I had a good 4th of July weekend. I went to two different parks. One was a tot lot that apparently hasn't been detected in quite some time. I found $5.51 in clad and a mess of costume jewelry. After i got home and was sorting through everything I noticed some writing on a bracelet. It turned out to be .925 Sterling Silver. That was an unexpected and good find.
The following day I decided to hit an area that was used heavily over the weekend. I can't legally dig in this area, so it was all surface finds. I had a VDI of 17 ring up on the Legend. That is usually a gold or silver necklace/ bracelet or pull tabs. So I moved the grass around after locating the find with my pinpointer. I saw a little shiny glimmer. Poking the piece out with my finger and there is sat, my first gold ring, stamped with a 14K hallmark. Woohoo! Then, messing around with ChatGTP and researching the hallmark. Turns out this is an older ring, made by Tessler & Weis, Inc. from of New Jersey. Most likely between 1960 and early 1980's. I included my AI made picture that has all the cool info about the ring.
The following day I decided to hit an area that was used heavily over the weekend. I can't legally dig in this area, so it was all surface finds. I had a VDI of 17 ring up on the Legend. That is usually a gold or silver necklace/ bracelet or pull tabs. So I moved the grass around after locating the find with my pinpointer. I saw a little shiny glimmer. Poking the piece out with my finger and there is sat, my first gold ring, stamped with a 14K hallmark. Woohoo! Then, messing around with ChatGTP and researching the hallmark. Turns out this is an older ring, made by Tessler & Weis, Inc. from of New Jersey. Most likely between 1960 and early 1980's. I included my AI made picture that has all the cool info about the ring.
