My first gold find in the most unexpected place

Nov 21, 2019
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West Virginia
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Nox 600, Ace 400, Ace 250
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
I’ve been avidly detecting almost every day for 3 months patiently awaiting my first gold find, well last night I finally found it, but not where I expected.

I was going to bed after an unproductive day of detecting, as I usually do I unfolded an old large checkered quilt that has been in my family as long as I can remember. As I laid it out on my bed I head a small muffled *plink* sound when the corner hit the floor, I had heard the sound before but had not further explored this prior. So I drop the quilt several more times to pinpoint the sounds origin, once I locate a small rounded bump in the corner square I perked up. I told myself it was going to be nothing so I wouldn’t be let down but deep down I was hoping it was what I thought it was.

I worked the object to the side of the square and made a small incision, as the object shone through I couldn’t believe my eyes... GOLD! A 10k gold wedding band! After all this time searching for one I found one that I sleep with every night! I called up my family and none of them knew where it came from. Needless to say it made my night, but I can’t help but wonder who hid the ring in there in the first place?

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I remember hearing that some widow women would take their deceased husband’s wedding ring and sow it into a quilt and part of their husband was always with them while they slep...

This sounds like the most reasonable explanation as to how the ring got there. If you could track the ownership of the quilt back to its origin you would be able to determine the original owner of the ring.

Nice find and keep swingin and digging the mid tones. Your other gold ring is out there waiting patiently for you to get your coil over it.
 

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