A first for me: CLASS RING!! No Metal Detector Required!! FINAL UPDATE!

ncsilverspider · Jul 26, 2011

Hey everyone!

What a day! It was a long and boring day here. I finally decided to take my dog Oreo for a walk. We went walking along the edge of some woods where I discovered an early 1900's bottle dump a few months ago. I have pulled up over 60 cork top bottles out of that dump and I'm still finding bottles and other relics. (Hope to post some pics of the bottle dump soon!

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So anyway, we went walking along the edge of the bottle dump when I found, you guessed it, another bottle! This one is a cork top medicine. It would have had a paper label. The only embossing is at the top "3 1/2 ozs." As I bent down to pick up the bottle, I saw something silver looking. Thinking it was a piece of aluminum, I kicked it. But it wasn't aluminum! It was a 1979 class ring!

WOW! Didn't expect that! There is no silver or gold marking. Only marking inside the ring are the initials "R. E. L." This is my first class ring, and I didn't even need a metal detector! I will try my best to find the owner and return it to them! Wish me luck! THanks for looking! HH and God Bless!
-ncsilverspider
"For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."-Matthew 6:21

plymouthian12 · Jul 26, 2011

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:icon_thumright:

nice find

rob.s · Jul 26, 2011

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Great find on the ring and hope you find the owner!I bet he was checking out the bottle dump back in the day and lost his ring there.

VWandSTUDEBAKER · Jul 26, 2011

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Could be this school http://northrowanhighschool.com/

http://www.rss.k12.nc.us/SchoolPgs/NRHS/NRHS.html

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=73316695850

http://www.alumniclass.com/NorthRowan/rings-view

http://www.alumniclass.com/NorthRowan/rings-submit

ncsilverspider · Jul 26, 2011

Re: A first for me: CLASS RING!! No Metal Detector Required!!

VWandSTUDEBAKER said:
Could be this school http://northrowanhighschool.com/

http://www.rss.k12.nc.us/SchoolPgs/NRHS/NRHS.html

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=73316695850

http://www.alumniclass.com/NorthRowan/rings-view

http://www.alumniclass.com/NorthRowan/rings-submit

Using the ring site you provided I sent a message about the ring! Hopefully will have result soon. Thanks!

Briz06 · Jul 26, 2011

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Good eye! :icon_thumleft:

ncsilverspider · Jul 29, 2011

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*UPDATE* After a little detective work, me and my dad have found the owner of the ring and have made contact with him and are trying to figure out how to return it! More info to come!

-ncsilverspider

VWandSTUDEBAKER · Jul 30, 2011

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BRAVO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You will have to find out the story of how he lost it and when!

David

Mrs Bloom · Jul 30, 2011

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:hello2:

Good job! Can't wait to hear the rest of the story!

ncsilverspider · Aug 8, 2011

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*ANOTHER UPDATE!* I have been talking to the owner of the ring! He sent me his mailing adress (he lives overseas) and last Saturday I mailed it back to him! He should get it in about two weeks! :laughing7:

I will let ya'll know when he recieves it!

rob.s · Aug 8, 2011

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:icon_thumleft:

ncsilverspider · Aug 11, 2011

Re: A first for me: CLASS RING!! No Metal Detector Required!! *FINAL UPDATE*

ncsilverspider said:
*ANOTHER UPDATE!* I have been talking to the owner of the ring! He sent me his mailing adress (he lives overseas) and last Saturday I mailed it back to him! He should get it in about two weeks! I will let ya'll know when he recieves it!

*FINAL UPDATE* Recieved an e-mail this morning from the owner of the ring saying that it had arrived safe and sound! I cannot tell you how happy I was or he was when he finally had his class ring returned after 30+ years! Thanks for taking a look! HH and God Bless!

-ncsilverspider

hikeinmts · Aug 14, 2011

Good find......and good job. You just gave our hobby 100 pluses. Anyway, isn't that what it's all about.
I give many of my finds to my students, as incentive to do extra studying for their tests, etc.
"The more we give away, the more we receive." That's been it in my life.
Good story. :thumbsup: