parrothead
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Hi all. I have been lurking around here for a week or so, and decided to jump in. I got into detecting about 7 or 8 years ago. Never had much luck, and and the hobby ended up on the back burner... until just recently.
I live in a small community in Illinois. Our homeowner's association has 3 small lakes and a campground with a swimming hole. Not real old as the whole thing wasn't developed until the early 60's, but we know for a fact that 2 rings were lost out there this year, and who knows how many rings and necklaces have been lost over the years.
Anyway, this year they decided to do some dredging of the swimming hole and have been draining it for the last couple of weeks. I started on the beach area and found plenty of clad coins, but have just recently started getting into the area where the water was. It seems that there is more good stuff and less trash in this area.
So far besides the coins, I hit my first silver. It is a small ring with a .925 stamp in it. It has what I believe to be a peridot stone also. There is another mark inside of it that looks to be a diamond with a D inside of that. Is there an internet resource for indentifying these types of marks? Yesterday's hunt brought up a large gold plated earring, (does this count as my first gold find?), and what looks to be a bronze medal with latin on it and colored insets. Seems to be of the catholic type that honors a saint.
Sorry for no pic of thee medal, but the batteries are dead in my cam.
I also have permission to search a couple of old foundations that are in the neighborhood, but will put them off until the beach is done.
Nice site and I will try not to be a stranger.
I live in a small community in Illinois. Our homeowner's association has 3 small lakes and a campground with a swimming hole. Not real old as the whole thing wasn't developed until the early 60's, but we know for a fact that 2 rings were lost out there this year, and who knows how many rings and necklaces have been lost over the years.
Anyway, this year they decided to do some dredging of the swimming hole and have been draining it for the last couple of weeks. I started on the beach area and found plenty of clad coins, but have just recently started getting into the area where the water was. It seems that there is more good stuff and less trash in this area.
So far besides the coins, I hit my first silver. It is a small ring with a .925 stamp in it. It has what I believe to be a peridot stone also. There is another mark inside of it that looks to be a diamond with a D inside of that. Is there an internet resource for indentifying these types of marks? Yesterday's hunt brought up a large gold plated earring, (does this count as my first gold find?), and what looks to be a bronze medal with latin on it and colored insets. Seems to be of the catholic type that honors a saint.
Sorry for no pic of thee medal, but the batteries are dead in my cam.
I also have permission to search a couple of old foundations that are in the neighborhood, but will put them off until the beach is done.
Nice site and I will try not to be a stranger.
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