Now the REAL hunt begins. . .

[watercolor]

This morning I met "kimsdad" and "Des Plaines Silver Bob" out at the old
scout camp and within the first hour of our hunt, I was able to cross off two items
from my "to find" list. . . a Buffalo Nickel (1926-P) and a solid gold class ring. . . finally :P





Now the real hunt begins.
The class ring is from a local high school in our area (class of 1971) so next week
I'll check with the school office and see if they can help out in tracking down it's owner.

Take care & thanks for looking!
watercolor

 

[Cynangyl]

Awesome finds and congrats on the beautiful ring!! I am sure the owner is going to be ever so grateful you were the one that found it and took the time to look for him!!

 

[nightwolf]

That ring is a real beauty, way to go on those nice finds!

 

[kimsdad]

Hey Mark,
That ring really cleaned up well! Glad you found your first buffalo AND a nice gold ring! That made the whole day worthwhile.

It's good to see that new coil working for you. It was a fun day of hunting!

Neil

 

[Narthoniel]

love how pretty gold is, no matter how long it stays in the ground. Good luck in the post-hunt hunt

 

[stoney56]

Awesome Mark!! Hope you can return it and give us the update in Caldwell.

 

[trikikiwi]

That ring looks like it's just come from the manufacturer. Awesome find.

and who's who in the pic of the treasure hunters?

Mike

 

[jeff of pa]

Congrats on the Ring.

It's an added bonus when you have Good company when you find one.

 

[treasurefiend]

I wish you guys would of told me I would of hunted with you... Yea that place has produced lots of goodies for me!!!

 

[civilman1]

Best of luck on the return Watercolor...2 off the list in one hunt is a very good day.Still looking for my first Buff.Congrat's!!!

 

[crazyjarhead]

Nice finds and thanks for your "unselfishness" in your endevour in tracking down it's owner. Keep us posted. My first and only class ring was easy.

 

[Colonial Zoyboy]

Watercolor,

It is good to see you out and hunting with two other great detectorists. I bet you fellas had a great time out in the field.

I have only found about 2 or 3 Buffalo nickels in my career. Congrats on your first, buddy!

Kyle

 

[watercolor]

That ring looks like it's just come from the manufacturer. Awesome find.

and who's who in the pic of the treasure hunters?

Mike

I knew I forgot something . . . From left to right, me, Kimsdad and Des Plaines Silver Bob.

I wish you guys would of told me I would of hunted with you... Yea that place has produced lots of goodies for me!!!

I don't think this is the same place. . . this camp is near Palatine just off Quentin road. If you ever want to hunt there, let me know, I'd love to join you.

Nice finds and thanks for your "unselfishness" in your endevour in tracking down it's owner. Keep us posted. My first and only class ring was easy.

I really hope you're right. . . after graduating 37-years ago, I hope it's owner can be tracked down. . . maybe through the school's alumni association or the ring company which is stamped inside.

Congrats on the Ring.

It's an added bonus when you have Good company when you find one.

Jeff, you're absolutely right

Watercolor,

It is good to see you out and hunting with two other great detectorists. I bet you fellas had a great time out in the field.

I have only found about 2 or 3 Buffalo nickels in my career. Congrats on your first, buddy!

Kyle

Thanks kyle.
It's funny, I've found 8 V- Nickels out there this year while another hunting buddy was finding nothing but Buffalos

Thanks again everyone for the comments!
watercolor

 

[creeper71]

Watercolor,

It is good to see you out and hunting with two other great detectorists. I bet you fellas had a great time out in the field.

I have only found about 2 or 3 Buffalo nickels in my career. Congrats on your first, buddy!

Kyle

I wouldn't feel to bad about only finding 2-3 buff's Kyle ..you seems to make up for it in colonial coins an large cents.. Watercolor the ring is awesome!!!

 

[ModernMiner]

WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Watercolor, that ring is BEAUTY!!! Congrats to you Buddy. That will be super cool if you can find the owner.
Way to go on the Buff nickel too.
I'm glad you gave us the who's who picture of you guys because after seeing Kimsdad's avatar I was starting to worry.
-MM-

 

[kimsdad]

Nyuk Nyuk Nyuk!!!

 

[DPBOB]

What more can be said ?
A lot....
Thanks for the invite.
It was a great pleasure to be there for your "FIRST GOLD RING " and your " FIRST BUFFALO NICKEL "
The smile on your face was awesome to see.
This hobby is such a joy....

Sorry my back wasn't feeling so good to stick around longer, but then on the other hand I guess I stayed around just long enough.

I hope you can find the owner thus giving more joy to this hobby.

Neil, Next time out we will get something good with these SE's

Mark again a BIG .................................

 

[t-bucket]

Congrats on a great hunt with friends.Cool finds

 

[time4me]

AWESOME ring! A class ring (preferably gold) has eluded me all these years, and it is definitely on my "to find" list.

Way to go!!!!!! And keep us posted on how the return effort goes.

 

[Detectingfreak]

awesome job on the class ring!!!