High School Class Ring, A First For Me!

[Subterranean]

I fled across state lines today and hit a few parks down in Arkansas. I was swinging the coil outside the barrier of a tot lot and got a solid quarter signal (86) on the ATPro. To my surprise the plug contained a sterling silver high school class ring, and not a quarter. My first in 35 years of digging!

The ring is worn and beat up, but legible. Athens (Alabama) High School Class of 1980 with the owner's initials, "VDP" or "VDR" engraved inside. Marked sterling with a hallmark of "LGB." Embossed with Athens High School Golden Eagles on the sides.

I fired off an email to the registrar of Athens High School in an attempt to identify the owner so that I may reunite the ring with him/her. Keep your fingers crossed!

Thanks for looking, it has been a sloooooooooooooooooooooow digging month with me being away from home for 10 days. Happy Hunting, Sub

 

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[qaela4]

Congratulations on your first class ring! I hope I don't have to wait as long as you did. I hope you find the person and get to return it, that would top off a special find.

 

[Erik in NJ]

Congrats Sub and kudos for attempting to find the owner. You're awesome

 

[CoinandRelicMan]

Wow Sub, congrats on a great first ring save !! Good luck on the return and hope it brings you "Good Karma" like mine did !

 

[UnderMiner]

Wow, looks like it was very well worn by its original owner. Sweet save

 

[Old Dude]

Good luck finding the person that lost it. Hope you're well rewarded for doing it!

 

[DirtStalker]

Great find Sub. You don't see many silver HS rings. Amazed at how worn it is.

 

[deershed]

Congrats on your first class ring!!

With all the rings and jewelry you find, I'd have thought you already found a dozen of these. Lol

Good Luck getting a hold of the owner.

 

[Vdubguy]

Great ring, hope the return goes well! Good luck.

HH

Vdubguy

 

[Carolina Tom]

Congrats Sub! That's a sweet ring.

 

[Subterranean]

Thanks Tnet family, Just a note to park/school hunters, I have found many jewelry items "just outside" of the tot lot berm/barrier/retaining wall. That is where the parents stand and park strollers, set bags down, etc...while their rugrats play in the tot lot. More activity in this area means more lost items. Will keep you posted on the return, if that is possible. Sub

 

[OBN]

Good tip and very nice old sterling class ring!! Much better shape then the one I found...I found my first this past week but has no name and the school is about 1000 miles away from the location I found it... Good Luck on finding and the return...

 

[cjon455]

very neat looking sterling class ring, hope you find the owner!

 

[thrifty76now]

GOOD FIND . I hope you can find the owner. I was fortunate enough to find the owner of the last one I had found. but one I FOUND WHICH WAS DATED 1929.could not be located.

 

[wheatfinder13]

Great job trying to return the ring

 

[wkrp43]

Nice job....good luck

 

[Diggin-N-Dumps]

Very cool! Im DYING To find a class ring...