Popular Post F350Platinum Posted June 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 28, 2021 Mowed the top of The hill over the river I call Mason Jar Hill because of all the Mason jars I have dug there. I beat the heck out of this area with my 11" standard Equinox coil. Today I went back to see if the 10x5 would make a fool of me. It sure did ? 1932 female dog tag, lucky watch fob from GRIT Family Newspaper in the 1930s, thimble made of aluminum, B&O railroad button, I think a grommet ring, .32 ACP live round, harmonica reed fragment, belt buckle lock. The ring was a solid 13 and pretty much right on top of the ground. It was gold colored when I picked it up, and cleaning it just made it more and more gold. It's probably not pure (10k) as a bit of tarnish came off when I tried silver polish, but it just got even brighter. The inside is highly polished and smooth and the outside appears to have a casting seam surrounding it. I thought it might be a pipe cutoff but it is smooth and waxy feeling. No purity marks, the story of my life so far. ? It is small, according to my wife about a size 5. Here's a pic of how the GRIT good luck charm was used: Here is a pic of the reverse: Like I wrote in another post, I may not take this coil off. ? 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe D. Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 I'm waiting for you to rename it "Mason Jar full of Silver Coins Hill"!! Hurry up already! I'm waiting!!? Cool finds!! ?? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCR Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 All good stuff. Interesting how a different coil will see a target differently. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F350Platinum Posted June 28, 2021 Author Share Posted June 28, 2021 7 minutes ago, Joe D. said: I'm waiting for you to rename it "Mason Jar full of Silver Coins Hill"!! Hurry up already! I'm waiting!!? Cool finds!! ?? Thus far no silver here. I have dug IHPs and wheats. The trash was all big iron, I'll add a pic later. Wicked hot and humid today. Looks like the mower did the ticks in, but I did have to move some old 3" thick poison ivy vine that fell from a tree. ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB_Amateur Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 3 hours ago, F350Platinum said: the ring was a solid 13.... So if not gold, what composition is it? Not silver or copper (core) since the dTID would be higher. Even this shape aluminum should dTID higher than 13 (in my less-than-expert-jewelry-hunter view but rather expert pulltabber view). More investigation required. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F350Platinum Posted June 28, 2021 Author Share Posted June 28, 2021 Just now, GB_Amateur said: So if not gold, what composition is it? Not silver or copper (core) since the dTID would be higher. Even this shape aluminum should dTID higher than 13 (in my less-than-expert-jewelry-hunter view but rather expert pulltabber view). More investigation required. I'm thinking 10k. It would be mixed up to 50% with copper, nickel, and silver. That would explain the tarnish with silver cleaner. Guess I'll have to make a trip to the jeweler again, they said bring finds anytime. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F350Platinum Posted June 29, 2021 Author Share Posted June 29, 2021 Here's the trash. It was a dig it all day. ? Another Virginia Axe head, other odd bits and car parts. Of course a Mason jar lid. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raphis Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 You’ve got some cool finds there!! Love the old dog tag...my oldest dog tag is 1909. Nice watch FOB too! I’ll take an educated guess and say that ring you found is gold filled...I have found quite a few gold filled rings from the beach that resemble your ring....the way it has been put together in layers (I can see the seams). Congrats again! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F350Platinum Posted June 29, 2021 Author Share Posted June 29, 2021 2 minutes ago, Raphis said: You’ve got some cool finds there!! Love the old dog tag...my oldest dog tag is 1909. Nice watch FOB too! I’ll take an educated guess and say that ring you found is gold filled...I have found quite a few gold filled rings from the beach that resemble your ring....the way it i has been put together in layers (I can see the seams). Congrats again! Thanks! Been looking into it, and you're probably right. It only weighs 1.6g or 1/2 ounce. Kinda light for it to be pure. It could also be an earring, there are two small flaws, one on each side, where something may have been attached. You can see the dark spot in the closeup. The irregular pattern on the outside stops there. I have older dog tags but no year on them. I can probably get info on the numbers at the county records office. We're in a really small town, with history back to the 1600s. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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