DIGGER27
06-07-2013, 06:32 AM
Haven't had much time to dig this week, last night after dinner the wife says go hunting and maybe you will stop that nervous twitching.
I head over to a large Jr. college in my neighborhood that is my go-to site when I don't want to drive far.
I have been all over this place and I wasn't really expecting much, just digging in the dirt was calming me down, but in a grassy island dividing a large parking lot next to a curb I found this.
Came up clean as a whistle from about 2 deep, and has that old world hand made look about it...real old.
Some kind of partial mark inside, but I think this thing is so old it was made before it was a law that marks had to be stamped, or it has been passed down and worn so much most of the marks inside have just been worn off.
I know it's gold, but I really need to stop putting off ordering a test kit because I believe this is my first piece of gold that is at least 18k...maybe even higher.
It just has that really old gold look.
This is gonna kill me till I test it or have it tested to find out.
Also that seems to be an actual, natural pearl mounted in this beautiful little thing.
It's almost sad to find heirloom stuff like this because I think it was probably passed down through a few generations, but the wife is really happy because it fits her perfectly and she has already claimed it.
Getting it away from her to take these pics took some real effort.
I set a personal goal this year to find 12 pieces of gold in any form, one for each month of the year.
I just love to set goals and then hit them.
6 months in I have found one gold bracelet and this makes my 5th gold ring.
All found with the F2 and my buddy the little sniper coil.
This is shaping up to be my best year ever in quantity and quality. :happydance01:
I head over to a large Jr. college in my neighborhood that is my go-to site when I don't want to drive far.
I have been all over this place and I wasn't really expecting much, just digging in the dirt was calming me down, but in a grassy island dividing a large parking lot next to a curb I found this.
Came up clean as a whistle from about 2 deep, and has that old world hand made look about it...real old.
Some kind of partial mark inside, but I think this thing is so old it was made before it was a law that marks had to be stamped, or it has been passed down and worn so much most of the marks inside have just been worn off.
I know it's gold, but I really need to stop putting off ordering a test kit because I believe this is my first piece of gold that is at least 18k...maybe even higher.
It just has that really old gold look.
This is gonna kill me till I test it or have it tested to find out.
Also that seems to be an actual, natural pearl mounted in this beautiful little thing.
It's almost sad to find heirloom stuff like this because I think it was probably passed down through a few generations, but the wife is really happy because it fits her perfectly and she has already claimed it.
Getting it away from her to take these pics took some real effort.
I set a personal goal this year to find 12 pieces of gold in any form, one for each month of the year.
I just love to set goals and then hit them.
6 months in I have found one gold bracelet and this makes my 5th gold ring.
All found with the F2 and my buddy the little sniper coil.
This is shaping up to be my best year ever in quantity and quality. :happydance01: