Philately aids in metal detecting

[leslie(nova scotia)]

From the land of the Bluenose.....was watching a youtube vid the other day and the fellow used a magnifying glass to help with close ups so I thought I would give it a try using a 4x glass that I use to look for watermarks on stamps.

Took about 5 photos to get it right but here is the hallmarks from the 18K and 10K white gold rings I found last week.

Since Marie was off work today with a touch of the flue I took the opportunity to get out a digging for a couple of hours at a playing field. Used the old Freedom 3 Plus which works well enough when you swing it at a super slow speed so that it doesn't always false. Still a great machine! An hour and 35 and I had a quota of 53 coins @$5.47

After making a bowl of hot soup for Marie I got to hang our newest photo which we had purchased in the Dominican. "Selena the Ballerina" is our first non Van Meere painting!

 

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[Lakemonster]

Nice job!

Great idea! Im mess around and see what happens with my 10x loupe when I get home.

 

[crankyolman22]

I've been using that method for about 14 years now, ever since the most basic non flash digital camera cost $500. I've found a 5x is best. A 10x is a lot harder to get the focus right. Your pix are great. Looks to me like Birmingham hallmarks, to me date mark looks like a lower case q which according to the Birmingham assay office website, http://www.theassayoffice.co.uk/date_letters.html , was 1958, 1931 or 1853. I cant quite tell which. I always like seeing what you find, makes mine seem so insignificant.

 

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[allen]

I need a new magnifying glass myself.
That is how I use to get my best pics.