After (2) yrs, My first Shieled Nckel...

[Leon]

Hello all,,,
I made it out yesterday for about an hour and wasn't having much luck.
I saw a big old Katopa tree and decided to hit around it. I found the "Sterling" ring at a depth of about 4" down. One of the main stones is missing. What do ya call these stones? It's a redish color with what looks to be a smaller purple bubble inside that seems to follow you as you move it. It also has a total of 18 white stones surounding the two main stones, probably fake diamonds of some sort... Just a few feet away I got a solid nickel signal on the Cz at a depth of only 3" down. Being so close to the surface I figured it was just a newer nickel, but dug it anyway, hoping it would be a gold ring. To my surprize, out pops my first ever Shielded nickel. Can't make out a date, but it has no rays on the reverse, so it has to be somewhere between 1867-1883.
It definitely made my day...
Wish ya all the best of luck, & Happy hunting~

 

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[Leon]

Thanks a bunch a!!

Great finds....That ring is beautiful even with a missing gem....looks old. Is a Katopa tree the same as one of those long bean trees ?

I believe it is gypsy, that's what they always told me they were. (Not sure on the spelling...) We used to break them into small pieces and throw them at each other as kids, Used to sting pretty good when you got hit by them...

Good luck, & Happy hunting~

 

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[hollowpointred]

great find leon! congraTS!!

 

[Nana40]

Way to go Leon!!!!! Awesome finds!

 

[Pennyworth]

Nice finds,and the ring is unusual. Congratulations!

 

[clump63]

Nice dig Leon, should be able to pull a date out of that one.

 

[Rusted_Iron]

Congrats on the shield nickel and the ring, nice digs!

 

[The Seeker]

Congrats Leon....I can remember that day I found mine, that darn Nickel gave me the same problem for many years....HH