Bird Band? No...Tiny Silver Ring! And, Sing A Song Of Sixpence...

[Subterranean]

I hit some parks and one school today. End of school day is today so I will be hitting those campuses hard this summer, yay!

While skirting the inner and outer edges of an old, paved running track at the school, I got a solid 81 VDI (clad dime) hit on the ATPro. I dug two inches to find what I thought at first was a large bird band. Closer inspection revealed it to be a very small ( size 2-3?) .925 child's ring, decorated with "hang ten" feet! About 75 feet down the line, I found an old monogrammed "L" child's ring, once plated but now all worn away.

I also found a silver plated ribbon pendant, and a plated "I love sports" pendant.

The other interesting (for me) find was a very pristine 1942 British Sixpence coin. I learned it is 50% silver, and that is why it came out of the ground shiny and clean. It was in a newer park near a pavilion. I understand the Brits believe that if a bride places a sixpence in her shoe during the wedding, it will bring her good luck and prosperity. Maybe there was a wedding party at the park in the past?

Thanks for looking, happy hunting to all of my TNet friends! Sub

 

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[CoilyGirl]

I remember hang ten, that was a big "slogan" if you will during my heyday. Cool finds Sub.

 

[Captain Caveman]

Congratz on some very cool finds Sub! I'd like to find some foreign silver coins. It seems like a lot of fun trying to figure out where they are from.

 

[Loco-Digger]

Nice to see you're still pulling bling Sub. It's kind of odd why that coin was there though. It's a keeper for sure.

 

[Texas Ed]

I wore hang ten shirts in my younger years - congrats on your jewelry & coins finds - really nice looking sixpence. Thanks for sharing your pictures & wish you many more great finds while dirt fishing these areas again.

Texas ED

 

[Carolina Tom]

Silver coin and silver ring, well played sir.

I look forward to seeing your loot, now that school is out.

Best of luck to you.

 

[Subterranean]

Thank you for your kind words of encouragement, CoilyGirl, Captain Caveman, Loco, Texas Ed, and Carolina Tom! Foreign coins usually show up at school. This one looks like it was right out of someone's collection. A real looker for 74 years old...Sub

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on some nice finds

 

[Tommy G]

Some pretty cool finds. No telling what the kids have dropped in the past school year. I'm sure you'll be adding to this collection pretty quick!

 

[Old Dude]

I remember hang ten, that was a big "slogan" if you will during my heyday. Cool finds Sub.

http://www.rockshockpop.com/screencaps/BeachBlanketBingo/01-1.jpg
Which one were you, CG?

You are a bling King, Sub! Your schools seem to be a never ending supply of silver.

 

[Trezurehunter]

Nice finds Sub. I like that British coin. I think the reason a lot of foreign coins are found in school yards is because the kids take them to school for show and tell. You know the rest of the story.

 

[Subterranean]

http://www.rockshockpop.com/screencaps/BeachBlanketBingo/01-1.jpg
Which one were you, CG?

You are a bling King, Sub! Your schools seem to be a never ending supply of silver.

Yes Old Dude, but those schools are getting stingier by the day. I am having better luck checking the lunatic fringes of the school yards now, somehow people lose stuff on the edges too! Sub

 

[Subterranean]

Exactly Trezurehunter. I can usually tell now by the VDI and audible that it is going to be a foreign coin ( or token , as they are remarkably different from American coins. Always enjoy the surprise! Sub

 

[Evolution]

You always come up with the most interesting stuff. Congrats!

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Awesome! Traasure in any form is great!

I found a tiny childs ring years back, barely fit on my pinky.

 

[Garrett424]

Nice finds.

 

[Johncoho]

Nice finds. Congrats.

 

[WHADIFIND]

That's one aspect I really enjoy about those sort of places. The variety!! Nice job!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Very nice jewelry finds! Congratualtions.

 

[burglarifyoulike]

Cute!