Irons ongoing MD finds thread

[Irons]

Here is the results from a pretty good beach hunt Sunday. I found a good hole with lots of targets but no Gold.

Unfortunatly it ain't all gold rings and roses. Sigh.

Anyway here is a pretty typical beach hunt results, those green nickels and quarters are a great sign you are hitting old heavy targets.

You start getting those its time to reference a spot on shore, note how deep you are and slow down.

The little flower ring and the fat cross ear ring in front are marked .925, the rest is junk.

[DodgebyDave]

My Gaydar just switched on............

It looks like Irons lives near Gaylord...............

[Irons]

Another beach more junk, clad and a possible diamond.

The rings are junk, the freaking CZ carnival is gold over sterling. It sounded like a roll of quarters when my coil passed over it so I knew without looking it wasn't Gold.

What a ridiculous ring! I wouldn't wear that even if it was real!

Its marked RSC, whatever that means in junk jewelry speak.

The earring I scooped out from under a dock, it was a faint but solid mid tone.

Looks like they took it off so they wouldn't lose it. Roopsie!

I don't have my diamond tester here so the jury is still out on that one, may be real or junk.

If any of you fine folks can tell by looking at it please chime in.


EDIT: Diamond is as fake as the ring, huge suprise.

[Gcubed]

Irons, save all of the gold filled junk in a bag or box. I'll tell/teach ya what to do with it after it builds up.

[Irons]

Irons, save all of the gold filled junk in a bag or box. I'll tell/teach ya what to do with it after it builds up.

Will do my friend, the junk is all being tossed onto a paper plate.

Its getting to be quite the pile!

[andial]

If any of you fine folks can tell by looking at it please chime in.

Will do.




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[hammerhead]

Another beach more junk, clad and a possible diamond.

The rings are junk, the freaking CZ carnival is gold over sterling. It sounded like a roll of quarters when my coil passed over it so I knew without looking it wasn't Gold.

What a ridiculous ring! I wouldn't wear that even if it was real!

Its marked RSC, whatever that means in junk jewelry speak.

The earring I scooped out from under a dock, it was a faint but solid mid tone.

Looks like they took it off so they wouldn't lose it. Roopsie!

I don't have my diamond tester here so the jury is still out on that one, may be real or junk.

If any of you fine folks can tell by looking at it please chime in.

The one on the ring finger looks real. Want to sell it?
Trade you some nails, bottle caps and dirty zinc pennies.

[Eat Beef]

Its marked RSC, whatever that means in junk jewelry speak.

Real Snazzy Ching?

[hammerhead]

All kidding aside Irons,
Are there other spots that you are going to prospect. I am discouraged enough that I scanned my yard with my grandson. Did find a clad Kennedy half which is better than nothing. Almost as equal, but better.
Hang in there.

[Irons]

All kidding aside Irons,
Are there other spots that you are going to prospect. I am discouraged enough that I scanned my yard with my grandson. Did find a clad Kennedy half which is better than nothing. Almost as equal, but better.
Hang in there.

Oh I'll keep at it, heck this is my first summer! It looks like the gold will come in waves.

I got spoiled in June-July finding Gold left and right. Another thing I have learned is the big lake beaches are almost all sanded in by late July early August.

Winter storms remove tons of sand and gentle summer breezes put it all back, covering the heavy targets until they are all out of range.

I still find plenty of stuff, but I ain't in this for the clad or the silver.

[Gold Rush]

Brother Irons, I hope this is some help to ya..RSC stands for RS Covenant jewelry..they are, and have been since 1978 a wholeseller of Sterling Silver jewelry, fashion rings, and costume jewelry, their jewelry tends to retail for $5-$55 the gemstones are CZ..but some of their bands are made of Sterling Silver.......Heres their company statement.......
R.S. Covenant began its journey 30 years ago, in the basement of its owners, Pat and Roger Schroeder, and has grown to become one of the leading suppliers of fashion rings in the country. What began with dreams of wildly successful sales and profits, quickly turned into the hard reality of survival. Not only did Covenant survive, it thrived. Today, our customers benefit from those many years of struggle.

When you sell only one product as Covenant did for 30 years, you learn quickly that your customer must be successful or you’ll soon be out of business. So Pat and Roger began thinking about their customers’ success rather than their own, believing that the one would balance the other. Everything Covenant does is built around their customer’s need to make money from selling their product. Free displays, free stock cabinets, great margins and liberal exchange privileges are just the beginning.

