Sterling silver cross & chain, clad & model car

[fongu]

I went to the river yesterday and meant to get there early, but the best laid plans of mice and men ofter go astray. Found more clad than usual, a 92.5 sterling silver cross & chain and another chain with no markings. 9-quarters, 7-dimes, 5-nickels, and 21 pennies. I was working under the dock when about a dozen people showed up and within the hour quite a few more. Stepped in another deep hole and it finally came to me that someone with a PI detector is digging craters at the river and leaving their holes. One lady with two kids said I did it and I figured I'd get the blame for it. Her two girls and another boy followed me around like the Pied Piper and I really couldn't do as much digging as I wanted for fear of hitting them with my scoop. I went out into neck deep water and it was hard without a weigh-belt to stay on target with all the boats up and down the river, wide open. Hurt my left wrist somehow and it's really hurting this am. I let each one of the kids put on my headphones and listen while I waved a piece of a pull tab under the coil. Found a neat little car. Looks like a Corvette, no markings on it. I love to find these little cars and marbles at the river.
Couldn't take these photos without getting some shade in them. Found a piece of what looks like brass from a shell of some sort and thought it might be some gold, but pretty sure it's brass. First photo is usual trash. I think the stones in the cross are cubic zirconias, but will check next time I get the diamond tester out. I looked them over pretty good with my loupe and they look fake.

 

[lorraine]

That's a lotta diggin'! Congrats on the silver chain with cross.

Nice clad count, too

You did well, fongu!

Lorraine

 

[fongu]

Got to the river late again today, Lorraine. Must have been over 100 people there and it was crowded. Went to an out of the way place to stay out of everybody's way and to keep the little kiddies from asking questions. Didn't find anything but pop tops and pull tabs and one dime. It started thundering and turned pretty dark and 90% of the people left. I worked under the dock and found some clad and then went to the area where I found the gold and was rewarded with two small pierced ear rings, both sterling silver 92.5 and don't know if the diamonds are real. Almost threw one back because I was wearing shades and it got pretty dark. When the lightning started, Fongu departed. Photos tomorrow after morning church service. Got a chain signal but left it due to bad weather. HH.