Short Hunt with Romy Leads to Sweet Find!

[Compass]

I haven't been detecting much lately but I met up with forum member Romy for a short low tide hunt. The rain made things a little uncomfortable and we didn't find a lot in a heavily hunted area but we both found a couple of nice targets.
I managed a silver Rosie but the biggest surprise was a very small ring that was fairly deep in the wet sand. It was a faint signal that I might have missed if I didn't find a shallow coin nearby. It came out of the sand clean and shiny and looked a little like stainless steel but felt a little too heavy in my hand.
It wasn't stamped but Romy thought it was platinum. When I got home I gave it the acid test and ALL acids held steady and didn't look like they were going to change even a half hour later.

So small but so pretty!

GL & HH!

 

[Kapi]

Pretty! Congrats!

 

[zeemang]

Awesome looking ring!

 

[metaladdict]

So its still unknown metal?

 

[twizzlerlord]

Congrats on the ring!

 

[Walrus350]

Nice recovery Compass!

 

[Saltshaker]

wow, that is a sweet ring. congrats on the PLAT!!!!

 

[RT6Detectors]

Nice find Brother...say hi to Romy for me!!

 

[Mud-puppy]

That sure does look like a well made ring! Nice settings and all the correct visuals......Let us know what you find out it is...You might have to take it into a Jeweler and let them check it with their electronic tester...It cant be Titanium, too heavy....Cant be Tungsten or you would of never got the scratch test..Custom Platty you think?.

Very Cool there Compass!

 

[cntrydncr1]

congrats on the nice find!

 

[Tom_in_CA]

I would never argue with a platinum ring. Good to see some So. CA reports !

 

[itsaring!]

Way to go! Will say after a jeweler looked at one of my unmarked plats, he said a custom plat is seldom marked. I do also have a Plat that you can barely still see a Plat mark. Weight is a dead giveaway though.

 

[romyrome]

SO SO HAPPY TO HAVE SEEN YA SCORE A WINNER ! You deserve it man and called it at breakfast i said man George ya cant keep buying me breakfast and your reply was im gonna find a gold ring today romy and well you got a even better one, Platinum with Diamonds =) WTG ! We Need To Hunt Together More Often Seems Every time We Hunt Together We Do Pretty Good

 

[FelixtheCat]

Good to see somebody posting some good stuff even if its from the wrong coast. CONGRATS!!

 

[brncofan]

congrats george thats a pretty ring

 

[Sandcrab]

That is a little guy, but has really nice detail... Nice find...

To test for platinum, drop it in a bit of hydrogen peroxide. If it bubbles it is... Platinum is a catalyst which will release oxygen bubbles...

 

[Compass]

Pretty! Congrats!

Thanks Kap!

Awesome looking ring!

Thank you Zee!

So its still unknown metal?

I'm sure it is platinum M.A.

Congrats on the ring!

Thanks TL!

Nice recovery Compass!

Thank you Walrus- a nice surprise for sure.

wow, that is a sweet ring. congrats on the PLAT!!!!

Thanks Saltshaker, I believe that this is plat #6.

Nice find Brother...say hi to Romy for me!!

Thank you Sir- more treasure found with River Team Six detectors! Romy should be posting some nice finds as well.

 

[joe4077]

That is a little guy, but has really nice detail... Nice find...

To test for platinum, drop it in a bit of hydrogen peroxide. If it bubbles it is... Platinum is a catalyst which will release oxygen bubbles...

Thanks for posting that nice platinum tip. I surely will keep it in mind.

 

[Compass]

That sure does look like a well made ring! Nice settings and all the correct visuals......Let us know what you find out it is...You might have to take it into a Jeweler and let them check it with their electronic tester...It cant be Titanium, too heavy....Cant be Tungsten or you would of never got the scratch test..Custom Platty you think?.

Very Cool there Compass!

Thank you Mudd! Well it just passed the bubble test (see below) and the diamonds tested real so confidence is high.

congrats on the nice find!

Thank you dncr!

I would never argue with a platinum ring. Good to see some So. CA reports !

Nor would I Tom- happy to oblige!

Way to go! Will say after a jeweler looked at one of my unmarked plats, he said a custom plat is seldom marked. I do also have a Plat that you can barely still see a Plat mark. Weight is a dead giveaway though.

Thanks itsaring! The ring is about the size of a penny so not so heavy but at 2.9 grams, heavy for its size.

SO SO HAPPY TO HAVE SEEN YA SCORE A WINNER ! You deserve it man and called it at breakfast i said man George ya cant keep buying me breakfast and your reply was im gonna find a gold ring today romy and well you got a even better one, Platinum with Diamonds =) WTG ! We Need To Hunt Together More Often Seems Every time We Hunt Together We Do Pretty Good

Thanks Romy but you usually hunt circles around me- not literally but figuratively. But yes, looking forward to more hunts with you!

Good to see somebody posting some good stuff even if its from the wrong coast. CONGRATS!!

Thanks Felix, I think I only had about 8 coins and 80 pieces of trash so it was challenging but ultimately satisfying!

congrats george thats a pretty ring

Thank you my friend! Pretty but I need my reading glasses to appreciate it!

That is a little guy, but has really nice detail... Nice find...

To test for platinum, drop it in a bit of hydrogen peroxide. If it bubbles it is... Platinum is a catalyst which will release oxygen bubbles...

Thank you professor! I just tested it. At first, nothing, and I thought "uh-oh".
But then small bubbles started to accumulate on the ring and as the bubbles got bigger they would leave the ring and rise to the surface. It wasn't like boiling water but enough to see the effect! Great tip!

 

[Foragist]

Hey, now that's a dandy little ring! Platinum and diamonds are both high on my wish list. Glad you were hunting with good company too.