Hit a diamond piece Buff nickel & other stuff

[Michigan Badger]

Hit a diamond piece Buff nickel & other stuff

We had an unusual extra week of THing weather here in Michigan so I got out as much as possible. I've been doing well on the usual lumber camp relics.

Anyway, last evening I decided to hit my own front yard. In 13 years and 12+ different detectors I've never found anything good in this area. But, since I never hunted it with the Nautilus IIB I thought I'd waste a little time there.

I dug the second half of an old roller skate I had dug last week on the other side of the house. I dug the spoon part of a 1920's ice cream spoon handle I dug last spring some 30-40 feet from this location.

I then got a very small but solid good signal. I dug down 10+ inches and widened the hole. I was hoping my wife wasn't watching! The signal was still in the center of the hole. I took one more shovel full of dirt and I finally got it. I think it's a 1890's style scarf holder. I saw it had 3 fake diamonds in it. Well, I thought they were fake! By the time I got to the house only 1 remained. Somehow I lost 2 stones!

I put the remaining stone under light and almost lost my cool! I went back outside and shoveled the dirt from the spot and put it into a drying area. I'll sift that stuff and see if I can find the other 2.

Man...BE CAREFULL with those finds!

Love & Peace!

Oh, I almost forgot! I dug the sterling silver ring and buff by an old sidewalk in town. Both were less than 5 inches deep.

Badger

 

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[Gypsy Heart]

Re: Hit a diamond piece Buff nickel & other stuff

Very nice finds ...the scarf slide is so neat....How many times have you dug up that yard now? Maybe your wife just buries things for you to find?

 

[Michigan Badger]

Re: Hit a diamond piece Buff nickel & other stuff

Very nice finds ...the scarf slide is so neat....How many times have you dug up that yard now? Maybe your wife just buries things for you to find?

haha! Nope, she hates my hobby

She thinks it's too far "beneath" me...get it? hahaha! sic

 

[kenb]

Re: Hit a diamond piece Buff nickel & other stuff

Cool finds Badger!, sucks you lost two stones. Good luck sifting, use a really small mesh screen. Maybee you could cut a piece from a window with out your wife noticing? LOL.

 

[Michigan Badger]

Re: Hit a diamond piece Buff nickel & other stuff

Cool finds Badger!, sucks you lost two stones. Good luck sifting, use a really small mesh screen. Maybee you could cut a piece from a window with out your wife noticing? LOL.

Great idea! Thanks! 8)

 

[Night Stalker]

Re: Hit a diamond piece Buff nickel & other stuff

Nice finds Badger! Congrats on the buffalo - good luck on the stones!

 

[Blackjack77]

Re: Hit a diamond piece Buff nickel & other stuff

MB, Your weather there was like ours- -nice for this time
of year. Turned cold now!!!
congrats on the finds- -I've always had good luck on
My property. What year is the Buffalo??
That Naughty treats You nice!-LOL
HH

 

[Michigan Badger]

Re: Hit a diamond piece Buff nickel & other stuff

MB, Your weather there was like ours- -nice for this time
of year. Turned cold now!!!
congrats on the finds- -I've always had good luck on
My property. What year is the Buffalo??
That Naughty treats You nice!-LOL
HH

We're near the Mac Bridge and it's really getting nasty up here now. We're getting lots of snow over the next 5 days. It will probably be a foot or more deep soon

The buff has no date. When I dug it it looked like a rusted slug. I cleaned the surface crud and left the base patina.

I just love the Nautilus. I've got to learn to keep my mouth shut about it though. This sort of thing really turns some people off and life is too short to make enemies.

Best to you.

Badger

 

[Michigan Badger]

Re: Hit a diamond piece Buff nickel & other stuff

Nice finds Badger! Congrats on the buffalo - good luck on the stones!

Thanks NS!

I plan to do the flashlight search thing tonight if it doesn't rain again or snow.

 

[DigMO]

Re: Hit a diamond piece Buff nickel & other stuff

MB-nice finds.Too bad your wife gives you a hard time about your mding.I hope the weather holds out and you find those other stones.Good luck!

 

[Ant]

Re: Hit a diamond piece Buff nickel & other stuff

By the looks lf your great finds it looks like you have a great spot. I love buff's, the one I posted was my first. I like your rings just as well.

Great finds again.

HH

 

[COUNTRY GIRL]

Re: Hit a diamond piece Buff nickel & other stuff

Oh Noooooooo! Go find the stones! Great job on the half finds, wheres the roller skate halves? I hope you let us know on those stones. Have a wonderful time looking!

 

[Michigan Badger]

Re: Hit a diamond piece Buff nickel & other stuff

Oh Noooooooo! Go find the stones! Great job on the half finds, wheres the roller skate halves? I hope you let us know on those stones. Have a wonderful time looking!

I will let you know if I find the stones.

Man this really ticks me off. I'd love to find them and have my jeweler set them into a ring or tie clasp. My wife doesn't go for this stuff so I'd make them into something for myself.

I'll post the skate picture if you really want to see it.

Badger

 

[Michigan Badger]

Re: Hit a diamond piece Buff nickel & other stuff

MB-nice finds.Too bad your wife gives you a hard time about your mding.I hope the weather holds out and you find those other stones.Good luck!

Thanks much friend!

Badger

 

[Mirage]

Re: Hit a diamond piece Buff nickel & other stuff

Love the old ice cream scoop. Neat that you found both halves.

You can tell a real diamond just by looking under magnification?

Mirage

 

[River Rat]

Re: Hit a diamond piece Buff nickel & other stuff

Badger,

Neat finds!! Hope you do find the lost stones, look at night with a flashlight.

RR

 

[Snee]

Re: Hit a diamond piece Buff nickel & other stuff

Very nice!

 

[whitesid]

Re: Hit a diamond piece Buff nickel & other stuff

awesome finds

 

[civilman1]

Re: Hit a diamond piece Buff nickel & other stuff

Nice lookin' stuff MB...Hope the other two stone's show up for you.Lately here I've been hunting the Blue Ridge Mt.'s and have been coming across alot of Lumber camp find's,pretty cool relic's from the past.Good luck and HH!!

 

[Michigan Badger]

Re: Hit a diamond piece Buff nickel & other stuff

Love the old ice cream scoop. Neat that you found both halves.

You can tell a real diamond just by looking under magnification?

Mirage

Sure, if you see the word "diamond" written inside; it's a diamond.