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DUBBA
DUBBA Posts: 935
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hit the beach tonight ....got there , turned on my machine and my battery said " wah ooooooo, i'll be dead soon"....no problem....i changed the battery and went to work.....10 mins later my back up battery said the same thing...."wah oooooo, i'm dying"....man, what a stupid i am! ....so i worked the wet sand back towards the truck and just before she died, bingo!....20k +/- ring with a pearl...hee hee hee!....i'm guessing the pearl is good due to the high gold content of the ring ? but who knows ? boy am i lucky.....hh
"see ya at the beach"
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  • lordmarcovan
    lordmarcovan Posts: 45,338 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    << <i>boy am i lucky.....hh >>

    You mean, "boy, do I really suck", don'tcha? image

    I went to the beach Friday AM as well, tried to turn on MY machine (which I'd used only twelve or so hours before, when it had a full-charged set of nearly-new batteries), and... nothing. Dead as the proverbial doornail. Uh-oh.

    So I left the beach and went to the nearest convenience store and bought another set of batteries, praying that this was the problem.

    It fired up just fine, which means that my nearly-new set I had used the night before must have drained themselves completely somehow. Evidently the machine was still on when I stuck it in the car. I don't see how that can be, though, 'cause it would've made all kinds of noise, signaling off the metal around it. Weird. Oh, well. At least it works now.

    My finds? A piece of foil (condom wrapper, I believe), and a zinc cent. Woohoo.

    That's why I say you suck, even though I cannot view your picture right now. Congrats!

    Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.

  • ricko
    ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Just get a red X... but the ring sounds gorgeous... great find... Cheers, RickO
  • speer34
    speer34 Posts: 375 ✭
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    Dubba,

    That is a cool ring and yes, I would have to say your a lucky man your batteries held out long enough to get this "Nice Keeper".

    Congrats.
    Speer34

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  • CROCKofCOINS
    CROCKofCOINS Posts: 1,545 ✭
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    Pearl test:
    >>Cultured and natural pearls can be distinguished from imitation ones by a very simple test. Take the pearl and rub it (gently!) against the edge of a tooth. Cultured and natural pearls will feel slightly rough, like fine sandpaper, because of the texture of natural nacre. Imitations will feel as smooth as glass because the surface is moulded or painted on a smooth bead.<<

    From web site: http://www.gemstone.org/gem-by-gem/english/pearl.html

    Jerry
    CROCK of COINS
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  • DUBBA
    DUBBA Posts: 935
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    thanks for the info jerry....i did the tooth test and she is real!...yes sir!....thanks...hh
    "see ya at the beach"
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  • davbec
    davbec Posts: 321 ✭✭
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    LUCKY!!!
  • DUBBA
    DUBBA Posts: 935
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    thanks for the comments you guys....this is indeed a proud day for me!...my first "you suck" !..i love it! and from lord m to boot....yeee hah!.....i have charged my battery in hopes of finding some treasures tonight at my local beach....have a great weekend everybody and GO PATS!...HH
    "see ya at the beach"
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