Hi all,
Got out this morning for about a 90 minute beach hunt after work. First thing i noticed was some extra erosion in places, and others built up by the wash. So I worked first around some rocks put in to slow the beach erosion that seems to catch a lot of debris. Within the first minute i get a scratchy 12-28 alongside a huge boulder. About 6 inches down I pull a shiny gold band with stones around 3/4 of the outer diameter. The heart was jumping until I rinsed the sand off and realized it was just another fake gold ring.
Working down the shoreline and back with little else found I get another iffy 12-27. I wasn't sure, but in this place when in doubt, just dig it. Tough little bugger to locate in the sand, but I see more of the shiny golden hue along with stones. Rinsed it off to find out it was an earring. Looking closer with shaking hands, I realized quickly it was just a other faker.
Almost out of time I walk back to the area I started and began working away from the water. This is where a lot of coins started popping, so looked more promising. Then comes a beautiful, clean 12-30 textbook gold signal at 2 inches. I pinpoint it and sift the sand with my fingers. Quickly I see this tiny, thin gold circle that has a braid like pattern to it. Great feel too! Feeling confident the third time would be the charm, I cleaned it only to see what looked like a base metal coming through on the high spots. Another fake!
Not exactly how I wanted to end the hunt. But hey, at least I got out swinging on a beautiful day!
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