tnt-hunter
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- Apr 20, 2018
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- Fisher CZ-21, Minelab Equinix 800, ,Garret AT Pro,
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
It snowed a little more than 2 inches last night and it was 21 degrees with a lot of wind this morning so detecting the yard on Main Street was not going to happen. So I drove down the mountain I live on and went east 10 miles to campus and low and behold NO SNOW. It was still only 28 degrees, but the sky was clear and the ground was only crusty on the top so a swingin I went. There were two spots between areas I had gridded so I cleaned them up. There was not a lot in them and the sun was still behind the mountain so my hands were getting frozen. I needed to warm my hands so I moved to an area were the sun was shining on the ground and spent an hour digging mostly pennies. The sun was now high enough that the whole field was warming so I went back to an area between the pole vault and long jump paths. I had done a couple of quick sweeps over this area in the past cherry picking the coin signals and expected to find a few more. I spent an hour finishing that area and did not get a single high coin signal. I did get a fair number of mid tones and of course found some pop tabs and can slaw, but I also got 2 nice surprises. A gold ring and a small silver earring, which normally being silver would be a high tone, but because it was small and down about 4 inches produced a mid tone. So it pays to dig those mid tones.
Altogether I found 46 coins with a face value of $2.17, which is a low coin count and value for 3 and a half hours at this place, but the gold and silver more than made up for the shortage.
The earring clasp is a little bent and the stone is a gemstone which tests as the hardness of a topaz or spinel, but the color is wrong. It looks more like a garnet, but I will need to consult my jeweler friend to be sure what it really is.
The ring is like some I saw at a kiosk in a mall about 20 years ago. The jeweler would take a plain band and cut it to spell your name. You can tell this one is hand cut and has FRIDAY cut into it. It tests at a solid 14k and is a size 13. It has a mark in it that I thought was a 13 for the size, but the 3 was backwards so it must be a makers mark of E I. (Any help with the mark and what it stands for will be appreciated) It has a decent weight at .22 troy ounces or 6.7 grams.
(sorry the dirt picture is blurry)
So spring has started with snow and freezing weather that I was hoping was over for this year. I have my first gold for 2019 and another silver to add to the count. Another good day with the CZ 21 on campus.
Thanks for looking and may your coil lead you to good things.
Altogether I found 46 coins with a face value of $2.17, which is a low coin count and value for 3 and a half hours at this place, but the gold and silver more than made up for the shortage.
The earring clasp is a little bent and the stone is a gemstone which tests as the hardness of a topaz or spinel, but the color is wrong. It looks more like a garnet, but I will need to consult my jeweler friend to be sure what it really is.
The ring is like some I saw at a kiosk in a mall about 20 years ago. The jeweler would take a plain band and cut it to spell your name. You can tell this one is hand cut and has FRIDAY cut into it. It tests at a solid 14k and is a size 13. It has a mark in it that I thought was a 13 for the size, but the 3 was backwards so it must be a makers mark of E I. (Any help with the mark and what it stands for will be appreciated) It has a decent weight at .22 troy ounces or 6.7 grams.
So spring has started with snow and freezing weather that I was hoping was over for this year. I have my first gold for 2019 and another silver to add to the count. Another good day with the CZ 21 on campus.
Thanks for looking and may your coil lead you to good things.
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