Old dirt track and field finds

[Michigander Dan]

I hunted this school that has a ancient dirt track and field for their varsity they still use today. Found this nice 925 silver ring w/ diamonds where one is missing near the pole vault pit. and the 1971 Kennedy half near the first turn. Found the wheats 1951 D and 194? in the infield. Also about $2.97 in clad.

 

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[Michiganne]

Nice ring! Congrats on the half and wheats too.

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[flakefinder]

Like the ring and i well take a half any day, Congrats...

 

[mrmackin]

Awesome finds!

 

[mjc_lakedweller]

Bring the sterling silver ring to the next swmss meeting to have the diamonds checked by Mike. Very neat style of ring. congrats on the wheats and Kennedy as well. any chance of cleaning up the 194x wheat to find the actual date. perhaps it is a lotto ticket and turn out to be a 43.

 

[Mike from MI]

Nice finds! Usually the stones in sterling are not real. These days they are starting to put some real diamonds in silver due to the high cost of gold. The smaller the stones, the better the chance they are real. Congrats!

 

[Brentallica]

Think I would hit that track again. Congrats on the nice looking Silver ring and Wheaties!

 

[Giant056]

Great hunt and finds congrats on the silver ring! Them half dollars are few and far between.

 

[fistfulladirt]

Nice looking ring, and you found a hard to get Kennedy half, congrats!
Hope the diamonds are real. A jeweler explained to me that CZ's are actually harder than diamonds, give off more color, and are better suited for jewelry use. It didn't make me feel any better about the silver/CZ ring I just found, lol.

 

[postalgriff]

nice looking ring!...good luck going back there!

 

[Michigander Dan]

In the Kennedy half of 1971 was the first year that there was no silver. After 1964 they still had 40% silver up until 1970. Bummer, I seem to always miss the silver by one year on any given coin like it is some sort of curse. But that is why we keep trying, you never know what your going to find.