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  1. 04-11-2020, 04:08 PM #1
    Pastpursuits
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    Best Jewelry of the Month / Point Value: 10

    Old gold

    I went to my honey hole to practice “social distancing”
    Here is everything from the Hunt:
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    The first ring I found was this nickel silver signet
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    After about a hour of digging junk I found this beautiful antique gold ring !
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    I was just getting ready to leave when I hit a perfect low signal
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    I couldn’t have asked for a better day with the White’s MX Sport !
    I hope everyone is staying safe
    Happy Hunting !
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  2. 04-11-2020, 05:03 PM #2
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    Congrats! Gold always looks good when it pops up!
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  3. 04-14-2020, 07:41 AM #3
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    Nice job! Honey hole indeed!
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  4. 04-14-2020, 09:33 AM #4
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    That was a great hunt! I love the antique gold ring! You did a good job sifting through the iron and trash to get to the treasure!

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  5. 04-14-2020, 04:47 PM #5
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    Wow, I can't remember the last time I found gold!
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  6. 04-16-2020, 08:07 PM #6
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    Silver and Gold!! Congrats on a great hunt, WTG.


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  7. 04-21-2020, 06:20 PM #7
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    Good things happen when you dig the lows !! Seeing the diaper pin and bobby pins tells me you know how to find the yellow.. nice early site.
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  8. 01-31-2021, 10:48 AM #8
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    Great find!
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  9. 02-06-2021, 02:46 PM #9
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    Im thinking my trash pile would have been a lot bigger then that when I hunt. Lol. Great finds! Those rings...awesome!
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  10. 04-03-2021, 05:30 AM #10
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    Great finds, that probably accounts for all the gold rings I gave found in the last 5 years. Congrats WD
    Total silver 13 - Goal 50 (2024 Finds) - 1 Ben Franklin -1 SLQ ('24) - 1 Washington - 1 Barber Dimes - 3 Mercury Dimes- - 3 Roosevelt Dimes - 0 V Nickels - 0 Buffalos - 3 War Nickels - 2 Indian -- 35 Wheats - $31.13 in clad (2 1$ Bills) Relics: MILESTONES since 2012: 1700 silver coins - 8000 Clad Quarters - 500 Roosevelts - 750 Mercury Dimes
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  11. 04-19-2021, 04:22 PM #11
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    Well done! Been a very long time since I've seen yellow. Hope it's a sign of the year to come! Congrats!
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  12. 04-26-2021, 05:28 AM #12
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    WTG on the Gold!
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