As I said on the RECOVERIES main page, when detecting property that has been used by people for the past one or two hundred years, you will find things that span through time. It's even better when you're searching for that colonial relic you see the shine of silver or gold in your recovery hole. Have a look.....
Recovered from a rather well known, highly active park, active since the 19th Century, is this wonderful solid gold hat-pin mounted to an unidentified blue polished tear drop stone.
This solid silver ring with black onyx stone was actually 'eyeballed' while snorkeling an old swimming hole. 1950's.
22Kt ring with diamond chips and amethyst stone found in a yard.
Another interesting recovery is this pewter mushroom necklace. Also recovered at an old swimming hole. I believe this dates in the 1960's.
A Sterling Silver turtle pendant makes an interesting item for the turtle collector.
This was recovered on property that was used as a school yard back to about 1942. A nice, heavy, .925 silver bracelet engraved with the name "ADAM".
This 22kt gold ring made a nice find when I was field testing a new metal detector that I had purchased. I knew then, when I found this ring, that the unit I was testing -the Minelab Quattro Series metal detector - was far more sensitive to gold then the Minelab Sovereign XS -2A Pro that I was using. I always hunt my own property, especially when I purchase a new unit. It allows me to find things that the earlier model unit I was using didn't, like this ring. I must have gone over the same part of my back yard 200 times with my Sovereign, never getting a signal. Using the Quattro, BAM!!! There it is!
A recovery from a neighbors yard.
Many times when I went on vacations, I brought along my metal detector. It made for some nice finds, like this .925 silver matching necklace and bracelet, that belonged to someone who apparently was more concerned about losing them in the waves then in the sand on the beach. this
If you have any idea what this may be, please let me know. Thank you.
I wish it were a pair, but that's the kind of deals that you get being a 'Treasure Hunter'. Of the jewelry that's sold in pairs, it's rare to recover a pair. It's almost always just one of the two, but I'll take it! This is a Sterling Silver butterfly earring and it is wonderfully hand crafted. It dates to the early 1900's.
Another vacation beach find. A beautiful, 22kt gold, sapphire and diamond ring.
.925 silver nautical theme ring recovered when SCUBA diving in a local swimming hole used as far back as the 1910's.
A custom or private artist's silver ring. This was recovered near Woodstock, NY.
A necklace pendant or earring recovered when diving a local swimming hole. Most likely Mexican made, silver with turquoise. If you've traveled to the far Southwest, or to Mexico, then you've seen allot of this style of jewelry.
When I found this I first thought nothing of it. It was bagged and stored as a "Low grade silver w/marble" earring. Only when I got to cleaning it in my non hunting Winter months, did I find out that the alloy is actually Platinum! What a surprise!!!
"Love Dollar" 10kt gold ring. Another swimming hole recovery.
An 1800's middle class American Man's solid silver wedding band.
Again, things that originally sold in pairs, when lost, are usually found as a single. This is one of my favorites. It's a solid 14kt gold cuff-link that dates to about the early to mid-1800's.
Recovered in a back yard with permission from the owner to keep anything that I find.
Woodstock, NY has yielded some nice silver pieces for me.
Another Southwesten style jewelry recovery. This was found about two feet from a coin that dated back to the 1700's. It was a perfect example of how if you hunt a property that has been used for over 200 years you will find all different kinds of artifacts from all different periods.
Recovered from a rather well known, highly active park, active since the 19th Century, is this wonderful solid gold hat-pin mounted to an unidentified blue polished tear drop stone.
This solid silver ring with black onyx stone was actually 'eyeballed' while snorkeling an old swimming hole. 1950's.
22Kt ring with diamond chips and amethyst stone found in a yard.
Another interesting recovery is this pewter mushroom necklace. Also recovered at an old swimming hole. I believe this dates in the 1960's.
A Sterling Silver turtle pendant makes an interesting item for the turtle collector.
This was recovered on property that was used as a school yard back to about 1942. A nice, heavy, .925 silver bracelet engraved with the name "ADAM".
This 22kt gold ring made a nice find when I was field testing a new metal detector that I had purchased. I knew then, when I found this ring, that the unit I was testing -the Minelab Quattro Series metal detector - was far more sensitive to gold then the Minelab Sovereign XS -2A Pro that I was using. I always hunt my own property, especially when I purchase a new unit. It allows me to find things that the earlier model unit I was using didn't, like this ring. I must have gone over the same part of my back yard 200 times with my Sovereign, never getting a signal. Using the Quattro, BAM!!! There it is!
A recovery from a neighbors yard.
Many times when I went on vacations, I brought along my metal detector. It made for some nice finds, like this .925 silver matching necklace and bracelet, that belonged to someone who apparently was more concerned about losing them in the waves then in the sand on the beach. this 
If you have any idea what this may be, please let me know. Thank you.
I wish it were a pair, but that's the kind of deals that you get being a 'Treasure Hunter'. Of the jewelry that's sold in pairs, it's rare to recover a pair. It's almost always just one of the two, but I'll take it! This is a Sterling Silver butterfly earring and it is wonderfully hand crafted. It dates to the early 1900's. 
Another vacation beach find. A beautiful, 22kt gold, sapphire and diamond ring.
.925 silver nautical theme ring recovered when SCUBA diving in a local swimming hole used as far back as the 1910's. 
A custom or private artist's silver ring. This was recovered near Woodstock, NY.
A necklace pendant or earring recovered when diving a local swimming hole. Most likely Mexican made, silver with turquoise. If you've traveled to the far Southwest, or to Mexico, then you've seen allot of this style of jewelry.
When I found this I first thought nothing of it. It was bagged and stored as a "Low grade silver w/marble" earring. Only when I got to cleaning it in my non hunting Winter months, did I find out that the alloy is actually Platinum! What a surprise!!!
"Love Dollar" 10kt gold ring. Another swimming hole recovery.
An 1800's middle class American Man's solid silver wedding band.
Again, things that originally sold in pairs, when lost, are usually found as a single. This is one of my favorites. It's a solid 14kt gold cuff-link that dates to about the early to mid-1800's.
Recovered in a back yard with permission from the owner to keep anything that I find. 
Woodstock, NY has yielded some nice silver pieces for me.
Another Southwesten style jewelry recovery. This was found about two feet from a coin that dated back to the 1700's. It was a perfect example of how if you hunt a property that has been used for over 200 years you will find all different kinds of artifacts from all different periods. 
