Giant Surfing Silver Lady!

[ShortbusElite]

So today I tried a couple of different spots. Long story short, I was detecting a past customer's yard when a neighbor asked how my luck was today. After telling the lady that I wasn't having much luck she invited me to detect her property. She told me that it had previously been a laundromat for 50 years or so. The other neighbor told me the business was a bar before that. I ended up finding the gold plated alligator ring which looked really good initially! It wasn't until I cleaned it up that I learned it was junk metal. To make up for that I found this giant silver pendant! Let me know what you guys think it is. It says sterling on the back.

 

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[david680]

Congrats. Heck of a chunk of silver!

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on the silver and other finds

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Looks like it says "sterling" to me!
Congrats!!

 

[U.B.]

Nice job on the silver? I keep detecting certain areas of town , hoping that a neighbor will invite me onto their yard. No luck yet. lol

 

[The Beep Goes On]

That's massive. I would have been freaking out. Really great find!!!

 

[ScubaDetector]

I have the exact same aggilator ring in junk metal also in my junk ring drawer. Pin is sweet! Probably a broach. Congrats on the silver

 

[against the wind]

That silver lady surfer just might be a candle holder?
Congrats

 

[tomhighland]

Nice silver find, congratulations.

 

[ScubaDetector]

That silver lady surfer just might be a candle holder?
Congrats

AGW, If you look closely at the back you can see where there was a pin from the top to the barrel clasp at the bottom. I really think it is a broach.

 

[ShortbusElite]

Thanks guys! It is definitely a broach. Here are some pics after I got some silver polish on it.

 

[ShortbusElite]

Polished pics

 

[against the wind]

AGW, If you look closely at the back you can see where there was a pin from the top to the barrel clasp at the bottom. I really think it is a broach.

Yep,, you're right,, I see it now,, it's a brooch.

 

[ShortbusElite]

Anybody have an idea as to the age of it?

 

[scruggs]

Very nice finds!

 

[ScubaDetector]

Anybody have an idea as to the age of it?

Here is an edumicated guess! From the style of swim suit, I am guessing mid century.

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.925 was mainy used after the mid 1960's and so your piece is probably earlier than that. But more likely later 50's or early 60's. Looks like it is missing some stones?

 

[A2coins]

That would be a great display case piece. I bet theres tons more good job!!!!!!!!

 

[sutphin]

LOOKS LIKE BARBIE SAYING SO LONG KEN , NICE FIND .

 

[ShortbusElite]

Thanks for all the responses guys. It is definitely going in a display case once I get the time, and decide how I want to construct them. What blew my mind on this find was that I was able to get a good signal on it. There was a huge rusty nail over the top of it. I guess that the shear size of the brooch was enough to keep the detector from confusing it for junk iron.

 

[wildcarrot]

Looks like a vintage girl holding onto a rope and riding a board? maybe water skiing related. Neat piece... looks like she's riding on a wave......