mile-ender
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- Jun 29, 2009
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You know, it took me all day to come up with that title 
Okay, headed out this morning, kinda tired, not much sleep, but I like to try and get in a couple of hours each day if I can. So, bike up to the regular spot. Get there, break out the detector and start at it. About forty minutes have gone by and I'm getting scrap. So, I start thinking to myself "Oh, great go and post yesterday about my 'typical day', and I'm not even gonna walk outta here with a penny"....Well another five minutes or so and I get a signal - sounds pretty good - start digging, and pop! there it is a beautiful gold ring. I'm thinking sweet! Okay, check it - markings - excellent - they read -something to small and lB? huh? - alright do the double sweep on the spot, just to be sure. Another signal. Cool, I'm thinking "Alright it's probably a coin". Squat down, dig a little, and - BAM! three more?! Whoah! YEAH! So I check those ones and I see the marks - M&B 18k - M&B 18k S(?)p & B Dec 31, 1892 - and the third one is European. Well I'm shaking like the leaves in the trees around me, so I sit down to have a smoke (I know, I know, no sermons please), and relax a little.
Spent about another twenty or so minutes (enough time do dig a loony, and old pocketknife), but just couldn't get back into it. To pumped, had to go and show the girlfriend, someone, anyone!
Got home got them cleaned up a little better. Well, the first one wasn't marked lB it was 18 and the name was Hemsley a jeweler here in Montreal since 1870. The other two marked M&B I'm not sure about - but the engraving does the job of dating them for me. The fourth one had five stones at one point and now has two - but they're rather dark, so I can't say what they are. The markings on it are H&S, a symbol to worn to decipher, 15, and 820 (any idea what it means, let me know).
This was definitely an awesome day!
Thanks for looking everyone and keep swinging
Okay, headed out this morning, kinda tired, not much sleep, but I like to try and get in a couple of hours each day if I can. So, bike up to the regular spot. Get there, break out the detector and start at it. About forty minutes have gone by and I'm getting scrap. So, I start thinking to myself "Oh, great go and post yesterday about my 'typical day', and I'm not even gonna walk outta here with a penny"....Well another five minutes or so and I get a signal - sounds pretty good - start digging, and pop! there it is a beautiful gold ring. I'm thinking sweet! Okay, check it - markings - excellent - they read -something to small and lB? huh? - alright do the double sweep on the spot, just to be sure. Another signal. Cool, I'm thinking "Alright it's probably a coin". Squat down, dig a little, and - BAM! three more?! Whoah! YEAH! So I check those ones and I see the marks - M&B 18k - M&B 18k S(?)p & B Dec 31, 1892 - and the third one is European. Well I'm shaking like the leaves in the trees around me, so I sit down to have a smoke (I know, I know, no sermons please), and relax a little.
Spent about another twenty or so minutes (enough time do dig a loony, and old pocketknife), but just couldn't get back into it. To pumped, had to go and show the girlfriend, someone, anyone!
Got home got them cleaned up a little better. Well, the first one wasn't marked lB it was 18 and the name was Hemsley a jeweler here in Montreal since 1870. The other two marked M&B I'm not sure about - but the engraving does the job of dating them for me. The fourth one had five stones at one point and now has two - but they're rather dark, so I can't say what they are. The markings on it are H&S, a symbol to worn to decipher, 15, and 820 (any idea what it means, let me know).
This was definitely an awesome day!
Thanks for looking everyone and keep swinging
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) and went back to the hole. Scooped the dirt out though, and brought it home in a bucket. I figure it'll be easier if I have running water nearby. I'll also be bringing the ring by the jeweler on Sunday and see what he can tell me. I'll keep you posted as to what comes up. 
