Halfway point, 2017 Treasures, 58 Gold rings and 77 Silvers

[OBN]

Halfway point, 2017 Treasures, 58 Gold rings and 76 Silvers

Been a very Blessed year with many treasures!

And a few of my favorites...

1926 class ring, Girl Scouts ring from the 40's, Victorian ring from the late 1800's, 1906 dated wedding band, Engraved Signet ring from the 30's, and a 16 gram Class ring

 

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[Z.Agee]

Mind blowing, fantastic finds you have there. And what a GRAND TOTAL for the past few years

 

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[OBN]

Many Thanks everyone for the kind words!! Good Luck and Be Safe!!

#59 this AM...1937 Class ring

 

[The Urban Prospector]

That is some nice golden booty you got there my friend! I have been so busy with work that you can count my total gold finds for the year on two fingers...ugh! Keep it up Joe, love seeing your loot. Awesome job!

 

[plymouthian12]

Glad to see your flinging it. Been reallll slow up here

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[against the wind]

Those are great totals,
Some of those rings are really beautiful.
Keep up the Excellent work.

 

[rykroll]

That's it I'm upgrading next year

 

[jadocs]

I just can't even imagine, wow!

 

[sandmartin]

wow, great finds, well done bud.

 

[Carolina Tom]

Man o man... if I ever grow up, I want to be just like you!

Congrats on the impressive set of finds.

Best of luck to you.

 

[strick]

Thats amazing....Looks like a lot of old stuff to boot. Care to share any of your secrets on how you search out old beaches/Swim holes?

strick

 

[rykroll]

I'm getting an Excalibur next year lol

 

[OBN]

I'm getting an Excalibur next year lol

I think the xcal is a great machine but there are several other factors that play a role. Knowing my machine, knowing the beach's and where to put the most effort in once I see the right signs. And time out. Yesterdays hunt..#60...............5 rings, one gold,... four the other metal..brass,.... the Stainless Steel of today

 

[TooManyHobbies]

Amazing finds OBN. Today as I got out for the first time in the water for the season and found my first JUNK ring of the year, and 10th straight JUNK ring, it got me wondering what your ratio is good rings (gold, silver, plat.) to junk rings? My estimate would put you at 200-250 junk rings a year.

 

[jws17]

You are doing great Joe!! Keep it up!!

 

[insontis]

Thank You.....
I hunt maybe 15 to 20 hours a week, but most of my hunts are for 3 to 4 hours a day. If I do a 6 or 7 hour hunt I'm no good for a few days, so best I keep them short but sweet!

To put this more into perspective for those already salivating over this..

You found a ring every 32 hours and 11 minutes for the past 6 months. You found a GOLD ring every 3 days.

Now, based on a hunting time of 4 hours every day for the past 181 days (assuming you even hunted EVERY day) you found a ring every 5.36 hours of hunting, or a GOLD ring every 12.48 hours of hunting.. or once every three hunts.

Math can be fun.

PS I envy you, sir.

PPS Great finds.

PPPS Please share.

 

[bill from lachine]

Joe,

I'm a bit late to the party but you've had one heck of a first half of the season.

Happy July 4th from north of the border and continued success for the rest of the year.

Regards + HH

Bill

 

[OBN]

Amazing finds OBN. Today as I got out for the first time in the water for the season and found my first JUNK ring of the year, and 10th straight JUNK ring, it got me wondering what your ratio is good rings (gold, silver, plat.) to junk rings? My estimate would put you at 200-250 junk rings a year.

Thank You..
I may average 20 to 25 junk rings a year, and about the same on the silver rings. And maybe one Platinum a year. Really has a lot to do with where I hunt which can affect the types of rings I find. But here is one for you, how many pulltabs do I dig a year? Maybe 40 if that...the beach's I hunt pulltabs were never around. And the one's I do find are drifters from boaters I would guess.

To put this more into perspective for those already salivating over this..

You found a ring every 32 hours and 11 minutes for the past 6 months. You found a GOLD ring every 3 days.

Now, based on a hunting time of 4 hours every day for the past 181 days (assuming you even hunted EVERY day) you found a ring every 5.36 hours of hunting, or a GOLD ring every 12.48 hours of hunting.. or once every three hunts.

Math can be fun.

PS I envy you, sir.

PPS Great finds.

PPPS Please share.

Thank You...
Average I hunt 4 days a week, but when the weather turns cold Jan n Feb I hunt very little, then once or twice a week if that. I'm not much for keeping track of how much time I spend out and the ratio.

 

[rykroll]

I'm going to catch you in numbers one day there's endless treasure where we hunt

 

[updownup]

Congratulations on the fantastic finds. Keep safe and good luck!

 

[slider66]

Congrats!! You are killing it and it's fun to watch.