- Oct 6, 2009
- 1,212
- 2
- Detector(s) used
- MXT 300/Excal II/Surf Dual Field
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Went to the same park that has my favorite soccer field, and since I have cleaned that out I figured I would try a quick "exploratory" hunt around the baseball fields in that park..
Started a line along the main sidewalk that parallels the 5 fields, working towards the concession/bathroom area. Grass is brown and very short, as is the norm for Florida during our "dry" season.. Found a few pennies, nickels, and dimes, and of course the pop tabs... Got a strong hit that VDI indicated pull tab/ring.. Looked down, and since the grass is so short, I could just see a glint of something blue.. I carefully slid the lesche in, just below whatever was there, and pried up.. Out pops a really pretty gold ring with a huge square, blue stone in it.. I could see some kind of stamp in it, but without reading glasses I cant read that small, and figured it was probably costume jewelry and stuck it in my pocket. As I always do, I scan the area after I recover whatever is there, and I again get a VDI reading of pull tab or ring... I dig a bit deeper into the hole and find a second ring.. Very pretty also, but trying not to get my hopes up, I just slip it into my pocket.
Finished that block of grass with a couple more pennies and nickels, and since today is about 76 degrees, I figured I wouldnt push it and of course, wanted to get home to clean/inspect the rings..
The one with the big stone in it tests for 22k gold plate, but the only mark on it is a (M), I figure it means the size.. No other marks, no GP anything..
So I figure the other will be the same... I test it and it tests 22k and solid?!? There is no mark in it but what is either an S or a 5... Cant tell.. Probably an S for small... Unlike the other, it has no parenthesis marks on either side of it..
It also has no GP, GF, or K stamp on it, but with my electronic tester, if it is plated (like the first ring does), the line will peter out soon after I start dragging it along the test area... I made a total of 6 lines, holding the ring so that the same spot contacted the test strip each time, and it continued solid the whole time.. SO, it is either a GF ring, or a solid 22k ring!!
I guess the only way to really tell would be to cut the ring, and see if it is gold all the way through, or some other metal in the center..
Either way, for a 1 1/2 hr hunt, I feel very lucky.. First time finding two rings like this in the same day!
If anyone has any tips or ideas of how to see if the ring is solid gold, or gold filled, please let me know.. Ended up with only $1.85 in clad for the same time period...
Started a line along the main sidewalk that parallels the 5 fields, working towards the concession/bathroom area. Grass is brown and very short, as is the norm for Florida during our "dry" season.. Found a few pennies, nickels, and dimes, and of course the pop tabs... Got a strong hit that VDI indicated pull tab/ring.. Looked down, and since the grass is so short, I could just see a glint of something blue.. I carefully slid the lesche in, just below whatever was there, and pried up.. Out pops a really pretty gold ring with a huge square, blue stone in it.. I could see some kind of stamp in it, but without reading glasses I cant read that small, and figured it was probably costume jewelry and stuck it in my pocket. As I always do, I scan the area after I recover whatever is there, and I again get a VDI reading of pull tab or ring... I dig a bit deeper into the hole and find a second ring.. Very pretty also, but trying not to get my hopes up, I just slip it into my pocket.
Finished that block of grass with a couple more pennies and nickels, and since today is about 76 degrees, I figured I wouldnt push it and of course, wanted to get home to clean/inspect the rings..
The one with the big stone in it tests for 22k gold plate, but the only mark on it is a (M), I figure it means the size.. No other marks, no GP anything..
So I figure the other will be the same... I test it and it tests 22k and solid?!? There is no mark in it but what is either an S or a 5... Cant tell.. Probably an S for small... Unlike the other, it has no parenthesis marks on either side of it..
It also has no GP, GF, or K stamp on it, but with my electronic tester, if it is plated (like the first ring does), the line will peter out soon after I start dragging it along the test area... I made a total of 6 lines, holding the ring so that the same spot contacted the test strip each time, and it continued solid the whole time.. SO, it is either a GF ring, or a solid 22k ring!!
I guess the only way to really tell would be to cut the ring, and see if it is gold all the way through, or some other metal in the center..
Either way, for a 1 1/2 hr hunt, I feel very lucky.. First time finding two rings like this in the same day!
If anyone has any tips or ideas of how to see if the ring is solid gold, or gold filled, please let me know.. Ended up with only $1.85 in clad for the same time period...
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