14 K ring at low tide noon today

[lorraine]

Hi

Beautiful day today! Hank treated me to breakfast this morning so I promised to bring him home some gold while he was glued to the Masters tournament.

Well, I followed the tide out along the wet slope waiting for a runnel to show itself.

About an hour into the hunt here came that runnel , and it proved itself worthy of the GT

Low, solid "buzz" sound at about 6" produced a small gold ring with a pink stone.

Other than the ring, found only a few quarters, a nickel and a couple of pennies.

The ring has no stamping on it, but acid test hit at 14K

Here's some pics

HH

Lorraine

 

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[bill from lachine]

Lorraine,

Good score on the gold ring.

Regards + HH

Bill

 

[bluediamounds 55]

Congrats nice find

 

[sonnar28]

Beautiful ring! I love it when my GT makes that sound!

QUOTE=lorraine;4479030]Hi

Beautiful day today! Hank treated me to breakfast this morning so I promised to bring him home some gold while he was glued to the Masters tournament.

Well, I followed the tide out along the wet slope waiting for a runnel to show itself.

About an hour into the hunt here came that runnel , and it proved itself worthy of the GT

Low, solid "buzz" sound at about 6" produced a small gold ring with a pink stone.

Other than the ring, found only a few quarters, a nickel and a couple of pennies.

The ring has no stamping on it, but acid test hit at 14K

Here's some pics

HH

Lorraine

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[MiamiFox]

Beautiful gold ring Lori. But I must ask what is a runnel?

 

[plymouthian12]

Lorraine I really like the simple look

 

[flatbutton]

Congrats on the gold!

 

[OBN]

NIce catch on the Yellow, rings like that really come in like foil and can often be missed by many..

 

[redcobra8u]

Awesome for you!!

 

[lookindown]

Nice little 14k...congrats.

 

[CoinandRelicMan]

Good save there, nice seeing the gold stuff here, hope to see some in my dig again someday, instead of the yellowed aluminum !

 

[s.c.shooter]

I live 30 minutes from the Augusta National and didn't watch at all. I would rather have been on the beach detecting but unfortunately I'm working to much right now. Awesome recovery and congrats. The Sov. is a serious beach machine isn't it?

 

[CASPER-2]

KEEP IT UP

 

[Howard]

Nice find!

 

[fsa46]

Nice score Lorraine, congratulations.

 

[lorraine]

Hi MiamiFox,

As I understand it, a runnel is a shallow water filled "canal" running parallel to the coastline. I look for these runnels because I learned from other detectorists that these "canals" trap treasures as the tide flows in and out.

Lorraine



QUOTE=MiamiFox;4479340]Beautiful gold ring Lori. But I must ask what is a runnel?[/QUOTE]

 

[fongu]

Excellent recovery, Lorraine. Cats don't get excited about anything, unless it's other cats or eating. I got highly excited for you when I saw the photo of the ring and it's a great read of the beach and water and thanks for explaining the runnel to us inexperienced members. I saw something about them taking down a tree on the Master's course named after president Eisenhower. Took cuttings from it and saved it and I can't remember which hole it was on, but several of the players mentioned it looked like a different hole with the tree down due to bad weather. Hope Hank enjoyed the Masters and glad you got to do some dirt fishing.

 

[MiamiFox]

Hi MiamiFox,

As I understand it, a runnel is a shallow water filled "canal" running parallel to the coastline. I look for these runnels because I learned from other detectorists that these "canals" trap treasures as the tide flows in and out.

Thanks Lori your right. You had me looking up runnels and I found this

Ridges and runnels form parallel to the shore line in the foreshore zone. Ridges are areas of the foreshore that are raised above the adjacent shore which dips into a Runnel.
An image of ridges and runnels


If you were to look at the cross-section (see below) it would appear similar to that of hills and valleys but at a much smaller scale.
Image of a beach profile showing ridges and runnels

Ridge and runnel systems are formed due to the interaction of tides, currents, sediments and the beach topography. They only form on beaches with a shallow gradient. They form as a simple drainage route for tides. Water flows in and out via the runnel.

Spring tides often form a storm ridge which consists of the largest material thrown up by the strong swash of the larger waves. Following tides often cannot reach these features therefore they remain largely untouched. There are often a series of smaller ridges formed beneath the storm ridge known as berms. These mark the successive high tides that follow the spring tide through to the neap tide.

 

[lorraine]

Hi fongu,

Hank says that the "Ike" tree was on the left on the 17th hole.

p.s. I was rooting for "lefty" Mickelson, but was happy for Jordan; he played a phenomenal game.

Lorraine

 

[lorraine]

Thank you for the extended explanation of a runnel. I love hunting in them.

The one that I found the ring in was embedded with small rocks; I had to dig under the rocks to recover the ring.

L

Hi MiamiFox,

As I understand it, a runnel is a shallow water filled "canal" running parallel to the coastline. I look for these runnels because I learned from other detectorists that these "canals" trap treasures as the tide flows in and out.

Thanks Lori your right. You had me looking up runnels and I found this

Ridges and runnels form parallel to the shore line in the foreshore zone. Ridges are areas of the foreshore that are raised above the adjacent shore which dips into a Runnel.
An image of ridges and runnels
View attachment 1146375

If you were to look at the cross-section (see below) it would appear similar to that of hills and valleys but at a much smaller scale.
Image of a beach profile showing ridges and runnels
View attachment 1146376
Ridge and runnel systems are formed due to the interaction of tides, currents, sediments and the beach topography. They only form on beaches with a shallow gradient. They form as a simple drainage route for tides. Water flows in and out via the runnel.

Spring tides often form a storm ridge which consists of the largest material thrown up by the strong swash of the larger waves. Following tides often cannot reach these features therefore they remain largely untouched. There are often a series of smaller ridges formed beneath the storm ridge known as berms. These mark the successive high tides that follow the spring tide through to the neap tide.