks. I really do need a bigger garage LOL.
The small silver ring has 14 tiny stones in it. Unfortunately they are not real gems. The nice chunky gold ring was in a hole with a nail on the edge of the water and gave a weird signal. It was 14 inches down and I almost quit thinking it was junk. It weighs .28 troy ounces or 8.6 grams. With gold prices up that’s a nice chunk of change.
The tungsten carbide ring is a bow hunter ring that I found on line for $79.99. A lot of tungsten rings are showing up these days. Gold wedding bands for men may be a thing of the past. (I sure hope not.). The last ring is a real beauty. It looks like silver, but it is unmarked and the stones are not real. I’ll test it, but I believe it is a fashion ring of nominal value.
Next week I will be going back to the scout camp to see what I can find.
So a good ring and sinker kind of day. A little gas money, more silver and gold, lots more lead out of the water and more social distancing exercise in the fresh air. Stay safe and may your coil lead you to good things.
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