R.S. Covenant sells a program. They will be the first to tell you that there are many companies who can sell you a ring, but few, if any, that can sell you a program that works! And work it does! Many customers find Covenant’s program to be the single best seller in their store, producing more sales and profit per square foot than any other item. Even better, Covenant has developed a way to prove it. As part of their customer service policy, Covenant tracks every re-order that a customer places. Armed with this information, we are capable of producing a performance analysis and income statement for any customer’s display at the click of a button.

Covenant sells rings that are made of Sterling Silver and rings that are made of Jeweler’s Bronze (a brass alloy). They all have the look of fine jewelry. Rings are not a trendy item and Roger admits that some styles have been in their line for 30 years. Some styles just refuse to go away and continue to sell year after year. But there is a big difference in the product sold today versus 30 years ago. In the old days, stones were glass and most were glued in place. Today, most stones are hand-set, custom-cut Cubic Zirconia. Quality has improved 1000% and prices aren’t any higher than they were 30 years ago.

Every style that Covenant carries is unique in that each is made to our specifications. There will be styles that you might see carried by other suppliers simply because they represent a great new look and everyone wants to show it; or they could be ageless classics that everyone must have. But you would be hard pressed to find another ring that has the same quality built into it as Covenant’s. Our only concern is making a better ring. Every ring is made one at a time. Every ring is hand-polished. And, Covenant’s Cubic Zirconia is custom-cut and hand-set, just like a diamond. The result; our rings look better; and they sell better.

[hammerhead]

Great detective work Gold Rush.

I do see the Covenant name on lots of jewelry. Not that I wear, it mind you. Just when I am tagging or looking in thrift stores. I really don't wear it. I swear. Honest.

I like their mission. Give the customer what they want.

[Irons]

The dazzling beauty I scooped out from under a dock is the gold over brass critter.

Since cleaning and proudly wearing my treasure 3 of the precious gemstones have fallen out,

including the red one from the center. I feel totally cheated and a bit cheap now. Sad days gentlemen.

Tuesday I did find some cool stuff. A creepy looking gothic cross locket pendant thats .925 and a pendant that says hi loser with a bunny on it.

Also what might be a 65 silver quarter.

[Irons]

~ GOLD # 16 ~

Man I thought I was going to go all of August with no Gold!

Hunted hard this weekend and found all kinds of stuff I'll post later.

Nice 10k and diamond made my day today.

[andial]

Nice.

[AgAuGal]

you should change your handle to digger

[glockngold]

Back up a minute...

Also what might be a 65 silver quarter.

Pics on that please.

[Irons]

Back up a minute...



Pics on that please.

Its an odd one, when I'm scooping up clad I just look at the edge to see if its a copper sandwich and put it in the coin pocket.

This one wasn't obvious so I put it in the jewelry pocket. Its not silver, doesn't sound like it but the edge is clean.

I'll get some pics up tomorrow, I found another tungsten piece of crap and a near heart attack cubic zirconia ring.

One of them is going to be real one of these days and they'll find me floating in the water.

Bunch of silver rings and pendants, junk, clad.

[glockngold]

Well, if it weighs 6.25 grams it's worth a bazillion dollars or so.

[Irons]

2 Weekends of water hunting, Gold does not come easy my friends!

[Irons]

~ GOLD # 17 ~

Hit a popular swimming hole and it had been cleaned out ahead of me. Happens.

The park was big though and further down the lake were picnic areas and each has their own little beach. Jackpot!

I went to 1 of 6 areas and it was full of targets, nice little 1.2 gram Gold angel stamped 10k on the bale.

And some clad and a nice old school sterling ring! That is stamped sterling, a little polishing and it will be sweet.

5 more to go in that park, I can only hope they are all this good!

[hammerhead]

Putting that wet suit to work Irons?

[Irons]

Putting that wet suit to work Irons?

Used it once when lake michigan turned over and the water dropped to 48 degrees, takes a little getting used to and one leg had a small leak but I fixed that.

The water will be getting cold fast now so it will be getting lots of use right to ice up and in the spring.

I mainly got that for the big lake as waders are close to useless when you're getting hit by waves.

[Irons]

No Gold but this ring just about put a pellet in my waders today.

Stamped 925. One of these times its going to be real Gold or Platinum and diamonds and I'll probably fall over and drown.

Mickey is stamped 925 Disney.

[Irons]

Beaches are finally getting torn up by fall winds and taking some of the boring summer sand out.
Found a nice hole in the surf today and found lots of clad from a 1954 nickel and '58 wheat penny to 2006 clad, a ladies watch, a junk ring and chunk of junk chain.

