mn90403 Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 Last week I went to Bill's outing. I was there mostly to learn (I say that now) but I also picked up the big Nox coil. I didn't use it in the desert but I did use it on the beach. The first hunt was pretty uneventful. Bad beach, bad results as they say. The next time I used it a couple of days later the beach was not that much different but I was ready to test it to the max. I'll have to admit that I didn't walk very slowly. I wanted a big sound to stop me. I also had a specific place in mind. On the way there I got a signal that was mostly 'deep penny' sounding but some of them you have to dig. I kept digging and digging (later measured to be about 15 inches) and I saw something about the color of the sand and it looked like a blade or utensil. When I got it out it was the piece in the center. Sword shaped but used as a pendant? Someone told me it might be from some type of uniform or costume? I've never found anything quite like it. It weighs 1.33 oz and it has a mark of sterling but nowhere does it say .925. After this I continued on down to my beach and I got a signal and looked down and the darker stainless steel ring was on the surface in a footprint. On the way back I gridded an area and came up with the other stainless ring. Here is a previous hunt with the 11 inch coil. You know what detector someone is using when you find this! I have many desert 'tourist' photos I could post but there are no finds to go with them. Mitchel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mn90403 Posted November 20, 2018 Author Share Posted November 20, 2018 Phrunt, Yes, I finally had to copy the photos to the SD card on this Chromebook (the windows computer is too old and slow now on the Chrome browser) and then upload them to the forum. As to the letter opener, it is too thick to be one. I have several. This sword has a couple of rings at the top that will let it dangle from something like a chain. Since they are not broken I assume a chain or clasp broke. Mitchel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredmason Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 Nice finds, Mitchel. If the cross has Sterling stamped on it there is no particular reason to also stamp 925... If you can find a Makers mark that would help... are you going to the Dale? fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mn90403 Posted November 20, 2018 Author Share Posted November 20, 2018 Fred, I hope to go to The Dale but I'd be alone. Maybe an overnighter in the 4Runner or just a day trip. Mitchel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mn90403 Posted November 21, 2018 Author Share Posted November 21, 2018 Fred, My asking/telling about the 'sterling' mark was that it is my understanding that the .925 came later in markings and perhaps that it just says sterling makes a difference? I guess there are some that made a choice depending on the piece. Mitchel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alluminati Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Maybe that letter opener thing is Religious or Masonic. Check it out some more, it's really cool. It's got some age if it says Sterling instead of .925. What is the yellow thing in the green scoop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB_Amateur Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 10 hours ago, mn90403 said: My asking/telling about the 'sterling' mark was that it is my understanding that the .925 came later in markings and perhaps that it just says sterling makes a difference? I guess there are some that made a choice depending on the piece. This might clear things up (or not): http://www.modernsilver.com/basichallmarks.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mn90403 Posted November 21, 2018 Author Share Posted November 21, 2018 3 hours ago, Alluminati said: Maybe that letter opener thing is Religious or Masonic. Check it out some more, it's really cool. It's got some age if it says Sterling instead of .925. What is the yellow thing in the green scoop? The yellow thing in the scoop is a ferrite ring which we use to ground balance a GPZ 7000. When I found it out in the desert I knew I was not the first one to use this powerful detector over this hill. I was still able to find 1 half gram nugget. Mitchel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alluminati Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Ah I thought it looked like some type ferrite ring or magnet, or a piece of somebody's Ace 150 lol. I didn't know you guys did that, cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mn90403 Posted November 21, 2018 Author Share Posted November 21, 2018 Yes, when we get all of our settings the way we like it on the 7000 we then do a noise cancel and the final ground balance is to place a ferrite ring on a typical patch of ground and swing over it. The 7000 tells us we are finished and gives us an icon to 'pick up your ring!' Someone didn't do that in this case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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