mikeinOC1
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Small gold ring & silver small & large in Long Beach
Hello everyone. I tried hunting the beaches of OC (Huntington & Newport) late last week during a recent larger south swell near the major piers in those So Cal beach cities. It appears I got to both places too late at low tide during the morning. Others had already come in gone even before 5:30 am. Only a few coins. Moved my way up to Seal Beach (Hi Dr. Joe ) not much there so I finally ended up near the Belmont pier in Long Beach.
I have found a couple silver rings and one silver Roosevelt but never any gold in the beaches behind Long Beach breakwater. Well today wouldn't you know it some of the high surf energy had made it's way behind the breakwater and uncovered these three goodies for me in the shallow surf near the pier after only finding a few fishing sinkers early on.
My first gold piece of jewelry in Long Beach - yeah. Not a huge ring and no Kt marking but I don't think it is plated. Has small stone though not sure of the quality of the stone . Still need to test for Kt value. Second nearby I found the small silver ring and last but not least the Walking Liberty half .
Wow what surprise on that one. I don't find alot of silver coins and this only my second Walker. So it was exciting for me. It is the best shape silver coin I have ever found in the ocean sands and surf. I think I find it more thrilling to find than the gold ring.
Hello everyone. I tried hunting the beaches of OC (Huntington & Newport) late last week during a recent larger south swell near the major piers in those So Cal beach cities. It appears I got to both places too late at low tide during the morning. Others had already come in gone even before 5:30 am. Only a few coins. Moved my way up to Seal Beach (Hi Dr. Joe ) not much there so I finally ended up near the Belmont pier in Long Beach.
I have found a couple silver rings and one silver Roosevelt but never any gold in the beaches behind Long Beach breakwater. Well today wouldn't you know it some of the high surf energy had made it's way behind the breakwater and uncovered these three goodies for me in the shallow surf near the pier after only finding a few fishing sinkers early on.
My first gold piece of jewelry in Long Beach - yeah. Not a huge ring and no Kt marking but I don't think it is plated. Has small stone though not sure of the quality of the stone . Still need to test for Kt value. Second nearby I found the small silver ring and last but not least the Walking Liberty half .
Wow what surprise on that one. I don't find alot of silver coins and this only my second Walker. So it was exciting for me. It is the best shape silver coin I have ever found in the ocean sands and surf. I think I find it more thrilling to find than the gold ring.
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I will never publicly post "Where" I found any more old coins again.....I hope you will be more discreet in the future also. It just doesn't make much sense to tell the lurkers where exactly you're hunting. It's like telling someone exactly where you found a 3 oz nugget in the gold country. Saying, "a cut at the Beach" would suffice, just like "The Park" produced well. No names, landmarks, directions, etc....
. Great looking walking liberty coin. I agree with the other posts from forum members. They are very helpful on this site, and are looking out for your best interests. A cut that exposes old coinage and jewelry is the ultimate thrill for a beach hunter, and doesn't come along too often. Keep it to yourself and a couple of close friends if you want to find more while the opportnity exists....HH
