A Silver Day

I went for a 2 hour hunt today. Back at the location that gave me the platinum ring on the previous trip.
Conditions were about the same but there had been some very high tides with bigger than average swells.

I noticed that most of the lead weights I was digging up had been there for a long time. To me this is a good sign. I believe they were brought in from deeper water and deposited by the swells.

From past hunts I have learned that these conditions can produce old jewelry too, if I look hard enough.

I dug a small earring first, followed by the ring. The amount of tarnish on them told me they had been there awhile.

Later on, at home, I used electrolysis to remove most of it and they cleaned up well. Pity they are only silver, but I am happy to have them anyway.

Here are the before and after pictures: