Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Another triple gold ring day

I had one unsuccessful hunt with nothing worthwhile posting and then on Monday I went to a spot to go and try out my new wetsuit and it turned out to be a great hour in the water.
Three Gold rings...very happy :)





This last ring might have a bit of a story to it...I have been to this spot before and while there was approached by a young lady who told me that her husband had lost his wedding ring there about three years ago while diving(after only being married for a month)...She gave me a description of the ring and also emailed me a pic of what it looked like...and would you know it,less than a month later it pops up in my scoop in the water.I will contact her later in the week and post the results afterwards :)
HH:)

Monday, June 3, 2013

Winter Detecting Recipe : Cold + Sea + Perseverance = Gold & Silver & :))

Hit the water once again early morning 8h15-10h45...Outside Temp 12 Degree Celsius
It is getting pretty cold out there....might have to invest in a thicker wetsuit than a 3/2
My efforts were rewarded though with some interesting finds

Three Silvers Some Junk Jewellery and one Gold




Friday, May 31, 2013

Found what appears to be a very popular fishing spot

Spent a few hours in the water yesterday
Untold amount of Sinkers and one big Silver ring
I suppose the value of the lead was just about more than the Silver lol

Silver is from MHJ

Can anyone help with this item
Looks to be gold painted lead
Measures 9cmx2cm and weighs about 22g
I would guess it has to be same era as the old lead toys maybe


Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Nothing like a bit of Gold to cure the Monday Blues

I had 3 trips with no significant finds since my last post.... and I was beginning to think the Gold Fairy had deserted me.
So I tried a new spot on Monday and spent about 4hrs in the water
Dug about 200 targets of which just about half were pulltabs :((
Two goldies and a Silver made it worthwhile in the end
The shell casing is a .303 from 1942

And the goodies

Silver and a Junker
I have not zapped the Silver one,so the Junk looking one is .925 and the Silver one is Junk :-)

HH

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Tried a New Area Today

Thought I would go try somewhere else today
No gold,but 5 rings for the day
3 Silver and the ugliest junk ring I have come across
The Silvers



I found a few of these bullets as well
Seems to be a fairly large caliber
Anybody have any guesses or know what caliber
The short one looks like a 9mm to me?
Here's a close up pic of the larger ones
They are not lead...

HH:)

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

You got to love Water Detecting

Went into the water this afternoon
Weather was not overly great....a chill in the air,which meant that I was the only one in the water
Peace and solitude...and no annoying questions like"What are you looking for" :)
Scored a nice 9ct bracelet and some junk jewellery
The Harley Davidson ring would have been great if it was precious metal...weighs over 12g



Sunday, May 12, 2013

1920's Lighter from the beach

Just went for a dry sand hunt as I badly sprained my ankle a few days ago and are actually supposed to be resting it.
Ended up searching by some rocky cliffs and started finding some old stuff

From what I can gather it is a Lift Arm Petrol Lighter from1920s-1930s
Missing a few bits and pieces unfortunately



This is why I should not really be walking around :)

HH:)