Hot dog! My first gold and its a 1924 class ring!

[washingtonian]

Wow yesterday was awesome. My brother and I got together with Juju and Detectingfreak and did some hunting at one of my favorite spots. My brother and I were there for probably 3 hours total, and it has to be one of the best days of our year so far. We found some clad, and wheats, but the standout find is a 1924 Union Bridgeport High School class ring. After I had dug a few trashy wires I got a similar signal. I almost didn't dig it assuming it would be trash, but I decided I may as well see what it was. Boy am I glad I did Juju came over immediately and identified it as 10k for me, and there seems to be another mark on the inside that says something like "Auld Gold". The initials on the ring are W.E.W. but seeing as this person would probably be well over 100 years old I think trying to find the owner would be futile. If anyone knows where Union Bridgeport High School is let me know, the nearest I could find to Washington is in West Virginia. Anywho my brother and I rounded out the day with 3 dimes, 4 nickels, 17 pennies (3 of which are wheats and the only legible is 1954 D). My brother also found a cool piece of old jewelry that looks like a shell. Also I was wondering, I found this rock that is shaped roughly like an arrowhead, while I doubt it is I was wondering what everyone else's input was so let me know what you think of it. Alright thanks Juju and Detectingfreak for a great day hunting and everyone enjoy your weekend!

-Washingtonian

 

[fortbball9]

Gold is sweet in any form,But in a 1924 class ring would be awesome.
Congrats

fortbball9

 

[joey]

awsome im still hunting for my first gold !

 

[washingtonian]

Sorry here are more pics

 

[BuckleBoy]

There are initials scratched into that ring. You will be able to return the ring to the son or daughter of the person who lost it.


Nice find!



-Buckles

 

[LadyDigger]

There is a Bridgeport High School in Bridgeport, Washington...

Nice ring!!!
Annmarie

PS: Silly me...you wrote UNION BRIDGEPORT HIGH SCHOOL and that is what I was looking for! LOL

It's Union High School in Bridgeport....I found a Union High School in La Porte City, Iowa (http://www.union.k12.ia.us/ukhs/home.htm)

There was a Union High School in Inglewood, California, atleast in 1920 there was....not sure if still there.

 

[MarkinIa]

Congrats on your first class ring.

I found my first one last month and was able to return it to the owner about 6 hrs after I found it.

 

[BuckleBoy]

There is a Bridgeport High School in Bridgeport, Washington...

Nice ring!!!
Annmarie

PS: Silly me...you wrote UNION BRIDGEPORT HIGH SCHOOL and that is what I was looking for! LOL

It's Union High School in Bridgeport....I found a Union High School in La Porte City, Iowa (http://www.union.k12.ia.us/ukhs/home.htm)

There was a Union High School in Inglewood, California, atleast in 1920 there was....not sure if still there.

There was a Union High School in Bridgeport WV built 1909.

 

[Detectingfreak]

Very nice job Washingtonian! You definatly deserved that ring!!!!! I can't wait to do some more hunting with ya this summer!

 

[Marc(NB)]

thats a beauty of a ring!!! It will display really well

 

[goldencoin]

Excellent dig!

HH
-GC

 

[Goes4ever]

awesome ring, that is a super find!

 

[RPG]

There are initials scratched into that ring. You will be able to return the ring to the son or daughter of the person who lost it.


Nice find!



-Buckles

I agree. It would be awesome to return something like this to a son or daughter.

Good luck finding who the owner was.

Randy

 

[civil war hunter]

I thought you found a hotdog on the ground.
Nice finds!!

 

[Bob S]

Nice Finds WTG

 

[RONC(OR)]

Sweeeeet congrats

 

[crazyjarhead]

Nice old class ring. Maybe the owner is still kicken'

 

[ringfinder]

Great job of detecting. Really like the Class Ring. Never and I say Never believe that a ring can't be returned. I once found a wedding ring at a one room school house, that wasn't even standing, it was built in the 1860's. I told the farmer where I found the ring, if he found the person who lost the ring, give me a call. Guess What, yep he found sort of the owner. It was an older fellow and he lost the ring when he was (8) eight years old. It was his mothers wedding ring and it came from a Sears and Roebuck catalog. I returned the ring to him and he was a young 78 years old. You just never know. That is one of the best feelings you will ever have, returning a ring to a grateful owner.

HH, Ringfinder

 

[DougF]

Congrats on a great find - I did a little searching and found a Walter E. Whiteman living in Bridgeport WV in 1920, age 15. He is also listed in Soc. Sec. death index - born Sept. 1904, died 1996. Card issued in WV, last residence San Joaquin, CA. He's off by a year or two to be graduating in 1924, but who knows? This may not be the one though. (Is it even a man's ring?)

 

[michigan michael]

Nice ring! Congrats!