Quest for a Barber Turns Up a Wee Bit-o-Clad and a Big Chunk of Silver

[mlw67]

The last two times I went out I scored a Barber, so when I got out for a bit on Saturday I was really hoping to keep that streak alive.

So I headed down to Barberville and powered up my Barber seeking machine.

I decided just to dig deep silvery-sounding signals to increase my chances.

It was not to be--oddly I didn't get any old coins at all.

I got a lot of those pennies, especially the zincolns, trying to get stuff out of the way when there were close or overlapping signals.

I dug lots of crap, too, but opted to save some pixels and not photograph it.

Finally I dug a good keeper though, a whopper of a silver ring weighing at least half an ounce, probably more.  It has an appropriately whopping piece of black onyx in it that ripples nicely when you fondle examine it under a light.

I'm cool with it, even without a Barber.   8)  I still got to make my face! 

 

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[Snee]

Very nice!

 

[mlw67]

Thanks Snee!

 

[romeo-1]

Sweet find! Love that big silver!

 

[dave-enc]

nice looking ring mlw wtg
hh
dave+bobbie

 

[Green1]

congrads on the ring dude !! silverlicious is it ?? lmao.... wtg

 

[texan connection]

Very nice ring it looks ancient, any clues as to dating it??

 

[dfxmatt]

That's a hefty one

 

[theloadroom]

Very nice!

 

[DPBOB]

There is that 1 in 3.333 million chance that it was worn by a " BARBER "

Nice find......Very big........

 

[mlw67]

Sweet find! Love that big silver!

Thanks Romeo! I love it too!

 

[mlw67]

nice looking ring mlw wtg
hh
dave+bobbie

Thanks Dave and Bobbie!

 

[mlw67]

congrads on the ring dude !! silverlicious is it ?? lmao.... wtg

Thanks Green! I licked it and can say with authority that this is one of the more silverlicious pieces I've pulled out this year.

 

[mlw67]

Very nice ring it looks ancient, any clues as to dating it??

Thanks!

No clues as to how old it is. It was fairly close to the surface, so I doubt it was there very long, although the size alone might keep it from sinking too fast. There aren't any marks at all, but no doubt on it being silver, of course. There is a break at the bottom of the band, there might have been marks there at one time.

 

[mlw67]

That's a hefty one

Indeed! I think this is the second heaviest ring I've ever dug. The heaviest was a monster of a ring with a pyramid and a sphinx all piled up on top of it. It was so big I don't know how anyone could have even worn it! Still this one is almost as large. I dunno how much that stone weighs, but there is a lot of silver in this piece any way you slice it.

 

[mlw67]

Very nice!

Thanks!

 

[mlw67]

There is that 1 in 3.333 million chance that it was worn by a " BARBER "

Nice find......Very big........

ROFL! Good point. Thanks!

 

[99Brown]

Wow, that is a big ring. WTG!!

99Brown

 

[Postalrevnant]

Congratulations on your finds. Especially that WOPPING silver ring. WOW what a nice ring!!

Rev

 

[renegade_7]

No Barber, but a very nice find. I too would settle for that.