UnderMiner
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- Jul 27, 2014
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Was having a grand old time searching the low tide today. Was finding lots of clad, fishing sinkers, lures, and even a nice big crystal. Then I spotted a gold object that I immediately assumed to be just a gold-plated piece of costume junk, but I took out my camera and filmed the discovery anyway just in case it turned out to be something nice. Turned out to be a honking 7.5 gram 14K gold double-serpent ring.
The two snakes of the ring each have one eye made out of a ruby and an emerald. A great start to the 2016 treasure hunting season! Besides the ring I also found about $2 in clad (most of it pennies, a few wheat cents in there too), and a bunch of random brass and copper things like boat cleats and sail rigging.
Edit: Just confirmed this ring is actually an engagement ring from the Victorian age. This was a long time before diamond engagement rings became popular. It is likely from the 1870's or 1880's. "The snake or serpent is a symbol of eternity and is also associated with several healing deities, including Asclepios, the Greek god of medicine. The rings were popular throughout the 19th century as a snake ring with emerald eyes was given to Queen Victoria as an engagement ring by Prince Albert in 1839."
An in-situ pic, and a pic of the ring's detail:
![20160306_155748 2.jpg 20160306_155748 2.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1179/1179412-840d5afc61127e67b7e9a6b15d6c7b23.jpg)
![20160306_180539 3.jpg 20160306_180539 3.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1179/1179485-cbd436137121a58c6db1cefe9beb545b.jpg)
All the finds from today:
![20160306_173855 2.jpg 20160306_173855 2.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1179/1179404-cebc9d5a6333c93b0cf422e4ad7f7d7b.jpg)
![20160306_173653 2.jpg 20160306_173653 2.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1179/1179460-34a7ceedfa666f5b09a3a64fb6878d48.jpg)
Front and back:
![20160306_180539 2.jpg 20160306_180539 2.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1179/1179392-5ec1fc407d36f69f6d399cfd2e8c08ff.jpg)
![20160306_180617 2.jpg 20160306_180617 2.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1179/1179398-adff8566edf0be785e450bcd642c438b.jpg)
14K stamp and weighing on scale - 7.5 grams :
![20160306_180433 3.jpg 20160306_180433 3.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1179/1179509-927bf82d12848f289a3fe01cecb082d1.jpg)
![20160306_180652.jpg 20160306_180652.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1179/1179416-f4b5ef6195c078750015fc2ae1b432df.jpg)
Video of me finding it:
Gold, clad, and crystal![Cheesy :D :D](https://www.treasurenet.com/smilies/cheesy.gif)
![20160306_180329 2.jpg 20160306_180329 2.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1179/1179429-4a7366acedbb38d18207779d0ec5f4b6.jpg)
![icon_king :icon_king: :icon_king:](https://www.treasurenet.com/smilies/icon_king.gif)
Edit: Just confirmed this ring is actually an engagement ring from the Victorian age. This was a long time before diamond engagement rings became popular. It is likely from the 1870's or 1880's. "The snake or serpent is a symbol of eternity and is also associated with several healing deities, including Asclepios, the Greek god of medicine. The rings were popular throughout the 19th century as a snake ring with emerald eyes was given to Queen Victoria as an engagement ring by Prince Albert in 1839."
An in-situ pic, and a pic of the ring's detail:
![20160306_155748 2.jpg 20160306_155748 2.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1179/1179412-840d5afc61127e67b7e9a6b15d6c7b23.jpg)
![20160306_180539 3.jpg 20160306_180539 3.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1179/1179485-cbd436137121a58c6db1cefe9beb545b.jpg)
All the finds from today:
![20160306_173855 2.jpg 20160306_173855 2.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1179/1179404-cebc9d5a6333c93b0cf422e4ad7f7d7b.jpg)
![20160306_173653 2.jpg 20160306_173653 2.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1179/1179460-34a7ceedfa666f5b09a3a64fb6878d48.jpg)
Front and back:
![20160306_180539 2.jpg 20160306_180539 2.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1179/1179392-5ec1fc407d36f69f6d399cfd2e8c08ff.jpg)
![20160306_180617 2.jpg 20160306_180617 2.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1179/1179398-adff8566edf0be785e450bcd642c438b.jpg)
14K stamp and weighing on scale - 7.5 grams :
![20160306_180433 3.jpg 20160306_180433 3.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1179/1179509-927bf82d12848f289a3fe01cecb082d1.jpg)
![20160306_180652.jpg 20160306_180652.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1179/1179416-f4b5ef6195c078750015fc2ae1b432df.jpg)
Video of me finding it:
Gold, clad, and crystal
![Cheesy :D :D](https://www.treasurenet.com/smilies/cheesy.gif)
![20160306_180329 2.jpg 20160306_180329 2.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1179/1179429-4a7366acedbb38d18207779d0ec5f4b6.jpg)
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