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[ARC]

 

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[DanMcG]

morning ARC, Blossom and SA

 

[Blak bart]

👋👋😁☕️

 

[Blak bart]

 

[old texan]

mornin all - 70F with light rain - the forecasts are all over the place - some say we stay warm - some say we get cold - every little bit of rain helps - happy Ash Wednesday - have a safe one

 

[Blak bart]

So I've really been thinking about this tarnished gold.....it really has to be down in the muck and undisturbed for many years. Yesterday I was working underwater around a trashy area.....the sand is black and stained around the remains of a motorcycle buried in the sand here. This ring popped out from a fairly deep hole (10 inches). I immediately thought it was silver and put it on my pinky and continued to hunt......looking at it every so often I could see some gold tone here and there, and I started to think it could be a rare stained gold. I got a big imperial topaz ring here that was stained badly last year. I'm glad I took some pics of this patina, because I rarely see it. It kind of black at first but after exposure to the air it starts to give off a rainbow type patina....good examples of this can be seen on some of the ss central America's gold coins. I don't think carat quality matters, and this one has a very worn 750 mark so it's 18k. Here's a pick of the staining on the inside hollow area of the ring showing the staining.....the smallest amount of baking soda removes the staining quickly.

 

[blossom]

Morning Dan, Barty and OT xx hope all is Tickety Boo in ur worlds today 😆 xx 🤗

 

[DanMcG]

Morning Dan, Barty and OT xx hope all is Tickety Boo in ur worlds today 😆 xx 🤗

Thanks Blossom, I hope that's a good thing.

 

[Bamasteve]

Oh no! There’s been a shooting at the Mardi Gras! I hope @Bamasteve is ok?!?!

No shootings that I’m aware of in Mobile, several in New Orleans. We’re all good thanks

 

[blossom]

Thanks Blossom, I hope that's a good thing.

Ha xx bless u!! 😂😂 xx 🤗

 

[Bamasteve]

Mornin everybody

 

[Pick_axe]

Good morning from the High Desert.
Windy with a mix of clouds and sun. High 56F. Winds WSW at 25 to 40 mph.
Winds could occasionally gust over 50 mph.
Yes, 50 MPH.

 

[old texan]

Morning Dan, Barty and OT xx hope all is Tickety Boo in ur worlds today 😆 xx 🤗

mornin blossom - greetings from texas

 

[Blak bart]

Getting ready for my civil war hunt in SC we will see what we can do.....first time boots on ground.....it'll test my research skills.

 

[Blak bart]

I'm here on the boat discussing the trip

 

[Small Adventures]

And home! A few interesting bits and pieces, they are soaking for a bit!

 

[releventchair]

Mornin all.

Shoved snow for a start to the day. (Ater coffee of course).
Freezing rain sleet and snow coming. Some sleet now.
We're on an imaginary line as far as how much freezing rain.

Won't be as bad a 1922on the 21-22nd though. No , I wasn't around then.
Have a picture somewhere of snow at incredible depth and relatives with an old car that might have been North of the iced area where more snow fell instead.

 

[blossom]

Morning RC … from a pleasantly warm 8 degrees spring like England 😆 xx 🤗

 

[Evan in CA]

Good morning all, temps dropping storm coming and they say snow at 1000 foot level. Say what!!!

 

[blossom]

Good morning all, temps dropping storm coming and they say snow at 1000 foot level. Say what!!!

Morning Evan!! Wowser thats some deep snow 😳!!! xx