First Gold Ring

[RiverRat3]

I was hunting an open field when I got a low tone on my Etrac. Almost everytime I dig this same tone its aluminum foil, but was very surprised to find the High School Ring from 1942. There was no name inside the ring only the makers mark, "J.E.C". I googled it and found out it was the J.E. Caldwell and Company still in business today. They make gold and silver jewelry. I could not find any other markings on it but when it popped out of the ground it was shining. My friends wife tested it for me and said it was 14K gold and weighed 5.6grams. The band was broke to the ring when I removed it from the clump of dirt. The high school is located about 25miles from where I was hunting and a new high school opened up in 1956 replacing the old Hagerstown High School.

 

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[Goes4ever]

Congrats, that ring is awesome!

 

[pl8man]

That is a sweet first gold ring !! Congrats
Glen

 

[Schrecky]

Hey, thats a nice find, way to go. To bad you couldn't ID the owner, it's a blast returning something like that to it's owner.

 

[Rickiowa2009]

Sweet find

 

[RiverRat3]

Hey, thats a nice find, way to go. To bad you couldn't ID the owner, it's a blast returning something like that to it's owner.

Yea, that was the first thing I thought of. I originally thought the makers mark was the owners initials but the Internet helped prove otherwise.

 

[gmanlight]

Very cool

 

[Bugsterx2]

Cool find and a bonus it was 14K instead of 10K for class rings.

 

[ModernMiner]

Excellent find RR.
Nothing like seeing gold staring back at you. I still haven't found a class ring.
Congrats to you,
Doug

 

[Hunter]

Nice ring!

 

[Bank Runner]

Awesome ring

 

[cntrydncr1]

I love those old style rings. congrats

 

[Chug And Red]

That's still one that I haven't dug up, also Platinum. Congrats on the recovery Chug

 

[Zofchak]

That's a big chunk of the yellow stuff! Looks like it was worn quite a bit as well.

 

[ihavetone]

awesome find

 

[Blind Squirrel]

Congrats on your first gold ring She's a nice 'un!!!

 

[spitfire55]