Kennedy and a Ring

Made it to the beach yesterday morning and found a bit of a sweet spot. I dug a fair share of green clad, which indicates it has settles in the salty sand for a little while. My guess is six months to a year. No gold, or silver, yet I did come home with a pouch full of coins including a 1993 Kennedy half dollar and a man's titanium wedding band. Hope everyone has a pleasant weekend.

May 22, 2015 early AM

Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow

I did it. I finally offloaded some of my finds. Up until this point I had only let go of a handful of items in the past to recoup initial costs of the hobby.

While on vacation recently, when I brought my waterproof Minelab Excalibur II, I met a Scottish woman with whom I chatted at length about my collection of finds. She and her husband had seen me snorkeling in the water with my detector and they were genuinely curious about the hobby. She was adamant I should sell my finds because they weren't doing me any good sitting in a safe.

I've been holding onto 99.5% of located items looking at them as a long-term investment. Plus, I'll admit, they're fun to show off. Throughout my time in the hobby, however, I've gone through my extensive five years' worth of finds and have felt... cluttered.

I am interested in hearing what your thoughts are on selling our finds.

Offloaded 10K jewelry. No gemstones.

Offloaded 14K jewelry. No gemstones.

Curb Strip Silver

This past Thursday evening I detected a local curb strip I'd been eyeing for a week. The grass had been removed and only loose dirt remained. I scanned the 40' length of it for about an hour before some rain forced me away.

1942 S Merc, 1944 plain and 1945 S Wheat Cents - Obverse

1942 S Merc, 1944 plain and 1945 S Wheat Cents - Reverse

Everything Counts

I haven't had much free time to detect lately. I did make it out late yesterday evening for about an hour at a property where cottages were built in 1958. The landscape is currently torn up as the structures undergo renovations. I'll likely head back this evening and see if I can scrounge up some silver. Happy hunting!

Notable finds:

• Ellwest Stereo Theatres & Jolar Cinemas Vintage Peep Show Token
• 1946 D, 1953 S, 1954 S, 1956 S Wheat Cents