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June 7, 2021 - One more Go at Saint Malo
June 7, 2021
One more Go at Saint Malo
And
today’s
presentation
is
brought
to
you
by
the
Number
9
and
the
Big Blue Hand.
Yup…
one
more
day
at
the
same
old
beach,
Saint
Malo.
And
one
more
silver
find,
albeit
a
small
piece
but
silver
is
silver.
Right?
In
one
of
the
close
up
pictures
you
will
see
a
silver
colored
clasp
for
a
chain.
If
you
look
real
close
or
blow
up
the
picture
you
will
see
the
numbers
925.
It
is
a
standard
rating
system
that
signifies
92.5%
purity.
Treasure
it
is!
I
did
also
find
.71c
in
coins
including
a
1965
nickel
in
relatively
nice
condition.
Since
we
are
on
the
subject
of
numbers…
Notice
the
one
pull
tab
tailpiece
with
the
inscription
numbers
49R
???
I
have
no
idea
what
it
means
but
that’s
a
first
for
me.
Any
ideas,
anyone?
Now’s
a
good
time
to
wade
in,
I
mean
after
all
we
are
at
the
beach right?
Also
cool
is
the
religious
pendant.
This
is
the
second
such
pendant
that
came
off
of
this
beach.
When
the
light
shines
on
it
just
right,
there
is
a
distinct
gold
or
brass
coloring
or
plating
that
shows
up.
I
will
bring
it
in
to
my
jeweler
friend
and
see
what
the
plating
is.
I
had
a
very
difficult
time
with
this
piece.
It
really
did
not
want
to
be
found.
I
had
it
in
my
hand
along
with
a
bunch
of
sand
and
I
must
have
dropped
it
3
or
4
times.
It
just
slipped
through.
I
had
to
use
and
reuse
the
Garrett
Pro
Pointer
over
and
over
to
finally
pick
it
out.
Because
it
initially
looked
like
a
better
item,
I
secured
it
in
a
safe
place
so
as
to
not
lose
it.
I
thought
one
of
my
pant
pockets.
Of
course,
do
you
think
I
could
find
it
again
when
I
got
home?
I
spent
another
20
minutes
looking
through
every
pocket
and
cranny
until
it
revealed
itself
in
my
detecting tools case. Phew !
Another
neat
find
was
the
2003
nickel.
It
had
purposefully
been
sealed
in
the
center
of
a
plastic
pop
bottle
and
buried
about
6”
in
the
sand.
Someone
left
themselves
a
memento
of
having
been
at
the
beach
perhaps
with
the
idea
of
digging
it
up
again
at
a
later
date
or
leaving it for someone else, like me, to find.
I
do
believe
that
by
adding
in
the
area
that
I
detected
on
this
beach
last
year,
I
have
covered
the
entirety
of
Saint
Malo’s
main
beach.
Now
remains
the
overflow
beach
on
the
east
side.
That
will
be
for
another day.
Roger
June 18, 2021 - Winnipeg Beach and the magnetic gold ring
June 18, 2021
Winnipeg Beach and the magnetic gold ring
Here’s
a
newsflash
for
you!!!
Gold
is
NOT
Magnetic!
Not
at
all
!
Man
I
was
so
close
to
finding
my
first
piece
of
gold.
Maybe
there’s
something
wrong
with
this
magnet...
Nope,
that’s
not
it
either.
It’s
just
a
nice
gold
colored
shiny
ring
made
of
base
metal.
Drat!
But
what
fun
and
excitement
that
was.
The
sitting
Cat
brooch
is
copper
and
is
old.
A nice find indeed. I will definitely get this item refurbished.
Winnipeg
Beach
is
lovely
and
a
gem
of
a
place.
Beautiful
beach,
nice
clean
sand,
a
new
wide
walkway
that
goes
on
and
on,
and
lots
of
space
for
everyone.
And
I
had
no
difficulty
in
finding
all
sorts
of
treasures.
The
highlight
of
course
is
the
gold
colored
ring
and
the
cat
brooch.
I
was
pleased
to
find
so
few
pull
tabs:
5
only.
I
found
a
total
of
$2.95
in
coins
which
included
a
US
nickel
dated
1997p.
Of
interest
were
the
.22
short
bullet
casings
and
a
bullet
as
well.
The
bullet
I
had
to
fish
out
of
the
water.
My
detector
located
it
at
the
shore
line,
just
where
the
waves
come
crashing
in.
Yup…
got
my
feet
wet.
I
took
several
attempts
using
my
big
shovel
to
dig
and
pull
wet
sand
to
a
dry
spot.
Of
course
the
hole
I
made
at
the
water
line
filled
in
right
away
and
I’d
lose
sight
of
the
exact
spot
detected.
So
between
dancing
between
the
waves
and
repeated
attempts
at
digging,
I
finally
pulled
the
source
of
the
detector’s
beeps
and
voila…
a
lead
bullet.
Cool
eh!
