2024 Treasure Hunt Round-up

2024 Treasure Hunt Round-up


I didn't hunt for treasure or other valuables along a beach in 2024 until the end of May. But, those last 6 months were humdingers. 



5/24/24 Recovered Brian's gold wedding band. 


5/30/24  Mint condtion. RB3636 New Caravan Raybans. First score.


5-31-24 David Yurman solid 925 band. First Designer ring this year.



First Gold in 9 months and it's a Great White Whale.

6/04/24. 14k chain and pendant. 110.14grams,

about 30½ ounces, 

My previous best was 33.63g 18k (12/12/2015).

Jeweler with an X-ray diffraction gun reads 13.99k.




6-7-24 silver
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6-10-24 Monday. 
The Mermaid 
,925, made by Som's Inc.





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6/14/24
Red Gold 14k,
Frederick Goldman 18k/950 Plat,
Benchmark 14k.
A lovely hunt.


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6 21 24 
triple spinner silver ring w/ 2 gold spinners


6-23-24
TISSOT PRC200, 200M; my only dry sand find




925 aquamarine


Water Recovery for young married couple
silver celtic band

 Penny is 1916
 6/25/2024, 
all 4 items.


7/11/2024 marked "Sterling", may be somewhat antique
 as most sterling jewelry nowadays is marked 925. 

7/28/2024  14k 6.0g

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7/30/2024 silver w/gold spinner 
7/31/24  925

             

                               
                                                                       8-4-24 made in India 8-4-24 .925 anklet, 

8 11 24   TOUS BEAR 925

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8-12-2024; 4 Golds this day; am and pm hunts 
Three rings and a 14k Dental bridge.
 Tous bear and black ring are 925
                                                                      
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8/13/24 Cartier 750, 8 diamond Love Band.
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                                               8/13/2024 Pandora bead and 925 ring

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                     8/18/2024 David Yurman 925 wedding band

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       8/19/2024 David Yurman 18k Swirl ring, 
and a silver Pandora.  
                                                                                        
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                                           8/21/2024 Tiffany 925 
                           (before and after cleaning
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8/21/2024 18k Italian Bracelet 5grams

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                                              8/21/2024 some silver  
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                          8/25/24 Another 4 Gold Day!
                              top ring w/amethyst is vermeil; gold plated silver.
                      Next is a small yellow18k gold ring w/emerald; 2.43g, vdi 24,; 
               3rd is a Verragio 14k all white gold ring; 7.97g, vdi 29, 
                                 4th is a Sohengrin plain band; 18k 4.81g vdi17
                 the 4th gold item is an Italian14k pendant of a bull;Taurus
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                                      8/26/2024 odd little silver ring
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5/31/2024 through 8/31/2024 Summer Roundup of Golds + Tiffany and Yurman Sterling
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9/3/24 17g 10k class ring.
Autumn begins Chunky!  
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9/7/2024; 21k hoop earring 2.7g.
Last gold I found at summer beach
also the only 21k I ever found.
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Fall 2024

I try different beaches  get indifferent results, 
  just a couple small golds

                                9/29/2024;10k gold chain, and a silver  men's bracelet.   
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                                                  10-11-2024 silver stud w/solid 14k post. 
                                       Maybe it's for people whose skin reacts to silver.  
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                                        11/12/24 Santa Barbara pendant .97g, 14k  

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   11/26/2024 to 12/19/24, did 5 hunts at
a beach Ted picked

                        11/26/2024 Mexican 925 chain and cross                                                        weighs 116.2g
                                         + a .925 ring, Eisenhower clad dollar, topaz stud
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I went back next day and got a white gold band:

1127/2024 
5.37g White gold band with no hallmark.
Jeweler's xray diffraction gun reads 14.28K   
The black rings are silver

 
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                             12 5 24 3rd hunt at Ted's choice   
             diamond covered chain and pendants: 
                            "AK47" (AK+47g). 
                 It's not hallmarked, acid tested 10k. 
                           Diamonds test real.




Xray Diffraction Analyzer shows Karat = 9.87
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       12-11-2024  10k band, and a 1oz 925 chain. My 4th hunt 
                                        at Ted's Beach
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12/19/2024; 14k ring, 10.78g.
Nugget ring? 
 Last gold of 2024; 5th hunt at Ted's Beach pick.




                

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