Cold hands and a little silver

[McCDig]

Wind off the lake and temps in 30s made for a cold afternoon at the park but I met up with JF there and he did quite well with an IHC and seated dime both from 1890. I got mostly clad ($3.35), three wheats, an enameled pendant and a .925 ring, so a little silver to take home from the city.

 

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[Professor of Engineering]

Congrats on the old Lincoln and silver ring!

 

[dirtlooter]

the ring can be fixed pretty easy, great find.

 

[Kona Koma]

A very nice hunt. Wheat and Silver. Pretty cool.

 

[smokeythecat]

That's a very nice ring.

 

[McCDig]

Thanks Smokey! Recent drop, probably within the year. Rang up solid 26 on Nox, so it had a better id than a bottle cap and above a penny and lower than a dime. Don't expect silver to be 30 or higher on this unit or you'll miss some.

 

[McCDig]

Thanks Kona Koma! It was cold enough that it was a little distracting for us. Looking forward to better weather.

 

[McCDig]

Thanks dirtlooter! Yes, it's a little out of round. What do you suggest to round it back to shape?

 

[McCDig]

Thanks Professor! Continuing to go back to places in this old park where I've had success.

 

[smokeythecat]

All our meters need to be covered over to help our digging results. Doesn't matter what machine really. Like that one chart on the gold put up here on Tnet. It rings up everywhere, depending on size, karat, physical form, broken or intact, and metals alloyed with it. One of my ickiest signals this year was one of the best items I ever found in my life!

 

[Digger RJ]

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[tnt-hunter]

Great job. My hands have been freezing up here in the west end of the state as well. I found a ring just like that one about 2 years ago on a ball field.

To get the ring back in round I use a metal ring size stick and a leather mallet. I put the ring on the stick and gently tap the flat of the ring against the stick. I slowly work my way around until it is smooth and round. Be careful with older silver rings that have been in the ground a long time. They have a tendency to crack along the solder joint and need to be resoldered.

What I can see you have doing pretty good down there in the city. Keep swingin.

 

[McCDig]

Thanks Randy! Will be waiting 'til Sat. to detect again; lots going on this week. HH & GL.

 

[McCDig]

Thanks tnt-hunter! Thanks for the help; I suspect a mallet with a plastic head would work.
City and county hunting have been real good. Warmer weather's coming.

 

[tnt-hunter]

All our meters need to be covered over to help our digging results. Doesn't matter what machine really. Like that one chart on the gold put up here on Tnet. It rings up everywhere, depending on size, karat, physical form, broken or intact, and metals alloyed with it. One of my ickiest signals this year was one of the best items I ever found in my life!

I agree 100%. When I use the ATPro I rarely look at the VDI numbers. Iffy sounding signal yield some good finds. Admittedly they also yield a lot of trash, but I would rather dig the trash than miss a good find. Keep swingin.

 

[washingtonian]

Nice, I found that same Celtic ring next month. Way to go!!

 

[McCDig]

Thanks! Sounds like it's one sold by one of the large commercial jewelers.

 

[OreElse]

Good stuff, love the silver ring!

 

[Whyme]

Very cool little silver ring! Congrats!

 

[Inspector]

Congratulations on the ring and other saves, that park has sure been good to you