Zip lock bag of treasures.

[ctbob]

I just started metal detecting this year, and although I rarely find much worthy of posting, I enjoy every minute out there. I was in shallow water off my local beach this week end and dug up a plastic zipper bag full of mud and other goodies. I got excited when I started pulling out large coins, then rings, chains, and assorted bling. the only thing I identified on the beach was one of the quarters as silver, and the larger coins had the look of gold to me. I kept detecting for few more sinkers and clad, even though I couldn't wait to get home to see if I found anything really good.
Oh well, the large coins were just susan b's and a clad Kennedy half, and I think the rest is just costume jewelry. I did manage three silver quarters, a mercury dime, and four other silver dimes. I'm just wondering how a zipperlock bag filled with this assortment ended up buried 50 yards off shore.

 

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[herb n surf]

Nice find . That's the way to detect ,finding a whole bag of goodies in one shot. They get put in a container for safe keeping and then the container is ether forgotten when packing up or dropped. Congratulations

 

[goldringseaker]

Congrats.

 

[SneadsFerryMD]

I would not assume that all the jewelry is costume, that crucifix looks silver and that chain on the bottom has an ID tag.

 

[dewcon4414]

Yes take a careful look on any clip or shafts youd be amazed how tiny there marked. You got a good technique to be finding those chains.... they are the tuff ones. Good going.

Dew

 

[leprechaun]

Really nice finds,to bad the jewlery is costume.

 

[Les West Central Fl]

A bag of goodies is a great day's find.

 

[hamiddetecting]

Welcome and congratulation!!

 

[bigscoop]

Sweet bag of goodies!

 

[granthansen]

Maybe there is some things of worth in there, but like you said, enjoy every minute it of. That's the true treasure.

 

[BigBeefy]

Looks like you may have found another detectorists finds. Ironic how this hobby works.
Nice find.

 

[lorraine]

CTBob, Congrats on finding that bag of treasures! Good for you!


Those are very interesting finds in that bag; looks like some of the jewelry is silver; check very carefully for tiny markings anywhere on the jewelry.


That looks like about a year's detecting finds for me

Lorraine

 

[Tony in FL]

Looks like you may have found another detectorists finds. Ironic how this hobby works.
Nice find.

That is what I was wondering i.e. that it might be some one else's finds bag. Although I seems to have a bit much stuff to only represent a single hunt. Who knows?! But nice job finding it!

 

[kiana7]

Plastic Cache

 

[CASPER-2]

cool find

 

[ctbob]

Thanks everyone for your encouragement and advise.
I've started cleaning, and see markings on the small cross, but can't yet identify it. I need to get a jewelers loop, or magnifying glass. A couple of the chains are tagged lin sophia which a quick search showed sells alot of inexpensive jewelry. Well a nice negative low tide is less then 2 hours away, and when clothes come out of the drier I 'll be out there hunting. I enjoy detecting so much more than cleaning.

 

[kiana7]

Lorraine,I always enjoy your pictures you post!!!!

 

[kiana7]

For a new member thats an awesome find,,plastic cache of goodies!

 

[Buried Crap NJ]

It could have been a dump. We find stolen goods buried on the beaches. Most of the time the tags are still in place from the store the good were taken from. Yours could have come from a home robery and they through it on the beach when chased?

 

[MinerGirl]

Hi ctbob,

Just a thought, I've been known to throw various pieces of jewelry into a plastic ziplock when rushing out the door to catch a plane...This certainly isn't the type jewelry one would wear to a beach and take it off for swimming..etc Maybe came off a passing cruise ship or something like that...Just a stretch of imagination...

MinerGirl