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mornin peeps just got in from 7th trip to the beach at 6am and mission acomplished .ten rings before wednesday sorted.there not all gold but maybe thats the next spring tides mission.it was an extreme detecting mission as it was raining sideways and the wind chill was mad,luckily i had my russian hat and took gloves this time. its been hard work and i'm aching all over,but i will be alright cos mrs badgers is going to wipe me all over with a heart shaped sponge and feed me grapes,aah its good to be the king !
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 the two rings i got this morning are gold but the hallmarks are worn down because they have been in the sand a long time so lets say they are 9ct
 off to bed now cos all off my legs have gone funny ooh :o

 :o unbelievable your a ring magnet well done mike

used to be a f***y magnet wayne,dont know what happened lol :D

wow Mike thats very nice , welldone mate  i mean a big welldone for all the ring you find yeahjhh.Nordine.

well done badgers ,youve certainly put the work in , and got your rewards bravo

Um.......touch of OCD kicking in now methinks ????

Really pleased for you Mike - still plenty more there for you  :)

Congratulations - great result.

Mike

You will soon have enough to set up in business........just get a Robin Reliant and a market stall !  ;D

Lord of the Rings!

Well done Mike. We're proud of you and your efforts. ;D

Unless I'm mistaken one of those you found this morning has a very nice Victorian cut diamond. Hope you get them valued before you let them go. Wouldn't take them all to the same jeweller though, they look like a burglars hoard. :o

Val

lol oh sh#t you've twigged that i'm a cat burglar lol.wonder how much gold there is just waiting for me to dig it up?must be tons of the stuff laying about :D

Please don't take this the wrong way...."but you are winding me up", I never find anything on my beach trips, need to know what your secret is......what tips have you for me...please

Lots and lots and lots......

hi some great finds there, you should consider setting up a second hand jewelery stall, welldone to you  mickycoin  mick ;D ;D

alright micky ,do your club members detect any llanelli beaches,heard st ismaels has opened up

hi  yes   at ismals last week, tried to post pictures actually but was unable for some reason, managed to post on the other sites though not sure why this is, lots of sand coming of but its hard work, lots of small copper washers nails, etc   etc, had a nice small longcross lead token, with triangles in each qtr, realy pleased with that and a shed full of lead  no jewelery, some club members do cefn sidan, they find rings etc there, will try and put the picture on again of the finds lastweek mickycoin  mick ;D ;D

hi Mick looking forward to seeing the photo's you haven't been on the beach for a long time,have the sand moved a lot there then see you soon.Viv

high peeps the mrs just been to the jewellers and he offered her £166 for this lot scrap.so mrs badgers poked him in the eye and left lol. only joking she kicked him in the plums lol

Mike - what's the total weight of the gold in grams ?  You can get £10 a gram scrap  8)

not sure yet tyna,my cousin has got my scales.need to be able to make allowances for the stones as well.how they do that i dont know?when i get the scales back i will let you know.going back tonight its still under a meter at low tide 2.30 am

Just talking from experience Mike - you don't necessarily need a particularly low, low, tide  !
Most of my best finds have been fom the high tide mark or just below.  I remember I had an 18ct diamond ring found as soon a I turned the detector on many moons ago and that was at the top of the beach!!!   Also the sovereigns came from the top of the beach.
Paul - my brother even had a sovereign and God knows he is a beginner !!!

I'm looking forward to you reporting that you've cracked the gold coins area ???

Fair doos Mike, thats quite a haul, well done

o.k tyna,cheers .would be nice to get gold coins lol.one day when i take j.c.b down there maybe lol.can gold fever be a form of ocd ? ::)

well done Badger ;D youve done a months detecting in five days and fair play youv've got the rewards. That beach is the best its been at low water for 7 years and youve got to go when its good because once it fills in it may not return untill the next cycle which may be another 7 years. :o :o
 Youv'e got to invest in a small digital weighing scale their only about a tenner on ebay and you can work out yourself the scrap gold value -just google  current scrap gold values and they give you prices per gram .Armed with your weight and value you can haggle with dealers .Be sure to shop around - some buyers who like the ring with the stone will give you a price for the value of the ring which they will re-sell as a piece of jewelry - this will be higher than its scrap value.
Whatever you do don't be tempted to send your stuff away in an envelope to internet dealers -that could be dodgy.
If your interested there's a chap/girl  in Aberavon center -opposite argos he will re-sell good rings and give you a good price and he will give you cash there and then. Theres also a goldsmith/pawn broker along the same mall who will buy rings to re -sell they are pretty good too. Neil (admin) on this forum will buy gold and its worth giving him a PM . Best of luck and it will be interesting to see the results of your survey  can't wait - happy hunting

 ;)cheers sandpiper will probably see you down there next month.went down there last night with mick and the beach was sanding up again ,i hardly got any targets,only fishing weights even though at the low tide line there was loads more mud exposed.wierd beach lol :o

Yes - obsessive compulsive detecting, but you do seem to have the Midas touch.  Keep it up.  ;)

Gold Finger.  I am green :(   Let me borrow your machine! ;D

you could borrow it in may if you want cos i've got 2 weeks work in turkey painting an apartment :)   tectin not allowed in turkey  >:(

Aw thanks Mike, only joking. I dont think I'd be able to use it. The Garrett is just about the limit weight wise.  Having said that if I see you on the beach I'll have a swing then.  :D