Old and Onyx Silver Earring!

Today I got permission to metal detect a nice corner lot. The owner says the house is from 1916. I was only able to hunt for 45 minutes today, so I still have a whole lot more of the property to cover! The biggest challenge for me is the roots. There are just so many of them, and they are thick! I had to skip some nice signals because I couldn't get the darn Lesche in the ground! :lol:

My last target I get a 74-75 signal, I dig the hole and put the Pro Pointer in the hole and it goes off... I dig one more scoop of dry crumbly dirt from the ground and I see a silver rim on the tip of the Lesche with a big black stone. At first I had no idea what it was until I wiped off the back with some water. I still didn't know exactly what it was but I knew it was some type of old jewelry. It has a beautiful onyx (I think) stone and it is very ornate! I love the design. :yes: Later, I found out it was an old clip on earring that might have been smooshed before it sunk into the ground!





G L a n d H H !

Congrats on the silver earring. I think they are called screw back earrings. Nice outer design on it.

Wow, that's a beaut! Maybe you'll find the mate on your next hunt there.

Thats a nice find :wow::congrats:

In the picture the stone has a blue tint to it......is that from the lighting?
If you hold a bright light to it does it have a translucency to it?

Very cool dig!

coinnut said:

Congrats on the silver earring. I think they are called screw back earrings. Nice outer design on it.

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Thank you!

Skamaniac said:

Wow, that's a beaut! Maybe you'll find the mate on your next hunt there.

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Thanks! I hope so, I've never found a set of matching of earrings before!

Nesdore said:

Thats a nice find :wow::congrats:

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Thanks!!!

driftwood1963 said:

In the picture the stone has a blue tint to it......is that from the lighting?
If you hold a bright light to it does it have a translucency to it?

Very cool dig!

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Thank you! I think it's from the lighting, but I'll check later! :yes:

its a very cool jewelry find Isaac :thumbsup02:

I think them "screw-back" type earrings are pre 1940's and maybe as early as 1890's ?? thats just a guess so please don't flog me :bop: if i'm wrong

That's a beautiful old earring! I bet it wasn't cheap back in the day. What an exciting find!

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Thats a pretty cool find. I hope you find the other one when you go back. Good Luck

del said:

its a very cool jewelry find Isaac :thumbsup02:

I think them "screw-back" type earrings are pre 1940's and maybe as early as 1890's ?? thats just a guess so please don't flog me :bop: if i'm wrong

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Thank you Dan! I think you nailed it!!!

Tony Two-Cent said:

That's a beautiful old earring! I bet it wasn't cheap back in the day. What an exciting find!

:congrats:

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Thanks Tony! I'm sure they were upset they lost it.

Digger Don said:

Thats a pretty cool find. I hope you find the other one when you go back. Good Luck

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Thank you! I hope so too, it would be pretty neat to find the matching pair!

Very cool old earring :congrats:

That earring is really nice. Awesome. Maybe you'll get lucky and find the other. Safe & HH