One More Find for 2014

I've been trying to get out and detect as often as possible lately in an attempt to get my numbers up for the year.  I know, that's weird. But hey, whatever works right?  I found this rough looking 1941 S Mercury head dime on Christmas day at a vacant lot I've hunted previously.  Until this find all I had dug up were a handful of wheat pennies and a silver pendant.  Stay tuned for a 2014 wrap up post and a link to my year in review video.  Happy hunting!

1941 S Mercury Head Dime Obverse

1941 S Mercury Head Dime Reverse

Two Slope Gold

I finally managed to get out to the beach for a hunt.  It wasn't the optimal time to go as the tide was high and was only starting to head out.  It didn't matter though because I just had to do some hunting.  I sure am glad I did!

14K White Gold with 14 Diamonds and Intact Chain

14K "Plum" Wedding Band

Beach Wheat and Curb Strip Silver

Hit a beach that had a newer, three foot cut yesterday; found mostly modern clad however I did come across a 1910 plain wheat cent in good condition.  Afterward I swapped out detectors and scoured a newly torn up curb strip, scoring two more wheat cents and a very circulated 1918 Mercury dime.

1918 Plain Mercury Head Dime

Two Hunts: Silver then Gold!

Found two pieces of silver last week at an eroded beach affected by the larger swells caused by Hurricane Norbert. Then, last night I brought my Minelab Sovereign GT down to the beach to casually walk the slopes during low tide.

Deep Silver

14K Yellow Gold Pendant with 16 Diamonds (1.28ct)

Recent Keepers

I've been unable to detect much lately though I have managed to locate a few keepers. The 10K and tungsten carbide rings were found in the water.  Everything else came from two early 1900's house lots; an old clock winder, dateless Buffalo nickel, square holed Chinese coin and a few wheat cents.

Ocean and House Lot Hunt Results

Surprise! Gold!

I found this pendant on August 7, 2014 in waist deep water during the negative low tide.  There is no stamp, and it had some questionable tarnish, so I doubted it was the real deal.  Well, I just ran it through the gamut of acid tests and it held at 14K!

14K Anchor Pendant

Prefer 2:1 Silver to Wheats

Short hunt last night at the same yard mentioned in my previous post.  Plucked a few more keepers out of the dirt.

1951 Plain Rosie with 1939 S and 1946 S Wheat Cents

16 Wheats and a Rosie

Managed to get out last night and detect the front yard of a house built in 1946.  There were signals everywhere and most were wheat cents dating from the 1940's and 1950's though there were two dated 1936-S.  I'm glad I was able to locate at least one silver coin; a well worn 1946-S Rosie.

.925 Italy Necklace

I found this chunky silver necklace on the upper slope near where I found the silver ring recently.  It is marked "925 Italy" and weighs a whopping 35.83 grams.  Total hunt time was around 90 minutes with my Minelab Sovereign GT.

.925 Italy Silver Necklace

Upper Slope Sweet Spot

Today I located an eroded section of beach on the upper slope.  Total hunt time was around two hours, during low tide, with my Minelab Excalibur II.

2.03g Sterling Silver Ring