Big Sterling Ring, Ancient Stone Point, And Other Goodies...

[Subterranean]

Got out to two parks yesterday and today. While swinging next to an older tree, I spied this 2,000 year old beauty lying on the surface... Here's an in situ...

Some pix back at the laboratory... Man I love the gray chert with red inclusions! Wonder what critter this was thrown at?


Also dug a pretty bling pendant, another fancy dog name tag, a small bling earring too...


The silver score of the excursions was this little whopper. A "tribal?" motif sterling mans ring, marked, "WM/ Ster/ copyright" inside. Rang up a solid 85 at two inches on the ATPro. It weighs in at 7.5 grams. This one is ring #22 for the year so far.


Thanks for looking. I hope that the weather is nice in your neck of the woods and you can get out and dig this weekend! Sub (Lance)

 

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[trapperart]

Very nice finds congrats

 

[Reelsnrods]

That's a great group of finds right there!

 

[ScubaDetector]

Very nice digs. Love the point.

 

[PaDirtDigger]

That chert material reminds me if Keokuk from Oklahoma (?) I'm using the phone app so I can't see where you are from, and I might have the location of that material wrong, long day at work, giving my eyes some candy to look at... Haha... Great finds!!!

 

[Old Dude]

I remember Worldtalker was on a silver roll last year. Looks like you are 2 or 3 laps ahead of him so far

 

[pl8man]

That ring is a chunker !!! Sweet pendent too !
Glen

 

[tabman]

Nice finds! Big Congrats!

tabman

 

[treblehunter]

Very cool finds, congrats on that point!

 

[Evolution]

The point is great and I like the pendant as well. Looks like amber.

 

[Loco-Digger]

Well Lance, you sure are pulling the bling. You've found 22 and I am at 3, you da man sub.

 

[gunsil]

Nice hunt!! stone is no way amber, it appears to be Montana agate.

 

[against the wind]

Very nice assortment.
The point is something I won't see in a NYC Park.
Congrats on the silver also

 

[ErGarber]

I didn't notice your location until after I saw the 417 area code. May I ask what parks you go to? I am new to this and need places to go. Maybe you could take a newby out one day.

 

[Subterranean]

That chert material reminds me if Keokuk from Oklahoma (?) I'm using the phone app so I can't see where you are from, and I might have the location of that material wrong, long day at work, giving my eyes some candy to look at... Haha... Great finds!!!

PADD, I found the point in Barry County, MO, close to NE Oklahoma, so probably the same geology there. Home of the Osage tribe and the mammoth hunters before them. This multi-colored chert is everywhere here, mostly wreaking havoc on my digging tools. Sub

 

[Subterranean]

That's Celtic scroll work on the ring. I've found a couple rings with similar designs, and looked it up to figure it out.

see here as an example: Ladies Celtic Wedding Rings LS-WED93



Cheers,

Skippy

Thanks Skippy! You are correct and that makes it even "cooler" to me. Sub

 

[Subterranean]

I didn't notice your location until after I saw the 417 area code. May I ask what parks you go to? I am new to this and need places to go. Maybe you could take a newby out one day.

ErGarber, Always glad to help a fellow Ozarks detectorist. First, I will invite you to our 417 Relic Hunters club meetings. First Tuesday evening of every month at 7:00 PM at the new library on South Campbell in Springfield. I hit public areas in the metro and outlying areas. Come introduce yourself at a meeting and we may be able to get out on a dig together! Sub (Lance)

 

[Subterranean]

Well Lance, you sure are pulling the bling. You've found 22 and I am at 3, you da man sub.

Loco, No, YOU are da man! I look at your 2015 finds and:


I have a lot of "catching up" to do! My ratio of precious metal rings to junkers is 1 in 4 so far. I believe in casting a big net! Sub

 

[Loco-Digger]

Loco, No, YOU are da man! I look at your 2015 finds and:
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I have a lot of "catching up" to do! My ratio of precious metal rings to junkers is 1 in 4 so far. I believe in casting a big net! Sub

I am at 33% junk, 33% silver, and 33% 14K white gold for 2016. I have learned to not disc 1-25, like I did in 2015. Now I only disc somewhere between 6 and 9.

 

[WHADIFIND]

Isn't that fascinating? To find a 2000 year old point next to a tree in a park? LOL
I did the same thing with my first and only point I found, just last year! In a school ground
no less!

Great finds Sub!