Largest gold to date !!

[digger dad]

Today was my last day of vacation.. Back to the grind tomorrow. I wasn't going digging today I was just going to hang around the house with my son and nephew . We made it until about noon and my son made my day by asking " Dad can we go to the creek " I had already paced the floor and licked the windows enough .. I was in the truck with my At pro yelling at the boys to hurry up !! I decided to take them to the spot I found my first ever gold ring about a month ago . Boy I'm glad !!! I found my first bicentennial quarter ! I found wedding ring # 5 for the year a plain titanium FC band that shined up nice !! But the best find of the day was the best gold find for me to date it was a 1969 Massachusetts Institute of Technology class ring .I knew it was heavy and I knew it was 10 kt from the mark inside , but until I got home I didn't know how significant of a find it really was . This ring also known as the "Brass Rat " has its own wiki page that tells the whole story .. Apparently this school is for the genius type ! My son was so excited because this is the ring that Tony Stark weirs "AKA" Iron Man.. He thinks we found his most favorite super Heros ring !!

 

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[BigWaveDave]

That's a honker! Bet the he guy was heart broken when he lost that....

 

[ScubaDetector]

How many grams in that critter? SWEET!!

 

[rainorshine]

Looks like it may have initials on it. If so, good luck tracking down the owner

 

[digger dad]

How many grams in that critter? SWEET!!

Weighs in at 26.77 easy to see how it fell off the finger ..

 

[pl8man]

That ring is King of the gold rings ! Great find !
Glen

 

[digger dad]

Looks like it may have initials on it. If so, good luck tracking down the owner

It does have initials and last name so I am very optimistic on the return !! I did some online research but that didn't give me anything. Hopefully the school can provide me with some info ..

 

[ScubaDetector]

It does have initials and last name so I am very optimistic on the return !! I did some online research but that didn't give me anything. Hopefully the school can provide me with some info ..

I don't comment on what people do with their finds until I know their intentions. I feel this way. If you want to return rings that is great. I have always done it. If you don't it is your business and yours only. I stay friends with others because they don't criticize me and I don't them because of their beliefs. Good luck on finding the owner. I know some tricks if you need help.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

What a beautiful old gold ring, congratulations and good luck in finding the owner!

 

[digger dad]

I don't comment on what people do with their finds until I know their intentions. I feel this way. If you want to return rings that is great. I have always done it. If you don't it is your business and yours only. I stay friends with others because they don't criticize me and I don't them because of their beliefs. Good luck on finding the owner. I know some tricks if you need help.

Thnks scuba !! This is only my second class ring. And if you guys saw the last post .. I know and instill in my son the right thing to do !! That being said this one will break my heart to let go but it is what it is I knew that when I shared the pics ! I'm am confident that the school will point me in the direction I need to to go . But I do appreciate the offer and if need be I will take you up on it .

 

[deershed]

That thing is a beast!!

 

[birdman]

Wow,large chunk of yellow!

 

[UnderMiner]

Sweet! You found a gold "Grad Rat" ring! The old ones like this are the best in my opinion. Cong"rats"!

 

[Mr Tuff]

sweet

 

[Gridwalker306]

That is one serious ring! Congrats on a great find, and good luck on the return.

 

[tomhighland]

Congratulations on the finds and kudos for intending to return it.

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on the Super ring

 

[CoilyGirl]

What a show stopper,congrats on your ring and kudos to you for trying to return it to the owner.

 

[thrifty76now]

I am sure you will be able to find the owner for a quick return on that ring

 

[Subterranean]

Congratulations on finding probably the largest, most beautiful gold ring of your lifetime! Should you choose to track down the owner, realizing that he is probably around 69-70 years old now, it would be worthy of a local newspaper article at least. Great press with you as an ambassador for our hobby. Not to mention the owner will most likely be very emotional! Sub