mn90403 Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 When you hunt on the beaches you don't know exactly what you will find or what you are looking for but I guess jewelry is the preferred find but of course you will get many, many coins. This afternoon I found this bracelet before I really found a few quarters near by. It is a bit odd construction and not very tarnished. I have a feeling that the 'base' is made of silver (it is not magnetic) and then copper wire was added to keep the stones in place. Then it was wrapped in finer coper wire. Actually the order of wrapping and placing the agatized stones could be in a different order than I can imagine. I don't think of this as a really old piece because there is not much sand wear and the corrosion is not that great. It was found on a beach that gets detected often but it was in a bit of fine gravel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valens Legacy Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 I have seen items like that made by some of the Indians that travel the country for area Pow-Wow's. They make several at a time and sell them under a tent around the camp, and make some while the people are looking at the wares they have to sell. Some of these Indians are from places from around the US and Hawaii. They are hard to clean at times due to the amount of copper in them, but the silver cleans up nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TampaBayBrad Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 Interesting piece. Wonder what the stones are made of. Glass, quartz? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mn90403 Posted March 25, 2023 Author Share Posted March 25, 2023 7 hours ago, TampaBayBrad said: Interesting piece. Wonder what the stones are made of. Glass, quartz? I think the large stone has been tumbled. It has some irregular features to it. The two smaller 'stones' have been made into marbles. When I take it to my metal detecting club a friend of mine knows the jaspers and other rocks that this could be made from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPT_GhostLight Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 Very pretty piece and a nice find, congrats! There are a lot of jewelry makers here in Colorado who make these kinds of pieces for metaphysical, art, and Renaissance fairs and shops. They're also very popular with the new "hippie" generation. 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tmox Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 Standard Issue California HippieGirl bracelet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TampaBayBrad Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 3 hours ago, Tmox said: Standard Issue California HippieGirl bracelet Ha...I guess it's from the 60's then! Welcome to the HippieGirl club mn90403. You are now officially crowned as a member in good standing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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