The weekend before Easter my buddy called me up and told me he was in the dog house for losing his wedding band. He wanted to know what it would cost to buy a detector. I told him what the etrac cost and he about died. But I told him not necessary for him to purchase one because I would find it for him. He told me it was out in his mothers pasture. So I came right over and we waisted no time he took me out into the field. This is when he told me he lost it a week ago and he was not even sure where. But I had this huge sense of confidence in me that day and jokingly told him I would find it in less than 10 minutes. 8 minutes later I was holding a large gold band in the palm of my hand and my buddy was ecstatic!! He was literally in shock. It was under about 3 inches of water and a clod of mud from his tractor tire. Then he told me with all my confidence that he just knew I would find it for him. I told him I have faith in minelab, and that is where the confidence comes from.
So here my buddy is trying to hand me $50 dollars for finding his ring and I said your out of your mind Pete(his name is Pete). I told him I would be more than happy to spend the rest of the day detecting his mom's property. Pete said anytime you want. At this point Pete still thinks I'm not all there for not taking the 50 bucks. So I again jokingly say to Pete I'll have you a large cent the next time I see you. And I will be damned but 2 minutes later I walk over to Pete with a large green disc in my hand Neither Pete nor I could believe that luck!!
After finding that largie I made a few more passes across the field with not much luck other than a few shell brass and some beer cans that were deep. So I walk back over to Pete and ask if its OK to swing around the house and lawn and he said don't see why not. Now over by the house seems very junky almost like someone tossed a billion nails everywhere. But this where TTF comes in handy. I was popping targets every minute it seemed. I spent the rest of the day on my hands and knees. I literally did not have to get up hardly at all to move to the next target!!! In 3 hours I dug 5 buttons, 6 crotal bells, 2 strap buckles 1 Indian 1906, 1 smooth silver dime?? 1 beautiful Cuban 10 centavos 1915, unknown large cent, a 1925 licensed chauffeur tag from the Henry Moss Co. Brooklyn NY, and from what I am told a 1880-1890 silver Egyptian scarab filigree ring. Oh and I can't forget about Pete's gold band.This is best day I ever had detecting.
The NYC taxi tag is pretty cool but the best is the Egyptian ring. If you look close in the pics you can see hieroglyphics on the back of the stone. Shame it is broke but I am going to bring it to a jeweler for a fixin if its worth it. After all that good stuff I found for one day I told Pete ya know Pete you can lose that ring every day and you still wouldn't have to pay me. And I think it was then that Pete understood why. And he realized I was more happy to find all this cool stuff and junk for that matter than to accept any pay. HH Etracjoe
So here my buddy is trying to hand me $50 dollars for finding his ring and I said your out of your mind Pete(his name is Pete). I told him I would be more than happy to spend the rest of the day detecting his mom's property. Pete said anytime you want. At this point Pete still thinks I'm not all there for not taking the 50 bucks. So I again jokingly say to Pete I'll have you a large cent the next time I see you. And I will be damned but 2 minutes later I walk over to Pete with a large green disc in my hand Neither Pete nor I could believe that luck!!
After finding that largie I made a few more passes across the field with not much luck other than a few shell brass and some beer cans that were deep. So I walk back over to Pete and ask if its OK to swing around the house and lawn and he said don't see why not. Now over by the house seems very junky almost like someone tossed a billion nails everywhere. But this where TTF comes in handy. I was popping targets every minute it seemed. I spent the rest of the day on my hands and knees. I literally did not have to get up hardly at all to move to the next target!!! In 3 hours I dug 5 buttons, 6 crotal bells, 2 strap buckles 1 Indian 1906, 1 smooth silver dime?? 1 beautiful Cuban 10 centavos 1915, unknown large cent, a 1925 licensed chauffeur tag from the Henry Moss Co. Brooklyn NY, and from what I am told a 1880-1890 silver Egyptian scarab filigree ring. Oh and I can't forget about Pete's gold band.This is best day I ever had detecting.
The NYC taxi tag is pretty cool but the best is the Egyptian ring. If you look close in the pics you can see hieroglyphics on the back of the stone. Shame it is broke but I am going to bring it to a jeweler for a fixin if its worth it. After all that good stuff I found for one day I told Pete ya know Pete you can lose that ring every day and you still wouldn't have to pay me. And I think it was then that Pete understood why. And he realized I was more happy to find all this cool stuff and junk for that matter than to accept any pay. HH Etracjoe
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Well anyway the silver scarab ring is at the jeweler. He said the appraisor will be in next week. He said the appraisor might even let me know if it is worth appraising. If that makes sense. It could cost a fat $85. Cost of fixing it would be $100 So he said he can make it into a pendant for $30 and that includes cleaning it. I think I will go that route because I dont think it is worth much myself but would be really cool as a pendant. When all said and done I will repost before and afters.
