Clodmaster's finds

[Clodmaster]

So were are you :lol:

I was at the beach.

 

[Perth Tim]

Wow nice work. I need to up my game!!

 

[Clodmaster]

Wow nice work. I need to up my game!!

You know how it is, Tim. Next time I'll score bottle tops and tin foil.

 

[Perth Tim]

Wow nice work. I need to up my game!!

You know how it is, Tim. Next time I'll score bottle tops and tin foil.

You mean i didn't get it all last sunday?

 

[Clodmaster]

Wow nice work. I need to up my game!!

You know how it is, Tim. Next time I'll score bottle tops and tin foil.

You mean i didn't get it all last sunday?

Haha. We should have a competition for the worst hunt. I've had a few stinkers this year.

 

[golddiggerart]

Very nice 4 ring a ding ding.. :Y:

 

[Clodmaster]

Had a few short swings over the weekend at the beach. Best find was a gold ring with what looked like calligraphy on the top and underside. However, on closer inspection this is a Lord of the Rings ring and at best it's gold plated, though probably just titanium or stainless steel. As you can imagine this looked pretty good in the scoop! A severe case of ring tease!!

I also found a few pre-decimals in the water. I've found the vast majority of my PDs on land and when I do the silvers are tarnished but clean up well. Not so when I get them out of salt water - I find they are really difficult to clean. Pennies and half pennies on the other hand are a dull, lightened brown out of the water and not corroded, unlike the ones I dig up on land locally. I guess the ones out of the water are starved of oxygen, meaning they don't corrode. However, even after a few days in the air, the ones in the pic are starting to develop green spots.

 

[golddiggerart]

Ring a ding gold, very nice. And yup the silvers out of the ocean are hard to clean unless they have a caked on sand layer protecting them from the harsh salty water. :Y:

 

[Perth Tim]

Best way to clean ocean silver thats heavily caked is to wrap it tightly in foil and drop it in vinegar. Wrap a few layers of foil as it the silver oxide transfers to the foil which eats the foil.

I do rings this way which are so encrusted theres sand trapped in the oxide layer, i leave tthem in over night. For a coil you'd leave it a few hours and see if it loosens up the crust

Oh and how much does that ring weight? Can't fake gravity.

 

[Clodmaster]

Best way to clean ocean silver thats heavily caked is to wrap it tightly in foil and drop it in vinegar. Wrap a few layers of foil as it the silver oxide transfers to the foil which eats the foil.

I do rings this way which are so encrusted theres sand trapped in the oxide layer, i leave tthem in over night. For a coil you'd leave it a few hours and see if it loosens up the crust

Oh and how much does that ring weight? Can't fake gravity.

Thanks for the tip. Will give it a try.

It's about 3g. Should be about 5g at that size. So, yep, another indicator that it's not gold. It rang up a TID of 2 on the Nox so I thought gold initially. I think stainless steel and titanium give off low numbers like that too.

 

[Manpa]

I think its a Lord of the Rings mock up by looking at the inscription

 

[Perth Tim]

Best way to clean ocean silver thats heavily caked is to wrap it tightly in foil and drop it in vinegar. Wrap a few layers of foil as it the silver oxide transfers to the foil which eats the foil.

I do rings this way which are so encrusted theres sand trapped in the oxide layer, i leave tthem in over night. For a coil you'd leave it a few hours and see if it loosens up the crust

Oh and how much does that ring weight? Can't fake gravity.

Thanks for the tip. Will give it a try.

It's about 3g. Should be about 5g at that size. So, yep, another indicator that it's not gold. It rang up a TID of 2 on the Nox so I thought gold initially. I think stainless steel and titanium give off low numbers like that too.

Yep it'll be titanium, I think stainless is heavier. 3g is way too light if I zoom right in I can see silver metal in places. I'd say atleast 5g minimum for gold, that little 10k ring I found the other day would be less than 1/2 the size and it was 2g

Another tip for silver rings is use the foil to polish the ring, it'll make it shine really good. I wouldn't do that to a coin though it might take off detail, just the chemical reaction to get the worse of the crust off so you can see the coin is what you want

 

[Clodmaster]

I think its a Lord of the Rings mock up by looking at the inscription
https://www.prospectingaustralia.co...4759_9d18bfee-6ce5-4a55-98ad-f9cf5f7adc7d.jpg

That's the one.

 

[Clodmaster]

Out and about for a quick swing at the beach last night. Gold in the scoop, so very happy with that. Got a nice little 9ct signet ring with a blue stone in it. It only weighs 1.27g so it's quite petite. Also found the usual abundance of 5 cent pieces at this site - it's almost like someone has deliberately scattered them. I've ordered waterproof headphones, so looking forward to getting out a bit further in coming months to see what I can find. All the best. Clod.

 

[Perth Tim]

Clod if you're picking up gold rings on a beach like this you'll be a weapon with waterproof headphones

 

[Clodmaster]

Clod if you're picking up gold rings on a beach like this you'll be a weapon with waterproof headphones

I hope so, Tim. I've reached the limit of relying on the Nox's speaker at the beach. I almost missed that ring btw, a very faint TID of 2 and quite deep down at a shell layer below the sand.

 

[golddiggerart]

Nice one mate, ring a ding ding gold :Y:

 

[Clodmaster]

Nice one mate, ring a ding ding gold :Y:

Thanks GDA. Always good to get something good early. Makes the rest of the hunt a bonus.

 

[Clodmaster]

Two swings on the weekend - one at the beach (top part of photo) and the other inland (bottom part of photo) at an old favourite spot.

The beach didn't produce anything special, though did find a few more goldies than normal.

The inland spot produced a chain. Not sure where this is from - a fob watch maybe. Any idea folks? Also found a couple of badges - I'm not sure what the 'VHQ Carnival' one relates to. There's a cuff link as well I think and plenty of bullet casings. Oh and an old thrip that must be 1870s I think (looking at the Viccy head) but the date is worn off.

All up, nothing super special but good to be out in the open air. Clod.

 

[Clodmaster]

Hiyall. Not a lot of action of late. Found a ring (stainless steel) and earring on a beach hunt. Then a badge (Smile Away - think it was a tobacco brand), leaf brooch, and some pre-decimals at my local park'ish spot. My favourite is the Viccy sixpence.

I have some sad news though. The Nox has taken water and has been sent off for repair under warranty (though it'll be a replacement job). I had it submerged for a few hours during that beach hunt and now there's clearly water under the screen. No electronic products are perfect - the test for me is how quickly Minelab send me back a new unit (and whether it happens again!).