I'm starting to think I may have had some beginners luck going on earlier this summer.

Gold seems to be pretty elusive, but tomorrow's another day on another beach!

[Gcubed]

Yo Irons! Ya ever priced those lead sinkers at the tackle shop? Oy Vey!!!

[hammerhead]

Rotsa Ruck!

[Irons]

Yo Irons! Ya ever priced those lead sinkers at the tackle shop? Oy Vey!!!

Not those ones, I never surf fished in the big lakes we troll for walleyes in reservoirs when we fish.

I have about 20 pounds of them by now if you would like me to send you some.

[Gcubed]

Not those ones, I never surf fished in the big lakes we troll for walleyes in reservoirs when we fish.

I have about 20 pounds of them by now if you would like me to send you some.

Postage would spoil the deal for now. Save 'em up fer when I show up for steaks and drinks. Boy, wont YOU be shocked!!

[Irons]

~ GOLD # 18 ~

Big Fat Dirty Old 10K GOLD!!!


Finally ended my Gold drought, man that was scary!

I hit an old park by my house, this place has been hit hard but it's so old and still busy as heck it almost always gives up some great finds.

We finally had some real soaker rains so the ground is super conductive and targets were crisp and easy to hear compared to the adobe dust of summer.
My first Gold ever dug out of the dirt!

This was the worst crappy pull tab signal ever, a jumpy 61 on the AT Pro, but I dug it and Whoo Hoo!!!

The ring is a 1974 and local so I'll see if I can find the owner. Oh that flat ring is marked sterling so a silver today too.

I have a bunch of other silver stuff I've been finding, I'll post them this week sometime.

[rte]

Nice find irons
I have yet to find anything but coins in parks.
I got to hunt around in my yard today,even got to dig


I get to cuss the previous owner from time to time (that cheap A$$ saved 10 cents a stick) Going with schedule 20 rather than schedule 40
Even covered my tracks like a good prospecter

[JohnPA]

Irons,

Nice finds there, mate. What's your digging tool, please?
JPA

[Irons]

Irons,

Nice finds there, mate. What's your digging tool, please?
JPA

Thanks!

I use the Lesche hand digger in parks and yards. Cuts a nice clean flap in the sod.

I hate making a mess and looking like an amateur.


http://bigboyshobbies.net/shop/lesch...r-with-sheath/

[newmisty]

Nice freekin find dood!

[hammerhead]

Good find Irons.

That ought to lift the spirits.

Yesterday was bobby pins and barettes day for me at the beach. Got about 4 of them. Still don't now how roofing nails migrate into the sand.

[Irons]

Good find Irons.

That ought to lift the spirits.

Yesterday was bobby pins and barettes day for me at the beach. Got about 4 of them. Still don't now how roofing nails migrate into the sand.

Thanks man! I hear you about the roofing nails on beaches, I think they must come from driftwood off old boathouses and fish shanty's.

[Goldhedge]

HeY! Went for a walk with the wife tonight.


At the end of our block I happened to look down. There before my eyes was a Roosevelt dime!


That's odd to find it in my neighborhood. Someone must have raided a change collection or something? This is a relatively new area.

[Irons]

Another pic from the tailgate, still dirty. Mmmmmmmm Gold!!!!

At least 30 years under the dirt and comes out unmistakably precious metal!

If y'all can't tell I still can't believe I found this one.

[CiscoKid]

This thread is making me think of putting fresh batteries in the old Minelab and getting back to digging.

[Irons]

This thread is making me think of putting fresh batteries in the old Minelab and getting back to digging.

Embrace your inner Pirate. .

[cpthnsolo]

Nice ring, but when are you gonna find a hoard ?

English city to show off gold Roman coins found with metal detector


Oct. 17, 2012: In this undated photo released by St Albans City and District Council, late Roman gold coins, examples of the solidus, a high-value coin struck in the late fourth century, are photographed before going on display at the Verulamium Museum, St Albans, England. A curator at the museum says the coins, found on private land north of St. Albans, would have been used for major transactions such as buying land or ship cargoes. (AP/St Albans City and District Council)

[Irons]

Nice ring, but when are you gonna find a hoard ?

English city to show off gold Roman coins found with metal detector

Oct. 17, 2012: In this undated photo released by St Albans City and District Council, late Roman gold coins, examples of the solidus, a high-value coin struck in the late fourth century, are photographed before going on display at the Verulamium Museum, St Albans, England. A curator at the museum says the coins, found on private land north of St. Albans, would have been used for major transactions such as buying land or ship cargoes. (AP/St Albans City and District Council)

I'm on the wrong side of the pond for that one Capt., MD's don't pick up jars of paper.


