Monday Finds from Elementary School

[paulb]

Tonight I decided to take a trip to the west of me and had plans to seach a park but when I arrived it had 2 baseball games going on and the playground was FULL of teenagers.So I decided to drive around the lake and check out an area where a swimming beach was at one time.Well low and behold,they dug that whole area up and are doing something?? there.I seen a school back off in the distance so I headed over there to give time for the ball games to end and darkness to arrive.Got over to the school and it had a huge playground.I got out of my truck to check it out a little and on the way back heard a door shut.Went around the building and seen the worker who was the only one in the building.Asked him if the School had any rules against metal detecting and he said he didn't believe so but the playground was off limits after dark.Grabbed my gear and headed over there.Was hitting coins everywhere.Found the neat mini old west pistol there.Was only able to search a small area before dark.Here a question.....I found a hair clip there made of some type of metal with what look to be diamonds in it.When I run one of them across a mirror it scratches it.The harder I push the deeper the scratch.None of my other diamond looking jewelry does this.Are these real diamonds???

WOW, a great day, Congrats paulb !!!

The only way to find out if the diamonds are real is to get it tested !!

[paulb]

Ok here's an update.I did a yahoo search on "how to tell if your diamond is real" and came up with a couple of websites on it.It said you really can't tell by scratching glass.It said to use a blacklight and see if the stone lights up blue.Hard to tell on this one.It said if it doesn't it could be a really good cut.This stone looks blueish purple under the light.Another test said to mark on it with a ballpoint pen.A real diamond will make a line across it and a fake will just cause the ink to ball up without marking.I tried this one and low and behold it left a line on everyone I tried on the clip.I took out the other jewelry I found with diamond looking stones and it wouldn't leave a mark on any of them.I do believe these to be real diamonds now.I am going to see if I can find someone tomorrow to check them without charging me just to make sure.There are seven of these on the clip.

[journeyoftheanimals]

Wow very nice. I am in the same boat with one of my finds. Please keep us updated.

[l38ranger]

It looks like you did pertty good...i like the pistol...happy hunting...

[bigbillinsc]

like the toy pistol... its sad that kids cant take toy guns to school any more. the times have changed so much even a cap gun or suirt gun isnt allowed on school property any more

[JeffWV]

I like the gun. Too cool having fun picking up other peoples money. Jeff