Keeping The Silver Coming Anyway (shrug)

[F350Platinum]

We've had a spell of hot weather here on the East Coast, but if you get up early enough it's not bad, and you can get off the beach before it fills up. 

Hit my local (ha, an hour drive one way) beach yesterday hoping to do a water hunt, as yet the jellyfish have not appeared, or are very few.

I got there at 7am and decided to hunt the dry first, there had to be a lot of activity because it's the day after the 4th of July weekend. The river was flat and I had a few hours to low tide. For the dry hunt I used the 13" coil. I can sort of get away with dunking it a little deeper than the 9" or 11", in about 5 inches of water I'll lose the signal. 

Did pretty good there, all the usual toys and coins. A guy came rushing out on the beach with his detector while I was out there, said something about how much it sucked that I was there, threw his stuff back in the car and went to another place 🤷‍♂️. Cool, all the more for me I guess. 🙄

At about 10 it started to get hot, but a breeze came up, so I got my other D2 with the 9" and antenna, and the new float sifter I wanted to test. I bought this one not even thinking that the mesh was stainless, my bad, as the coins and other stuff come up pretty much the same color as the rocks, so they are hard to see, and you can't pinpoint because stainless. 🤔😏

I'm going to either try and get some plastic mesh for it, or return it and get the fabulous Tube Tubb that costs about twice as much. 🤬

Here's the crap, keeping it real for y'all. 

I did find a big VW Microbus toy that I gave to a little kid, his parents were thrilled, and I got some space in my bag. I like doing that. It was a great karma day, a woman offered me a cold bottle of water while taking to her about detecting.

Came away with enough to justify the $3 an hour parking I guess:

A couple of toy cars, the Mercedes was over a foot deep in the wash and kept banging 95+. A few of the coins were deep too, I must not have a lot of minerals or salt in the water at the edge because they were 3 scoops or more to get to them and I had my big stainless scoop this trip. I don't see that shift in ID - ever, particularly with dimes and quarters. 

Jewelry was sparse but not bad, I scored a 4g silver band, and some unidentified metal ring that my wife likes.

It's beat up but should polish nicely. 

Cool looking but no hallmarks. 

The earring was disappointing, turned out to be 14k over brass, it has a stone in it but it's probably CZ.

It finally rained a bit, so I got a nice rainbow photo, an end to a pretty good day.

[MSC]

Good story, good post.

[Skull diver]

1 hour ago, F350Platinum said:

I'm going to either try and get some plastic mesh for it

I damn like this sifter...Just try to change the mesh and enjoy it.

[F350Platinum]

3 hours ago, MSC said:

Good story, good post.

Thanks MSC,

These are the experiences of a relic and beach hunter (me) fairly new to water hunting. I've written a few times expressing my admiration of those who can take the pounding in the surf or brave scuba diving, I generally hunt the dry where the waves are big. Here at the river some days it can be flat if you're there at the right time, and if you want to be almost guaranteed a precious metal find, it will be there - apparently. I've had good luck every time anyway.

Next week I'll be hunting a coastal beach and likely will be on the sand for most of it.

[F350Platinum]

3 hours ago, Skull diver said:

I damn like this sifter...Just try to change the mesh and enjoy it.

Thanks, I'm considering that but ABS, Poly, and PVC screen mesh add almost as much to the price, but it is under $80 to Prime members: 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0CZTQ88CL

They really should put a thick material like I mentioned above in it with zip ties.

What I'd really like to have is the "Tube Tubb", but it's $175 and $25 shipping. 

Not a scrap of metal on it, the Hoover Boys use them for river hunting in MD.

I have some Kevlar mesh I may use with zip ties. 🤔 Then nothing but sand will fall through.

[maxxkatt]

Hit my local (ha, an hour drive one way) beach yesterday hoping to do a water hunt, as yet the jellyfish have not appeared, or are very few.

My ocean beaches are about 7 hours from Atlanta. If I was an hour away like you lucky dog, I would hit the ocean beaches at least weekly during the non-winter months. Enjoy while you can.

 

[GB_Amateur]

53 minutes ago, F350Platinum said:

I'm considering that but ABS, Poly, and PVC screen mesh

Consider getting this and drilling your own holes.  There are a lot of options (i.e. bit types) for drilling.  You can search the internet.  The main issue (and it's not a critical one for this application) is to keep the bit from walking when starting the hole.  As far as cutting to shape, that isn't too difficult, either.  I've used a scroll saw but a sabre saw or even a jig saw will work.  I've cut 1/32" with aviation snips but I don't know if that scales up to thicker sheets.

 

[Skull diver]

54 minutes ago, F350Platinum said:

have some Kevlar mesh I may use with zip ties

This could be a good solution, but perhaps a plastic sheet of the same size, drilled (several times) with a drill, would be preferable.

I would drill slightly smaller holes in it though.

[F350Platinum]

53 minutes ago, maxxkatt said:

My ocean beaches are about 7 hours from Atlanta. If I was an hour away like you lucky dog, I would hit the ocean beaches at least weekly during the non-winter months. Enjoy while you can.

I've been to Tybee Island, it's a 4 hour drive from Atlanta minus gridlock possibly, it's about 10 for me 😅 parking isn't free there either. 😵 Hunting can be good but usually wouldn't be worth the fuel combined. Lots of beach hunters there.