chukers
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- Feb 1, 2010
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- Detector(s) used
- Whites V3i - Ace 250 (backup) - Garrett Pro Pointer - Lesche Digger
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
When you find something that is silver/sterling but its not marked... how do you know with out having a tester?
For me I have 5 ways of telling....
#1 Its condition when it comes out of the ground
#2 How it reads on my detector usually a VDI of 80+ or more depending on the size
#3 the way it sounds when it drops
#4 its color and a lack of corrosion
#5 its weight... its usually heavier for its size same as gold but not as heavy.
This is what I found recently it actually was a few feet from my honker ring...
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/todays-finds/292284-its-huge-im-rich.html
it rang up as an 82+ on the VDI so I though it was a dime or quarter... I have hunted this area quite extensivly and have found dozens of clad quarters and dimes... so I assumed that what it was going to be. well out come this silver trinket and by the weight and condition I knew it was silver! its not marked but I just know it is. Its the weight of 2 silver dimes...
Chukers
For me I have 5 ways of telling....
#1 Its condition when it comes out of the ground
#2 How it reads on my detector usually a VDI of 80+ or more depending on the size
#3 the way it sounds when it drops
#4 its color and a lack of corrosion
#5 its weight... its usually heavier for its size same as gold but not as heavy.
This is what I found recently it actually was a few feet from my honker ring...
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/todays-finds/292284-its-huge-im-rich.html
it rang up as an 82+ on the VDI so I though it was a dime or quarter... I have hunted this area quite extensivly and have found dozens of clad quarters and dimes... so I assumed that what it was going to be. well out come this silver trinket and by the weight and condition I knew it was silver! its not marked but I just know it is. Its the weight of 2 silver dimes...
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