Silver and gold, and some of it is old.

[2ndoldman]

As most of you will remember my scoop handle broke during my last post.
The scoop that I use requires an unusual diameter. so I set about trying to find a replacement.
Luckily enough for me I found a rake that was willing to die for the cause.
At the cost of $44 for the rake I was hoping that it would pay off. The plus side of this handle is that it is foam filled fiberglass.
And it floats.
Due to the length of time it took to repair the scoop I decided that plan B destination would be good enough to try it out.
Considering that I have scoured this area for two previous years the lack of targets is to be expected.
Yes I know that is looks like a lot of targets.
This picture represents over 6 hours in the water though.

I do like that 3 inch pocket vernier.
And the bottle stopper is kinda cool. Not only is the cork intact, But so is the label.
Now that the preliminaries are over it is time for the show and tell.
This is what the keepers looked like coming out of the saltchuck.
There were three mystery coins and some bits and bobs.
Two of the three coins were silver.
The third was copper nickle.
A 1931 US Philippines Five Centavo to be precise. https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/...4-duid-1519653
The silver coins needed to have the silver oxide removed prior to cleaning.
Boy do I wish that silver coins came out as good as they were when they went into the saltwater.
Take a look at the date on the left.
That coin was minty fresh when it was lost.
Yup. That says 1880
One 1880 US silver dollar. One 1908 Canadian quarter. One 1908 US penny and one 1931 US Philippines 5 centavo.
I was hoping that blackened ring would be silver.
However a pewter ring will do just fine.

[2ndoldman]

I thank my lucky stars that gold is not affected by saltwater. This 10K ring is sweet.
But the daily double winner goes to these two.
They came out in the same scoop full of crud.
The cross is 14K the ring is unmarked.
I have gold crowns.
And I bet a lot of you do.
However this is the first time I have seen a gold tooth ring.

[Bone2stone]

Bruce that toothy ring has got to be one of the most unusual rings ever.
I have found butt ugly rings but never anything that had potential to bite me or bite sumpin or well, cool ring.
The crucifix is major awesome that was the highlight of your day I'm sure.
I'll throw in a congrats on the 1880 dollar as well. Never found one of those except on a paid competition hunts.

Water finds huh? The only thing I ever came out of the water with is fishing weights.

Jess B.

[BabaORiley]

That tooth ring is unusual. Is that a micrometer in the third pic? Bottle stopper is real neat. My Mother would love that. Nice haul again. Seems like a lot of gold lately huh? Maybe you can melt it all down and forge a solid gold rake handle?

[G10+]

Wow those r all awesome finds !!! I love reading your post !!! Thank u for taking the time to create such threads

[2ndoldman]

My time is well paid for when I receive compliments like this.
Thank you my friend.

[p kurt]

The old U.S. coins are neat, I don't remember seeing you post many of them . The old cross is neat and Obion may need that tooth ring! I believe he is a dentist and can't imagine a better ring for him.

[2ndoldman]

I have posted quite a few of the older silver US coins before and one US gold coin as well.
Lets see what the resident dentist thinks of that ring. I really would like to hear his thoughts on it.

[2ndoldman]

Bruce that toothy ring has got to be one of the most unusual rings ever.
I have found butt ugly rings but never anything that had potential to bite me or bite sumpin or well, cool ring.
The crucifix is major awesome that was the highlight of your day I'm sure.
I'll throw in a congrats on the 1880 dollar as well. Never found one of those except on a paid competition hunts.

Water finds huh? The only thing I ever came out of the water with is fishing weights.

Jess B.

Jess I have found more than my fair share of butt ugly rings, that is for damn sure. I don't know if this was a gift from a dentist or what but it is definitely the strangest gold ring that I have seen.
And to be able to honestly say that it came from the same scoop as the cross is just fantastic.
The 1880 Morgan is the second one that I have pulled from the saltwater. I guess beggars can't be choosers but I sure would like to find one on dry land some time.
As to finding lead sinkers. The only good thing about them is that they can be melted down.
These are from the post I will be making next.

[2ndoldman]

That tooth ring is unusual. Is that a micrometer in the third pic? Bottle stopper is real neat. My Mother would love that. Nice haul again. Seems like a lot of gold lately huh? Maybe you can melt it all down and forge a solid gold rake handle?

I bet that I could gold plate a handle. Here is a better picture of that piece . If your mom wants that stopper send me here address.

[SDhunter]

Interesting bunch of treasure. That tooth ring is something else.