Skippy SH13
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This is gold ring #10 for me, and I managed rings #129 (a nice heart mood ring, uncorroded), and this 14K diamond ring for #130.
Also found $2.39 in change. Total hunt time was about 1:15.
Today was an unexpected cold snap with the start of the day in the mid-40s. nd I figured the soccer field would have a ring or two dropped purely from cold hands. The heart shaped ring in the picture below (total finds) is a mood ring, and was uncorroded, and just laying on the surface. Definitely a today drop...
At first thought, I thought the diamond ring in the video was a fresh drop, but upon careful inspection, while it wasn't deep, there's nothing about how it was located that suggested it was recent. I only saw a tiny lip of the ring after pushing away all the grass and clippings (including the dead grass, and even some dirt)... Given where it was against the very last field, and how it was in the earth though, it quite likely could have been from this spring (not a lot of foot traffic to push it into the ground). It definitely was under the detritus of the grass, and I had to move dirt to see the ring. Not a drop from today, or this last week or two. And that sucker was definitely IN the dirt (dirt and roots were through the ring hole, as very briefly shown in the video.) Even when cleaning it up, I found little roots trying to dig into the holes behind the diamonds.
Gonna give it my best shot, I already started checking message boards, and I'll call the city tomorrow. The thing about my city, though, is that while they're VERY friendly to metal detectorists, not so much to people who lose stuff. They only hold stuff for 30 days, they don't call people back (you must check constantly), and whatever stuff does get turned in, they don't give to the original finder (they drop it off in a goodwill box... or more likely, give it out at the office party, LOL).
So... It stays in my possession for a few months to see if I can find an owner.
Either way, wicked fun find!
EDIT: I couldn't seem to get it to embed. Here's the direct link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPgmOxmYRwk
The diamonds all tested positive. The center stone is 4.5mm, which comes up to .35 carats. The other stones are all 2mm, which is .03 carats. 17 of them, which sums up to .34 carats. Basically, a 2/3 carat total weight ring. Makes sense, since the ring came up at 6.53 grams. (one carat of diamond is .2 grams). That means .13 grams is diamonds, and the other weight is gold. (If you've followed all of that, then you're with me, when I say it's 6.4 grams of 14K). About $150 in gold.
Cheers,
Skippy
Also found $2.39 in change. Total hunt time was about 1:15.
Today was an unexpected cold snap with the start of the day in the mid-40s. nd I figured the soccer field would have a ring or two dropped purely from cold hands. The heart shaped ring in the picture below (total finds) is a mood ring, and was uncorroded, and just laying on the surface. Definitely a today drop...
At first thought, I thought the diamond ring in the video was a fresh drop, but upon careful inspection, while it wasn't deep, there's nothing about how it was located that suggested it was recent. I only saw a tiny lip of the ring after pushing away all the grass and clippings (including the dead grass, and even some dirt)... Given where it was against the very last field, and how it was in the earth though, it quite likely could have been from this spring (not a lot of foot traffic to push it into the ground). It definitely was under the detritus of the grass, and I had to move dirt to see the ring. Not a drop from today, or this last week or two. And that sucker was definitely IN the dirt (dirt and roots were through the ring hole, as very briefly shown in the video.) Even when cleaning it up, I found little roots trying to dig into the holes behind the diamonds.
Gonna give it my best shot, I already started checking message boards, and I'll call the city tomorrow. The thing about my city, though, is that while they're VERY friendly to metal detectorists, not so much to people who lose stuff. They only hold stuff for 30 days, they don't call people back (you must check constantly), and whatever stuff does get turned in, they don't give to the original finder (they drop it off in a goodwill box... or more likely, give it out at the office party, LOL).
So... It stays in my possession for a few months to see if I can find an owner.
Either way, wicked fun find!
EDIT: I couldn't seem to get it to embed. Here's the direct link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPgmOxmYRwk
The diamonds all tested positive. The center stone is 4.5mm, which comes up to .35 carats. The other stones are all 2mm, which is .03 carats. 17 of them, which sums up to .34 carats. Basically, a 2/3 carat total weight ring. Makes sense, since the ring came up at 6.53 grams. (one carat of diamond is .2 grams). That means .13 grams is diamonds, and the other weight is gold. (If you've followed all of that, then you're with me, when I say it's 6.4 grams of 14K). About $150 in gold.
Cheers,
Skippy
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