My first and best ring

future

Jr. Member
Apr 9, 2016
28
72
Boise, Idaho
Detector(s) used
Whites MXT All Pro, Whites 6000 DI Pro, Whites GMT, Whites Surf PI Dual Field......want a Minelab e-trac
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
It was my first trip to the lake with my brand new Whites Surf PI Dual Field under water detector, and I had high hopes! After using it for an hour I was pretty used to what it was trying to tell me. I had located a number of coins, bottle caps, pull tabs, & nails by taking my large plastic trowel and fanning away the sediments over the target site. Then I found a target that I couldn't locate.....it was apparently a deeper target than the others. After fanning away almost a foot of sediment I caught the glint of gold! Carefully reaching down I picked up a gold ring with four diamonds! I about pee'd right down my leg I was so excited! When I got it home I examined it with my magnifying glass and saw only the number 916. After comparing it to my wedding band I saw it was much more of a gold color. Curious now, I looked up what 916 meant on the Internet and was amazed to learn this was a 22 k gold ring! Since then I've found several 14 K gold rings but none of them can match the beautiful full gold color of the 22 k ring. And its the only ring I've found so far containing diamonds. 2.  Gold & Silver rings I found in Hawaii except far left one 2010 - 2013.JPG 2.  Gold & Silver rings I found in Hawaii except far left one 2010 - 2013.JPG
 

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Dave N Japan

Bronze Member
Mar 31, 2006
1,192
540
Japan
Detector(s) used
CZ-3D, CZ-20,CZ-21, F-75 LTD, AT Pro, F-44
Fisher Impulse 8 and 10,
GTA 750 CTX (new)
ADS Master Hunter 7 (Retired)
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Congrats on the ring, more to come I'm sure:occasion14:
 

OBN

Gold Member
Dec 30, 2008
6,529
7,010
Maryland Waters
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
"Excalibur"..
"AQ" Impulse
Primary Interest:
Other
That Color is like Golden Butter! VN First Gold!.........:headbang:
 

U.B.

Sr. Member
Apr 27, 2015
484
711
Oklahoma
Detector(s) used
AT Pro
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Hard to find the right words to say how cool that is. I can appreciate the effort it took to fan a foot of sediment. Congratulations!
 

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future

Jr. Member
Apr 9, 2016
28
72
Boise, Idaho
Detector(s) used
Whites MXT All Pro, Whites 6000 DI Pro, Whites GMT, Whites Surf PI Dual Field......want a Minelab e-trac
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Thanks for all your compliments! It was hard sticking with it because this target was so deep, but I was determined. The Surf PI only has one sound for all targets, and I think this helped me continue. If it would have had sound discrimination I probably wouldn't have dug it, thinking it was probably trash, going only for those high pitched sounding targets. I have found a total of 6 gold rings now, and 4 of them have inscriptions in them. One gave their initials and a date of 1961.
 

Terry Soloman

Gold Member
May 28, 2010
19,421
30,102
White Plains, New York
🥇 Banner finds
1
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
Nokta Makro Legend// Pulsedive// Minelab GPZ 7000// Vanquish 540// Minelab Pro Find 35// Dune Kraken Sandscoop// Grave Digger Tools Tombstone shovel & Sidekick digger// Bunk's Hermit Pick
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Just an awesome find - Congratulations! :occasion14:
 

Fletch88

Silver Member
Mar 7, 2013
4,841
2,367
Valdosta, GA
Detector(s) used
Garrett ATPro- 8.5x11, 5x8, CORS Fotune 5.5x9.5
Tesoro Silver microMax- 8 donut, 8x11 RSD, 3x18 Cleansweep
Minelab Excalibur ll- 10" Tornado
Minelab CTX 3030
Minelab Xterra 305
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Sweet find with the Dually! Congrats
 

The Urban Prospector

Bronze Member
Oct 18, 2014
1,181
1,903
Wherever I am.
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
2
Detector(s) used
Tesoro Eldorado,
Garrett AT Pro,
Minelab Excal II,
Minelab Equinox 800,
Nokta Legend,
Garrett Pro Pointer,
Garrett Pro Pointer AT,
Human eyes
Primary Interest:
Other
There is just nothing comparable to the beauty of gold. Congrats!
 

Oct 5, 2014
31,886
35,425
Massachusetts
🥇 Banner finds
1
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
Garrett: AT Pro, AT Gold & Infinium; Minelab: Explorer SE, II; Simplex; Tesoro: Tejon & Outlaw; White's: V3i
Primary Interest:
Relic Hunting
A beautiful gold ring, congratulations! :occasion14:
 

Zandoliisland

Newbie
Oct 9, 2016
4
0
Detector(s) used
Whites MX Sport
Fisher Gold bug
Vibra-King Pulse Induction 750
Whites TRX pointer
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Awesome Find!! One day I hope to find one too..:icon_thumright:
 

Sandman

Gold Member
Aug 6, 2005
13,398
3,992
In Michigan now.
Detector(s) used
Excal 1000, Excal II, Sovereign GT, CZ-20, Tiger Shark, Tejon, GTI 1500, Surfmaster Pulse, CZ6a, DFX, AT PRO, Fisher 1235, Surf PI Pro, 1280-X, many more because I enjoy learning them. New Garrett Ca
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
It was my first trip to the lake with my brand new Whites Surf PI Dual Field under water detector, and I had high hopes! After using it for an hour I was pretty used to what it was trying to tell me. I had located a number of coins, bottle caps, pull tabs, & nails by taking my large plastic trowel and fanning away the sediments over the target site. Then I found a target that I couldn't locate.....it was apparently a deeper target than the others. After fanning away almost a foot of sediment I caught the glint of gold! Carefully reaching down I picked up a gold ring with four diamonds! I about pee'd right down my leg I was so excited! When I got it home I examined it with my magnifying glass and saw only the number 916. After comparing it to my wedding band I saw it was much more of a gold color. Curious now, I looked up what 916 meant on the Internet and was amazed to learn this was a 22 k gold ring! Since then I've found several 14 K gold rings but none of them can match the beautiful full gold color of the 22 k ring. And its the only ring I've found so far containing diamonds. View attachment 1352704 View attachment 1352704

Never sell your first gold ring.
 

CASPER-2

Gold Member
Jan 3, 2012
17,158
19,959
NEW ENGLAND
🥇 Banner finds
1
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
6
Detector(s) used
WHITE'S XLT, PI PRO, GARRETT 2500, 3- FISHER CZ21s, JW FISHER 8X
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting

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