EDIT: Look at the coin in the middle, he gouged it with the digging tool! DOH!! I've done that with a Barber dime.

[CiscoKid]

Look at the coin in the middle, he gouged it with the digging tool!

Nah. That's where some fair wench bit it to see of it was real before providing her "services".

[Irons]

I scooped 3 hallmarked silver rings out of a virgin beach today, several ear rings some of which are silver too.

One of the rings is old, old old and has what looks like a real ruby in it. It's a beauty, I have to turn that one over to the boss when I get it cleaned up.

Pic's tomorrow, I'm beat and the water was cold as hell.

[Irons]

Weekend Silver!!!


I found a big hole in an old Lake Michigan beach and hit it for 2 days. It was cold but fun as heck! A time capsule!

The sand was stripped out and all there was was rocks and targets scattered around on hard clay.

Scooping coins and rings off hard clay ain't no picnic! I had to scrape them out of the cracks and try to push them into the scoop with my foot.

All the time getting hit by cold waves. Yep I'm a frickin' lunatic.

I left out the multi colored clad and sinkers, you all have seen that. The key is cool as heck!

The lion is pure lead and the ball is either buckshot or a 38 caliber musket ball.

The 2 rings with stones look very old, neither stones are scratched so they are either synthetic or natural. The butterfly may be CZ or white topaz.

All the rings and the bracelet are marked 925. I found a pile of ear rings too. Fun weekend!

[needler]

Nice finds. I need to get back out and detect and find some gold. Only found silver so far. Almost a half ounce or so worth of coins.

[hammerhead]

Nothing fancy but finally found something other than bobbie pins, nails or bottle tops.

Was digging a footing for some steps and figured I would scan the dirt before backfilling. Found bones and old glass objects. The house is over 100 years old in the center of town.

Got a reading of half dollar on detector.





Match safe from Birmangham, England dated 1897. Made by Minshull & Latimer. Has an inscription of to and from. Weighs 14 grams. Pretty beat up but I think the home owners will enjoy it. Maybe I could talk them into building more decks all over their yard.

This is my first P.M. find and I gotta thank Irons for 1) Starting this thread and encouraging me to go prospecting and 2) Continue to encourage me to be persistant when I was finding anything but gold or silver. Otherwise the MD would be wrapped around a tree by now.

[Irons]

Nice find Man!!!!


When you least expect it, FREE PM!!!!

EDIT:I almost forgot to add, once the ice is broken it seems like the good finds increase.
The experienced guys on the friendly MD forum told me that and it seems to be true.

Here's to continued Good Luck!!

[Irons]

Old ski resort hunt = Silver !!!

I found a website that lists old closed down ski resorts in Michigan and there are 3 close by my cabin. So we went out to one and the wife and killer dog went hiking and I went searching for the lost and left behind.

It was a lot of fun, this is new kind of hunting for me and I liked it. I pretty much just strolled around waving the detector while looking around and trying to picture the place when it was going full blast back in the 1950's and 60's. It was closed by 1970.

The Michigan Jungle is taking it back at a rapid rate, but just below the surface my MD was showing me what a happening place it was!

First thing I noticed was when they took out the old lodge was they pretty much bulldozed the best area, dammit. Once I figured that out I concentrated on the unaltered areas and they were full of targets.

Bullets and shells, junk, ski parts and coins!!!!

I found a lot of clad from the 40's, 50's and 60's. Lots of copper pennies, wheat pennies and nickels. Quarters were 65 and up.

Very pleasant hunting there, I'll be able to wander this huge area for years and be happy.

Still some open areas, but mostly grown over now.



Copper Thing a ma bob. Lots of that around.



Ski part, ditto on lots of that stuff.



A little sandal pendant. Rang up as gold but I doubt it!



A wheat penny, found several.



1941 Mercury dime. Yay silver I knew there had to be some around.



1959 Roosie, silver #2 for today.

[Irons]

Part two haunted Ski Resort : (Halloween drama added.)


Pole from the main rope tow and one of many ski parts.



Old rope tow route up the hill.



I climbed up a ways and found an old ski jump. I wonder how many teeth are down there.



Walking down the hill I nailed this Zippo. I really enjoyed this laid back hunt in a beautiful old area. Thanks for following along!