Recent All Nighter Delivers The Goods

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At the end of the summer we experienced a favorable tide/swell combination but the first 2 beaches I checked out weren't producing. However, as soon as I reached the wet sand of the 3rd beach there were shallow targets every couple of feet. By this time it was already well after 10pm but I could still see that there was a decent cut running up and down the shoreline with lots of black sand showing. There were a couple of other hunters in the area but this was one of those rare times when there were enough finds for everyone to keep digging.

It took a long time to find any jewelry but once I did it seemed that they were popping out pretty regularly and even in the artificial light of my headlamp I knew I had some small gold and silver items. As daylight approached I tried one other beach that I was curious about and didn't find nearly as much there but high on the slope I did scoop out a find that got my heart going - a large gem-studded cross and chain with some weight to it. By this time it was light enough outside where I could see that the cross and chain were not yellow gold but I held onto the hope that it could be white gold until I found a .925 stamp on the hoop. Still a nice find!

I live for hunts like this and only wish that I had the willpower to keep hunting since these conditions don't come around all that often. Of the 4 gold pieces I found, one was a gold claddagh ring, one a St. Christopher medal and another a gold crown from a cremation urn. I also found over 200 coins on the hunt and probably at least that many pieces of trash. Needless to say, my body was hurting for some time afterwards and I was thankful for the ibuprofen in our cupboard! GL&HH!

[kac]

No pain no gain right? Awesome run.

[Matt4gold]

Right place at the right. Don’t see a really good cut like that often. 

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1 hour ago, kac said:

No pain no gain right? Awesome run.

Thanks kac, That seems to be the case for me. I don't live so close to the beach so I usually try to stay as long as possible when conditions are decent.

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43 minutes ago, Matt4gold said:

Right place at the right. Don’t see a really good cut like that often. 

Yes, so true! 

[Valens Legacy]

Very nice hunting and glad that you were able to keep going. When you take ibuprofen always take an aspirin with it as it allows the larger compound to flow easier to the pain. Grandfather was told that from where he got his prescriptions at 40 years ago and he taught me about it.

Good luck on your next hunt!

[rvpopeye]

Love THAT kind of cuts.👍

[strick]

Great story thanks for taking us along..perseverance put you in those "right spots at the right time"

 

strick 

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8 hours ago, Valens Legacy said:

Very nice hunting and glad that you were able to keep going. When you take ibuprofen always take an aspirin with it as it allows the larger compound to flow easier to the pain. Grandfather was told that from where he got his prescriptions at 40 years ago and he taught me about it.

Good luck on your next hunt!

Thanks VL, I've read that mixing the 2 might not be good for some but I'm glad it works for you. They are in the same class of pain relievers and may increase the chance of side-effects in sensitive people. Fortunately for me, ibuprofen by itself seems to work fine for my old body!

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4 hours ago, rvpopeye said:

Love THAT kind of cuts.👍

Yes, I love the fresh ones!