Quest for a Barber Turns Up a Wee Bit-o-Clad and a Big Chunk of Silver

[mlw67]

The last two times I went out I scored a Barber, so when I got out for a bit on Saturday I was really hoping to keep that streak alive.

So I headed down to Barberville and powered up my Barber seeking machine.

I decided just to dig deep silvery-sounding signals to increase my chances.

It was not to be--oddly I didn't get any old coins at all.

I got a lot of those pennies, especially the zincolns, trying to get stuff out of the way when there were close or overlapping signals.

I dug lots of crap, too, but opted to save some pixels and not photograph it.

Finally I dug a good keeper though, a whopper of a silver ring weighing at least half an ounce, probably more.  It has an appropriately whopping piece of black onyx in it that ripples nicely when you fondle examine it under a light.

I'm cool with it, even without a Barber.   8)  I still got to make my face! 

 

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[mlw67]

Thanks for the comments 99brown, postal, and renegade! I appreciate the kudos!

 

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[Ant]

Yeah, that is nice. WTG

 

[The Seeker]

That is one hack of a silver ring! Look at it this way.......your 1 for 1 on the silver rings.....tomorrow go for another on day 2 !! Good luck! WTG

 

[TreasureTales]

mlw67, very sweeeeeet ring. And a funny post. Hey, Barbers are nice, but anything silvery is a great day in the field. Congrats on that ring.


PS, how about a close-up of the ring

 

[The Bulgarian]

Cool dude very good job.Can you post better picture off the ring

 

[stoney56]

Definitely a honker of a ring, 8) Congrats!

 

[Boobydoo]

Wow and wow mlw!!
That's one of the prettiest rings I've seen in a long while,
looks really old. Sweeeet!!! You must have been so happy to fondle
examine it. Congratulations my friend, awesome find!

Smiles!
BDoo

 

[markgPA]

Nice finds and that sure is one clunker of a ring. I don't know how someone didn't notice that sucker was missing!
HH
Mark G

 

[Mona Lisa]

MLW.....Can you hear the tintinnabulation from my excitement over your silveriffic ring? :P

 

[mlw67]

Thanks everyone for the great comments! They are all greatly appreciated.

Seeker: good thinking! I'm on a ring roll! LOL

Lisa: using 'tintinnabulation' = mega bonus points. I haven't heard that word in eons.

I've added some more pics as per your requests:

 

[TreasureTales]

Thanks for adding the new pix of the ring. It's a beauty! I agree, it looks old. Very good quality workmanship. You got yourself a dandy.

 

[mlw67]

Thanks Treasuretales!

 

[The Bulgarian]

Thanks everyone for the great comments! They are all greatly appreciated.

Seeker: good thinking! I'm on a ring roll! LOL

Lisa: using 'tintinnabulation' = mega bonus points. I haven't heard that word in eons.

I've added some more pics as per your requests:
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Thank you for the pics.

 

[bootstrap vinn]

Nice ring!! You wear that on each finger for a week and in five weeks you'll be the worlds best one handed piano player! congrats, Bootstrap

 

[Mirage]

Must not have been any more barbers at the site or your barber seeker would have easily led you to them.

I would take the ring over a barber. I agree that it looks like it has some age. Very cool.

Mirage

 

[Nashoba]

There is that 1 in 3.333 million chance that it was worn by a " BARBER "

Nice find......Very big........

OK THAT was hilarious~

Great job on the ring man. It's definitely one heavy ring!
HH

~Nashoba~

 

[pennyfarmer]

Just wondering if the ring rang up lower than expected on your meter?

I have found that any silver ring rings up lower when there is a break. Try to squeeze the ring back at the joint and then check the meter I bet it will come up higher. I know this is a fact on my minelab.

Nice find, thanks for sharing.

 

[mlw67]

Thanks for the great comments everyone!!

You know I don't remember at all what it read on the meter. Maybe its white gold?!? I guess I should run it past my detector coil one more time? I'm fairly sure its just silver, but now I want to check.

I'd do it right now but my detector is in my trunk and it is really cold out there and I'm quite toasty at the moment. lol

Also, my fingers are really big--so big that even this ring won't fit--even on my pinkies--but I don't think it would matter how long I wore it, I would never end up being a good pianist! lol

 

[coinman66]

Beautiful ring MLW! What is the stone? Black Onyx or Catseye cant tell by pics. Excellent job! WOW! Keep up good work.

 

[mlw67]

Beautiful ring MLW! What is the stone? Black Onyx or Catseye cant tell by pics. Excellent job! WOW! Keep up good work.

Thanks coinman!

I'm pretty sure its black onyx. Those whitish stripes aren't there unless you blast it with light (like I did for that photo). Without the bright light it appears pretty much solid black.