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  1. 6

    General rule of thumb on rings?

    Found my first ring today with my ATPro. It's been over a year since ive been out MDing. I hit up a local park on my lunch break today and right under a bench (using my garrett propointer no less) I found this about an inch under the ground. No markings but it's super heavy. What is the rule...
  2. T

    very old gold ring? Help...

    Hello everyone. This is my first post and first interesting find. I found a ring in the upstate of South Carolina. It has me stumped. I have asked around and asked google but have come up empty. Thought maybe someone might be able to date it or might recognize the design. Any help would be...
  3. tiftaaft

    First Gold Find

    Took a quick lunch break to the local park.... found a clad dime and a couple pennies and then hit a solid 12:35 on the etrac about 4 inches down... I'm pretty excited to have my first gold ring!!!
  4. R

    Intro/Lost ring

    Good morning! I'm glad to have found this forum! I'm not a hobbyist, but am trying to find a Claddagh ring that my daughter lost in our backyard last week. We've been loaned a Radio Shack detector and I was hoping to troll the forum to learn more about detecting before I get out there. If...
  5. OneStudPuppy

    10x10 ivy ring hunt.. any suggestions?

    I joined the lostmystuff group some time ago and finally there is a lost item near me. I've emailed back and forth and have a night after work I will be heading to their house. Reported area is 10x10 and ivy... I forgot to ask what material the ring is made of but not sure if that will really...
  6. maxxkatt

    Early Surprise

    I went to the volleyball court in the park Monday morning about 8 months ago and just six feet into the search got a solid signal and found this ring. I thought it was a gold ring with diamonds. But it was an 8 gram gold plated .925 ring. The top was cut/engraved in the silver to look like lots...
  7. joelogan25

    First ring of the year

    I've had a major gold slump this year. I don't know the reasons why but it has been frustrating to say the least. I went out this morning for a couple of hours and the targets were almost non existent but I found this interesting ring. It took a good 3 or 4 big scoops to get down to it, and at...
  8. DoctorFindsgold

    Chicago Park hunt...Ring and some Electronics

    These are some finds from a recent Chicago Park hunt . Found a buttload of junk/bottle caps, $5 in change, a toy car, a working $50 activity tracker....and.... Went to up on a big hill early in the morning, and was just reaching the top, when I saw another detectorist. It's kind of an annoying...
  9. C

    Ring metal ID/questions

    New to MD -> 5th month Searching Salt water beach in the dry sand, V3i in stock Coins and Jewelry program, got a good repeatable hit: VDI +8, foil/gold ring, down +/- 4" pic attached pretty sure the middle band is gold, there is a groove on each side of middle band no stamps on the ring inside...
  10. E

    Rings I've found in my first 2 months of detecting

    The horse shoe ring is 18k gold (plated) and the rest are junk but still pretty neat to me!!
  11. Paul in NJ

    Damned Odd Ring

    A member of my club asked to post a couple photos of the ring he found last month (I forget where he found it). Never seen markings like these.
  12. curious1

    First Ring! Also, first body part...

    Was a tot lot and found a crappy ring but I was stoked since its my first ring ever. Also the hand was buried next to a penny. The flat thing is a penny that was put through one of those grinders that puts a stamp on it. In this case it was from the Badlands in North Dakota (I am in...
  13. D

    Making a handmade ring

    Hello! I'd like ideas on how to make a handmade ring for my girl.Just meant to be a little gesture,on the day AFTER the 14th. So now..I checked out a video on Youtube that showed me how to make a ring from a metal coin.Will be doing that tomorrow.But here's where I'd like some help.Any ideas on...
  14. jbkelly3

    Better pics of ring ... and a new silver

    Finally got the ring from yesterday all cleaned up ... oh its a beauty! Both the diamond and sapphire's test as the real deal. Went back at lunch after an hour hunt this morning before work that netted only three wheats and some clad. Needed one more clad quarter before I could finish a roll...
  15. F

    First Ring!

    Just got back from vacation in Mexico. After leisurely hunt, $25 in coins (they use and lose a lot of 10-pesos coins there, roughly $1 each), a set of hoop earrings (amazingly, found both earrings in the water, within one foot of each other), an old toy soldier (gave it to the local), and my...
  16. R

    Best Detector for Lost Class Ring

    Hello. I have not yet begun shopping for a detector and won't until I get some solid input from those of you with experience - please. I lost a high school class ring nearly 40 years ago. I threw it in anger after a break up (come on guys, I was a goofy teenager - and stupid) ... anyway, I...
  17. M

    Gold Ring, WW1 Relic, 1918 One Cent Canada, Silver Dimes, Indian Head, Buffalo Nickel, at the RAILROAD DEPOT

    Hello Friends! Hunting some more near the Old Railroad Depot. This is the treasure from 5-6 days of hunts... T8NS8bGnSJ8 scored a gold ring at about 3" a 1960 Rosie Dime, 1939 Mercury Dime, and a 1901 Indian Head Cent a 1915 Buffalo Nickel, and a 1918 Canadian One Cent a World War 1 Army...
  18. mlitty

    Class ring returned after 30 years in the ground

    I found this about a month ago. 10k Gold, 16 grams, inscribed FLB. Today I put it into the hand of the man who lost it back in 1983 or 1984. It took quite a bit of research. For the full story, check out my "The Ring Finders" Blog.
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