Ok now where’s that extra pair of socks?
The
iron
block
was
another
surprise
find
and
at
quite
a
depth.
It’s
a
big
chunk
of
iron.
The
block
weighs
¾
of
a
pound
and
measures
2
½
“x
1
¾
“x
½
“thick.
I
was
approx.
15”
deep.
Good
thing
I’d
brought
the
big
shovel
with
me.
There
was
another
hit,
probably
a
2
foot
long
big
piece
of
big
iron
that
registered
with
the
detector
but
even
with
a
deep
hole,
the
Pinpointer
didn’t
even
beep.
I
suspect
this
item
is
both
quite
large
and
quite
deep.
I
left
it
for
another
day
or
for
some
other
detectorist to exhume.
Other
fun
items
found
were
a
pink
false
finger
nail,
a
pink
pebble
that
really
looks
like
a
jelly
bean,
a
child’s
toy
horse
and
a
pair
of
sunglasses.
The
two
dark
rocks
are
hot
rocks.
They
might
be
clinkers
from
a
coal
fire.
Whatever
they
are,
the
detector
reacts.
The
thin
wiry
steel
pieces
are
ties
for
rebar.
They
were
strewn
about
during
the
construction
of
the
beach
walkway
and
they
became
a
problem
for
me
while
detecting
close
to
this
walkway.
Too
many
of
them
but
they
signal
with
a
low
number
so
I
skipped
over
them.
I
don’t
like
skipping
over
signals
but
after
a
while
you
can
tell
what
is
wire
or
a
pull
tab
or
a
piece
of
foil.
Last
is
the
broken
copper
piece.
It
has
the
end
letters
of
two
words
on
it
and
I
suspect
it
might
possibly
have
been
part
of
a
dog
tag
or
perhaps
some
sort
of
fish
identification
tag
used
by
lake
fisherman. Letters are: SPL and below that: PEG.
More from Winnipeg Beach next week. See you there.
Roger
June 24, 2021 - Winnipeg Beach, the Newfoundland Penny and the Invisible Man
June 24, 2021
Winnipeg Beach, the Newfoundland Penny and the Invisible Man
Winnipeg
Beach
just
keeps
getting
better
and
better.
A
1942
Newfoundland
Penny,
a
1927
Canadian
Nickel,
a
1940
Canadian
penny
and
another
piece
of
costume
jewelry.
It’s
big
and
almost
an
inch
across.
7/8
to
be
precise.
Quite
the
day
I’d
say.
Oh…
and
a
visit
from the Invisible Man too. It’s all true.
So
I
notice
that
there’s
a
routine
or
ritual
that
plays
out
at
the
beach
front
every
day
that
I’ve
been
there.
First
the
early
morning
joggers
and
walkers,
then
a
bit
later
the
dog
walkers
and
their
dogs,
then
comes
the
beach
goers
with
kids
in
tow.
By
then
it’s
noonish
one
o’clock
and
time
for
me
to
leave.
People
are
most
certainly
very
relaxed
and
talkative.
Every
other
person
asks
what
I’m
finding
or
if
I’ve
had
any
luck.
Then
along
came
this
pair
of
dark
shades…
sunglasses.
Just
floating
there,
hanging
around.
Not
a
word,
not
a
sound,
just
floating
sunglasses.
Hey,
I’ve
seen
the
movie
and
I
knew
in
an
instant
that
I’d
just
had
an
encounter
with
the
Invisible
Man.
Strange
eh!
Maybe
I’ve
been
out
in
the
sun
for
too
long
but
here
they
are.
The
Proof!
And
that
my
friends
is
another
beach
story
to
tell
your
kids.
Other
finds
of
interest
was
another
.22
short
casing
and
another
casing
that
has
been
spread
open.
The
small
copper
circle
also
looks
to
me
like
the
end
of
a
.22
casing
complete
with
strike
mark.
I’m
quite
curious
about
the
copper
triangle
piece.
It’s
very
small
but
cleanly
cut.
What would that have been a part of?
Extended
time
and
weather
and
erosion
completely
sanded
any
sharps
or
shiny
of
two
glass
pieces.
And
there’s
the
hinge
looking
piece
of
iron.
It’s
so
corroded
and
encrusted
with
sand
and
rust
that
even
the
larger
pebble
is
stuck
fast.
Over
time
nature
transforms
everything
back
to
basics.
The
big
metal
spike
is
about
23
inches
long.
It
was
about
a
foot
deep.
And
that
ragly
shaggy
thing,
well
that’s
anyone’s
guess
as
to
what
that
was
but
it
had
the
making
of
a
small
yard
fence,
you
know,
the
foot
tall
ones
that
interlock...
Looks
like:
small
fence
meets
the
sand
bag
canvas.
Now
that
my
friend
has
all
the hallmarks of a Hollywood thriller.
Till the next time. Raawwww Hwwaaaaaah Hwwaaaaaah!!!
Roger
