Got my 1st. gold ring this season,sadly.

[Mike Silver -gold]

I just got back from the beach. Hot and sunny,no wind,flat lake. On my 1st. pass in shallow water I got a lower tone. This is usualy a nickle or a gold ring. It was a nice fat mens wedding band. 14kt. A real bute. I could see it had a inscreption in it. But my eyes suck,so I had to wait till I got home to read it ,with my lupe. I also got $2.65 in change. The ring is about 8 or 9 grams. About $100.00 in scrap. There is to me no greater thrill than seeing gold in my scoop. I can never get used to it. The sad thing is ,it was inscribed To my sweetheart.I will love you forever. I would give up that ring and $100.00 of my own money to get it back to the guy that lost it. Sometimes this hobby kind of sucks. What can I do? I guess I,ll go to another beach tomorrow. Mike.

 

[JP]

I know I have felt sad a few times too. It seems terrible that someone who worked so hard for a ring or received one from someone who dearly loves the person could lose it. That's why sometimes there is a positive side when we can return the item to the person.

I know the thrill too; when one sees that yellow circle in the scoop, it's a feeling that only a fellow treasure hunter understands.

Good luck your next time out.

 

[mumszie]

I understand your sadness but.... on the other hand. Often times things are given like this in the beginning and later on things kind of turn sour. Then it would not be uncommon for that person to go to the beach feeling real sorry for themselves and tossing that ring out as far as they could throw. I know this for a fact because my daugher did that after her divorce. She tossed her wedding ring set in the lake and boy was I MAD! She didn't tell me about doing this until 2 years later. I told her that if she wanted to get rid of them I would have taken them! Sheesh! Something that meant so much in the beginning got thrown away in the end. So don't feel too bad.

 

[beachboy]

Great job on the ring....seeing the gold ring is unforgettable....

 

[treasurefiend]

Congrats on the gold!!! I wouldn't feel too bad about it.

 

[TreasurdiggrNY]

Congrats on your first of the season Mike, nothing like a nice fat gold ring in the scoop WTG
Could have been worse, the ring could have read, "To my Sweetheart I will love you forever unless you lose this ring."
Glenn

 

[guzz1]

Well Mike .. All I can say is you a good man with good heart .. guzz1

 

[Maui Mike]

Better to be yours now, than forever buried. You Do have a good heart as said!! shaka Mikey

 

[DaChief]

It is sometimes a hard thing to find that kind of stuff. I found an old brass home made wedding band on a Civil War battle field. I wondered how it got where it was and what it meant to the man it came from. It was clearly from the war. Nothing was in that area before or after. I always wondered if he lived or died there and whether his family ever saw him again. Really deep stuff that will bother the HEdoublehockeystix out of you if you let it.

You might check the local papers to see if it is in the lost and found. You can even list it there yourself with an option to have the owner describe the inscription. Most papers allow the found posts for free for a week or so.

Beyond that, just know that you did what you could and many things are beyond our control.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Mike nice find, if you can't find the owner don't feel too bad.

There is always the chance it wasn't lost but thrown away after a divorce or affair. I have known a couple people over the years who threw theirs away after a divorce or found out about an affair......