Gold in a Cornfield???????

Corinth1812 · Jul 15, 2009

What are the odds......I went out for a few minutes after work with the sole purpose of finding a place that had absolutley no metal in it what so ever. Ive been wanting to hear what ground interference and hot rocks might sound like on my new e-trac. So i drove out to a friends farm (200 acres) and purposely looked for a spot that had no signs of any settlement whatsoever. Remember im on a 200 acre tract of land looking for a spot that people would not congregate, and i feel comfortable in my efforts. I drive about a quarter of a mile through fields and select a spot the owner is using as a food plot for deer. Get out of the truck walk maybe 20 feet, turn on the e-trac, hit the noise cancel, and start swinging in all metal mode. I hadnt moved three feet when i get a 17-13 signal 6 inches down. My first thought was, bullet. No biggy ill dig it just to see what it is. IT WAS A GOLD RING...

I about choked, not only was it a gold ring but it was my first gold ring. So now im no longer in see what ground interference sound like mode im in lets look for treasure mode. Hunt for about an hour and the only other thing i come up with at this site is a musket ball. This was a plowed spot 1000 feet long and 200 feet wide, on 200 acres and i happened on a gold ring. What are the odds. About an 1/8 of a mile to the east is an old homesite where ive found a lot of relics, 2 large cents, and several arrow heads. In the picture i have the ring on my pinky finger, and it dont fit, so im assuming its a womans ring or a mans ring for someone who had very small fingers. Wow what a spot. Ring is 10K with an arrow pointing up. Anyone know what that means

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minton7 · Jul 15, 2009

what kt is it ? or is it marked...

eldorado · Jul 15, 2009

dude you must have good karma,,,, better buy lotto tickets

kevin11 · Jul 15, 2009

Wow isn't that funny where things are.I just started MD this year and I'm amazed at all stuff and where it's at.
Kevin

mlayers · Jul 15, 2009

WTG on your find. Can not beleive your luck. The detecting gods was guilding you to the right spot......Matt

Moonshadow · Jul 15, 2009

The MD gods were definitely smiling upon you! The odds are astronomical I'm sure! Good job! :thumbsup:

HH,
Moon

49er · Jul 15, 2009

Awesome find in an unusual location...WTG

FingerGrime · Jul 15, 2009

I'm sorry you weren't able to hear what some good ground interference sounds like. Better luck next time!

Detectingfreak · Jul 16, 2009

Nice job on the gold ring!

hikeinmts · Jul 16, 2009

Have you by any chance been reading a lot of JU JU's entries

??Been to Washington State lately

?Made any telephone calls to the West Coast, asking for a "sign

"
Way to go on the gold ring......odds were reeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaallllllllll long on finding that one.

jpitt1970 · Jul 16, 2009

I would love to see the arrowheads posted

Jon

deepbeep · Jul 16, 2009

Ok, note to self............................

1. Stop looking around all those old foundations and 1800's parks where you find nothing at all.
2. Start looking in the middle of fields where you know nobody has ever been.

:tongue3:

Tim

MUD(S.W.A.T) · Jul 16, 2009

I imagine the arrow pointing up means just that (UP) with that said maybe they mean UP 10K so it is above 10K or its 10K plumb. Plumb is used to show that it is nothing less than that Karat so 10KP would mean its nothing less than 10k. So I imagine the up is just another way to say its 10KP. It looks old, very old. I would say before 1940's, maybe 20's or 30's. A house may have been there at one point. I would check that field some more, maybe some silver coins....

Nice find !!

Keep @ It and HH!!

waseeker · Jul 16, 2009

Nice job David. That is one nice Ring.

hikeinmts said:
Have you by any chance been reading a lot of JU JU's entries??Been to Washington State lately?Made any telephone calls to the West Coast, asking for a "sign"
Way to go on the gold ring......odds were reeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaallllllllll long on finding that one.

He's my nephew and has been calling the west coast a lot to tell me about his finds. He loves history and research, but he sure is lucky too :laughing9: