Finally Got A Boy Scout Ring

[Carolina Tom]

I was off of work last Thursday and Friday, so Smittyman and I spent some time treasure hunting. I was able to slip out over the weekend with the likes of Kurt Stuben and Todd Lipe. The following are the finds from the four days of hunting.

- Sterling Boy Scout Ring. My favorite find of the lot.
- 925 girls ring. Lawnmower got to it.
- Basket weave style junk ring. Man it looked awesome coming out of the ground, but alas...
- Marble.
- 1955 Hotpoint spinner token with hole drilled in it. Third from the same area, must have been Hotpoint salesman's house.
- Corbin Cabinet Lock plate. Unsure of exactly what this is... I think that it is a name plate, but it is cupped like a spoon bowl. Ideas?
- 1941 and 1943 Mercury dimes. I got a pic of one peeking out of a dirt clod... just a little silver sliver showing
- Token from local lumber company.
- Harmonium reed.
- 9 Wheaties.

YTD silver coins: 69.

Thanks for looking and best of luck to you on your hunts.

 

[vpnavy]

Nice finds (and congrats on the Boy Scout Ring)! Thanks for sharing...

 

[Subterranean]

Nice hunt with RINGS! Congrats on the Boy Scout ring, this must be the season for scouting fnds...Sub

 

[SirWalterRaleigh]

Great finds Tom. As an Eagle Scout, I love that BSOA silver ring!

 

[Carolina Tom]

Great finds Tom. As an Eagle Scout, I love that BSOA silver ring!

Congrats on making it all of the way to Eagle SWR.

I have been looking for that Scout ring for a while now. The other boys have them and I have been wanting to find one badly, so you know I was quite happy with the find. Thanks!

 

[beez0404]

All I ever find are crappy little silver rings. Not complaining, well yeah I am sorta. I would just love to find one nice silver ring with some weight and design. Very nice BSA ring. I know that would put a smile on my face. Sad that you had to spank papa again. I wish he would retire that heavy anchor machine and learn the Deus.

 

[qaela4]

Congrats on a wish list find, sweet ring.

 

[Agent Green]

Sweet finds... Congrats.. the ring is awesome

 

[P@tch]

Congratulations on your scout ring. Glad you "Finally" got one.

 

[streakert]

i have been hunting a site where the scouts camp and have found a bunch of there stuff but no silver rings,
when did they have them. do they still have them,

 

[park pirate]

WTG Tom, the boys scout ring is damn nice one....

 

[kray]

Nice ring. I found one myself a year or so ago. As an Eagle Scout myself, I was pretty stoked.

 

[bigfoot1]

got my first scout ring this summer...its one of my favs too !!great hunt

 

[Gridwalker306]

That's a great ring! A silver ring is always nice but being a scouts ring adds the cool factor for sure. I don't often find anything related to the Boy Scouts as there was no group around here. HOWEVER, this post just reminded me--last week I was out and found a spill of scout buttons. I totally forgot until just now! Not trying to hijack your cool thread, but I'm adding a pic of my buttons that would go with your ring...

 

[Carolina Tom]

That's a great ring! A silver ring is always nice but being a scouts ring adds the cool factor for sure. I don't often find anything related to the Boy Scouts as there was no group around here. HOWEVER, this post just reminded me--last week I was out and found a spill of scout buttons. I totally forgot until just now! Not trying to hijack your cool thread, but I'm adding a pic of my buttons that would go with your ring...View attachment 1236473

Thread successfully highjacked! JK.

Those are really cool buttons. I hunt with Todd Lipe, he has a few of the rings, but I just couldn't find one. So when it appeared I was really excited. I also have the Girl Scout ring, but it's gold filled, or as I refer to it: JUNK!

Thanks JC and best of luck to you!

 

[Loco-Digger]

Nice digs Tom, hopefully they were spread out and a couple came from each of the 4 hunts. How did you con the scout into giving you his ring?

 

[RJ55]

I was wondering what kind of condition the young man was in myself. lol

 

[Carolina Tom]

Nice digs Tom, hopefully they were spread out and a couple came from each of the 4 hunts. How did you con the scout into giving you his ring?

The hunts were a lot of fun, three out of four yielded silver for me. Which is really good, considering that it is "me" we are talking about.

The BSA ring owner is in place where he no longer needs it.

 

[cjon455]

Cool ring tom, congrats on the bucket list item of yours, great hunt that silver count is steadily climbing!

 

[Vino]

Nice to see you and Smittyman spending some quality time together. And its always nice to get one off the list!!
Congrats