Jason in Enid
09-17-2011, 07:31 PM
After a long, scorching hot and dry summer we have finally started to get some rain. I got out for a couple hours several times this week for some turf pirating.
While my goal is always for nice old silver coins, I'm not turning away any form of precious metal. I was able to pull several Wheaties, a Buffalo nickel, and half of a gold locket from a sidewalk tearout. From a park and practice field I pulled the silver rings and silver whatzit. I don't know what it is, but it's 8 grams of unmarked silver. I think that it came from a musical instrument since the HS band practices here.
I believe the stone in the ring is a ruby. It is faceted even on the bottom so I don't think its cheap paste.
I also found a nice pile of clad, but no silver coins yet.
While my goal is always for nice old silver coins, I'm not turning away any form of precious metal. I was able to pull several Wheaties, a Buffalo nickel, and half of a gold locket from a sidewalk tearout. From a park and practice field I pulled the silver rings and silver whatzit. I don't know what it is, but it's 8 grams of unmarked silver. I think that it came from a musical instrument since the HS band practices here.
I believe the stone in the ring is a ruby. It is faceted even on the bottom so I don't think its cheap paste.
I also found a nice pile of clad, but no silver coins yet.