"Dont throw that "junk" earring away!......Silver streak continues.

[lorraine]

"Don't throw that "junk" earring away!......Silver streak continues.

Hi

A bit colder today, but with the sun shining I couldn't resist another trip to the beach at which I had detected yesterday.

Just about 3 minutes into the hunt ( wet slope sand) I got a medium, "buzzing" type of target sound ; I dig everything so why not dig this supposed piece of aluminum?

Well, I was surprised to see a dull metal-colored hoop earring.

Didn't think much of it because of the "junk" sound it gave off.

The remainder of the hunt yielded clads ; when I got to the car, I rechecked the earring, and deciding that it was "junk", ( couldn't find a marking; it had what appeared to be pitting on the metal) I was ready to toss it into the refuse receptacle, but something suddenly held me back from doing so........I began thinking maybe I should check it further

Good thing I did...because upon further scrutiny, a tiny marking .925 was seen in the corner of the hinge.

And that's my story for today.

Here's some pics of yesterday's and today's hunt.

Thanks for looking

Lorraine

 

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[Crispin]

Looks like you a good time. Sure wish I could hunt more.

Crispin

 

[sandnut]

what you do, do well

You did well not to put that in the trash.

 

[nsdq]

cool finds,,,,i am stuck with french drains in a old farm house but i made a good score,,,,, happy huntinn

 

[hamiddetecting]

I dedicate to you Lorraine

 

[CASPER-2]

at least your getting out

 

[CSMPEREZ]

Hey Lorraine, what does that .925 mean? Thanks, Ray

 

[lorraine]

Hey Lorraine, what does that .925 mean? Thanks, Ray

Hi Ray,

.925 is the percentage of silver in the item

Lorraine

 

[nsdq]

AKA sterling silver

Hi Ray,

.925 is the percentage of silver in the item

Lorraine

 

[hamiddetecting]

Hey Lorraine, what does that .925 mean? Thanks, Ray

The number "925" on jewelry refers to its being made of 92.5-percent silver. This is a stamp typically seen on sterling silver jewelry.
For example:
Pandora, a company specializing in genuine jewelry, uses "925 ALE" as a stamp on its silver jewelry. That way, the jewelry is labeled as being sterling silver and also as being an authentic Pandora-made piece.
"ALE" is the original jeweler's Pandora hallmark, with which all of its jewelry pieces are marked. It comes from the initials of the founder of the Pandora company, Algot Enevoldsen.
he mark "925 ALE" only appears on Pandora's silver pieces. Pandora's gold jewelry will contain the ALE symbol but with a different number to symbolize the carats. This marking, whether for silver or gold, guarantees that the piece of jewelry is authentic.
Hope these informations i answer of your questionBut there is many stamps of silver, not numbers, it's signs of animals are like stamps of my country..

Silver Purity and Identification stamps:


Below is a short list of a few different common grades of silver and where they are from:


999 – Pure silver (Bullion grade)
980 – Mexico (1930-1940)
958 – Britannia silver
950 - France (1st standard), Japan, U.S. (19th century), the Netherlands (before 1814), Switzerland, Italy, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Mexico
947 - Russia (91 zolotnik)
925 - Sterling silver
916 - Finland, Russia (88 zolotnik), Latvia, Poland, Romania, Spain, Portugal
900 - US coin silver
835 - Germany, Austria, Portugal, Belgium, the Netherlands
830 - Scandinavia (older pieces), Portugal
826 - Denmark (1893 – 1972), Norway (before 1892)
800 - Germany (after 1884), France (2nd standard), the Netherlands (before 1814), Italy, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Poland, Romania, Japan, Canada, Turkey, Egypt, Lebanon, Mexico


If silver item does not have one of the above stamps, nor "Sterling" or "Silver" imprinted, most likely it is not silver.

Regards Hamid

 

[leprechaun]

Nice finds Lorraine, I never through anything away until I get home just in case, except pop tops and bottle caps. HH,lep.

 

[DaleGM]

makes me want to go through my junk bucket, good eye and nice save on the 925 Lorraine

 

[Smoogle]

so true Lorraine - that old silver I caught (with the old 14k tiny ring - afternoon hunt on the cut) with the hallmarks all around has just come up so nice - lucky I looked at it as it just looked like any big silver blackie for the pile - I'll send you a PM 2moro cause the hallmarks are really curious............. best of all I eyeballed it on the top of the sand from about 10ft - just a solid black circle perfectly level with the sand slope.
I'm so pleased you have mended and are ripping up the gold and sending inspiration my way again.....

 

[lookindown]

I was going through my junk earrings awhile back and took another look at one that really looked like silver. The .925 was stamped in an unusual place on the clasp. Only 3 grams but better than junk and it adds up.

 

[fredinbelize]

Nice going there. I keep hoping that if I hold onto the junk long enough maybe it will turn into silver the next time I check it.

 

[lorraine]

Nice going there. I keep hoping that if I hold onto the junk long enough maybe it will turn into silver the next time I check it.

 

[BOXING63]

WTG http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/members/21057.htmlLorraine like always great hunt ..........