102 year old Gold Ring UPDATE:RESTORATION UNDERWAY

[zaxfire69]

Hello everyone. Zaxfire here. Haven't posted in awhile but I had to show you what i found last night on a 2 hour night hunt in my local diggin hole. Using the Fisher F75 in all metal mode had a solid 16-18 on the VDI. I had second thoughts about digging it, but I remembered the Test dig I set up in my backyard with the 14K ring. It was in the same range as this target. I dug down about 4-5 inches an out of the hole came a gold shine. I checked the hole for stones just incase it was missing them. After cleaning discovered it was missing stones. That isn't a big deal. Gonna restore this ring and buy new stones for it. I put it under the microscope and discovered that it was a 14K ring. I then went to bed. WELL this morning I decided to take pictures of the ring. While taking pictures noticed another stamping on the inside of the ring. Put it under the microscope and discovered this stamping. B 1906 ...I took that as meaning Born 1906... I used to drink alotta beer with the born on Date.....?? Hopefully that is what it means. 30 degrees last night, but for the gold its all good....Zaxfire

 

[seger98]

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Awesome find buddy, wish that RV park would have been better, I might have found that!

 

[time4me]

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What a great ring!!! Please post new pictures once you have it restored.

 

[Cynangyl]

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congrats!! I would be interested to see the ring when it was restored as well!

 

[allen]

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congrats on that great find...

 

[finderzzs]

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Awesome ring, I'd go back and take all the dirt from that hole and sift it at home. Theory is, Frost/frozen ground over the many winters can expand and retract that ring, popping the stones. It's plausible. Congrats

 

[utah hunter]

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Nice score, that is a killer ring. The F75 is HOT on gold, but you still have to dig those darn pulltab signals. The all metal is amazing also for small targets. I was messing around in a vollyball court digging everthing, and the pieces of iron that locked on strong were unbeleiveably small. I had one iron signal that rang out strong and locked in at 10. I narrowed it down to 20 grains of sand, but didn't have the patience to find which grain it was...

 

[Bavaria Mike]

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Congrats on the gold and good luck restoring it! HH, Mike

 

[rmptr]

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WTG!


rmptr

 

[phantomfinder]

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Sweet looking ring , WTG

 

[Detectingfreak]

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very nice job on the gold ring! I sure hope it turns out to be 102 year old gold ring!

 

[tymcmurray]

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Nice ring!

 

[kdismuke1]

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GREAT RING.BEST OF LUCK.

 

[kimsdad]

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Congrats on the great gold ring!

 

[zaxfire69]

Well Phase 1 is complete on the ring restoration. Ring is now straight as an arrow and sized to fit my wife. Here are the new pics. Next will be phase 2 stone purchase.

 

[crazyjarhead]

Nice. Keep us updated on the progress. Like the one post mentioned. Maybe you can go back and search for the stone. Maybe it did pop out

 

[ohannos]

Cool to see it restored. Are you getting a diamond to fill that hole or other gem?

 

[Cynangyl]

looks like it is going to turn out very nice!

 

[pookie-princess of rust]

nice ring.

 

[SusanMN]

From the looks of the setting, I'd bet you that the 1906 is the year it was made, with the "B", either the initials of the maker or the individual it was made for. Congratulations, its beautiful and will be stunning when restored.