Wheres The Gold? Ring #52 Is Another 925

Natman · Oct 20, 2007

Where's The Gold? Ring #52 Is Another 925

Hi all,

I went back to the ball fields where I found ring #51 a few days ago..it was a gorgeous morning here in Missouri..the sun was low in the sky and made the heavy morning dew in the fields look almost like ice.

There was actually a baseball game going on at 8 a.m. so I started on the opposite side of the complex where no one was. I wasn't getting any signals at all for awhile, and I kept checking my machine to make sure it was actually on

Anyway, I stayed away from the baseball diamonds and walked over to where the soccer goals were set up and started searching the playing area near some benches. About 10 minutes into the hunt, I got a signal that jumped back and forth between a quarter and a half dollar..I removed a plug and re-checked the hole - nothing there. I glanced over to where the plug was sitting and there was this ring lying there in the grass next to it, #52 for the year. I couldn't believe my luck because I decided to check the opposite side of the field from the last time. I was going to see if maybe I'd be really lucky and find another one, but soon people began showing up in droves and I figured I'd better leave before they started taking over "my" field

I've only found 2 gold rings this year..it looks like most of us midwestern common folk lose more silver than anything else ::)

Before I left I also dug up a solid homemade die that looks like it was made out of a cut piece of a metal bar..primitive looking and not exactly cubical..interesting nonetheless.

Hope everyone has a great weekend.

Nat

Boobydoo · Oct 20, 2007

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Congrats on another great keeper ring Nat. You are on a great roll, keep em coming!

BDoo

kg6yll · Oct 20, 2007

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Nice, 52 is definately worth bragging about

rebelLT · Oct 20, 2007

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Good find on another ring. I cant believe youve got that many in one year. Amazing. I dont find that many, silver or otherwise. I find far more old silver coins. Strange, I guess because I pass over shallow penny dime readings and dig everything deeper than 4 iches. I will dig all those shallow signals that read too high for a dime, they usually end up being some kind of silver, or the ellusive smashed twistop! :P. I wonder if your die wasnt a prison thing that was finely handcrafted by some upstanding citizen who was incarcerated? Also I see you hunt with a prizm II. I have been looking for a backup detector since my wife's XLT broke at the CTH and we had no backup :-[

. Alot of people go gaga over the garrett 250 though I just cant bring myself to buy a yellow metal detector (too much visiblity. Do you use the standard coil or the 8 inch coil that is available for them? Is that the same as the 950? Good finds there.

Evolution · Oct 20, 2007

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I smell 60. Keep up the good work natman. Nice ring.

Mona Lisa · Oct 20, 2007

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Wowzers, Natty! 52 rings?? That's fabulouso!

Natman · Oct 20, 2007

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Boobydoo said:
Congrats on another great keeper ring Nat. You are on a great roll, keep em coming!

Thanks BDoo! With all the rings you find, it's nice to have that kind of support from you!

kg6yll said:
Nice, 52 is definately worth bragging about

I appreciate the comment, kg6yll, thanks!

Evolution said:
I smell 60. Keep up the good work natman. Nice ring.

I don't know if I'll hit that plateau, but I'll try!

Mona Lisa said:
Wowzers, Natty! 52 rings?? That's fabulouso!

Thanks Lisa! I'll trade ya a ring for one of those large cents

rebelLT said:
I see you hunt with a prizm II. I have been looking for a backup detector since my wife's XLT broke at the CTH and we had no backup . Alot of people go gaga over the garrett 250 though I just cant bring myself to buy a yellow metal detector (too much visiblity. Do you use the standard coil or the 8 inch coil that is available for them? Is that the same as the 950? Good finds there.

Hey rebel, I started with a Coinmaster that had disc but no display, so I relied only on good signals as my guide..it wasn't until last year I got the Prizm..the thing is really great and very easy to use, and you couldn't beat the price. The Prizm will pick up things as small as a BB in wood chips, and I've figured out what "iffy" signals are most likely to be worth digging for. The coil that came with the unit is 8 inches wide, I've never really had a reason to change it. Coins and rings are what I've been after, and I've been finding lots of both this year.

Nat

tymcmurray · Oct 20, 2007

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52 silver rings

I sure wouldn't sweat the gold.
Great finds.

weasel606 · Oct 20, 2007

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cool finds Natman ! and wtg on all those rings

Ridley · Oct 20, 2007

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That's a sturdy silver ring with a cool design!

That's a lot of rings!

Keep 'em coming!

Ridley

Natman · Oct 20, 2007

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Thanks for chiming in Weasel and Ridley!

tymcmurray said:
52 silver rings
I sure wouldn't sweat the gold.
Great finds.

Thanks TyMac! No, not 52 silver rings, just 52 rings..my last 2 were 925 silver. I've found quite a variety, mostly silver, 2 golds, some plated, etc.

I'll probably post the whole bunch at the end of the year.

Nat

renegade_7 · Oct 20, 2007

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They may be silver, but at least you are finding them. Here in my part of Mo., I seem to also find silver rings at the soccer and baseball fields. But what I noticed is that I find more gold rings on the softball fields. Stands to reason that the older folks play softball, not baseball or soccer, and they do wear and lose the more pricier rings than do the kids. Something to think about. Give it a try.