Numil
Elite Member
Hello and Aloha all. My daily hunting has finally come to an end as I renounce my semi-retirement and head back to the classroom to teach those young adults about life (biology). But my last few days haven't been uneventful.
Over the weekend I found a small (2.1 grams) 9K ring right at the water line about 12 inches deep. While not a show stopper, gold is gold as they say. Being 9K suggests a visitor rather than a local that lost it as 10K is the minimum lowest karat sold in the U.S. In the pouch it goes.
Back to the same beach the following day when in the same area, right ar the water line, I get another faint signal. After two or three scoops I recover another ring. On closer inspection I note that "I've seen this ring before". In the pouch it goes and I continue. After 2 more hours there's only a small 925 earring to show for the additional effort.
When I get home I compare the ring recovered on days one with the one found today. Its clear these two rings identical twins. Same size, same weight, same Karat, and the same design. This leaves me scratching my head, "Why would anyone wear 2 identical rings and then lose them in the water?"
Only today did someone offer a plausible explanation. I visited the doc today for my annual physical and she offered an explanation about the two rings from one source. She mentioned she was getting married and always wanted two wedding bands to sandwich the engagement ring, one on each side rather than the one wedding ring and engagement ring most have. Anyway, this is perhaps why I found two identical twin rings. Leave it to a woman to figure out how to get more out of a proposal. But if these are two flanking rings then it also suggests that there's an engagement ring still out there waiting to be found.
Take care all and be safe out there. I'll be hunting weekends and holidays and lurking here on the boards drooling over your finds. GL & HH.
Over the weekend I found a small (2.1 grams) 9K ring right at the water line about 12 inches deep. While not a show stopper, gold is gold as they say. Being 9K suggests a visitor rather than a local that lost it as 10K is the minimum lowest karat sold in the U.S. In the pouch it goes.
Back to the same beach the following day when in the same area, right ar the water line, I get another faint signal. After two or three scoops I recover another ring. On closer inspection I note that "I've seen this ring before". In the pouch it goes and I continue. After 2 more hours there's only a small 925 earring to show for the additional effort.
When I get home I compare the ring recovered on days one with the one found today. Its clear these two rings identical twins. Same size, same weight, same Karat, and the same design. This leaves me scratching my head, "Why would anyone wear 2 identical rings and then lose them in the water?"
Only today did someone offer a plausible explanation. I visited the doc today for my annual physical and she offered an explanation about the two rings from one source. She mentioned she was getting married and always wanted two wedding bands to sandwich the engagement ring, one on each side rather than the one wedding ring and engagement ring most have. Anyway, this is perhaps why I found two identical twin rings. Leave it to a woman to figure out how to get more out of a proposal. But if these are two flanking rings then it also suggests that there's an engagement ring still out there waiting to be found.
Take care all and be safe out there. I'll be hunting weekends and holidays and lurking here on the boards drooling over your finds. GL & HH.
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