Silver #62 and... oh yeah... 14k Dirt GOLD! Yippee!!

Stiffwrists

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Hitting the curbstrips this afternoon and dug another War Nickel. That's two days in a row. Normal clad, normal key and bus token. I was in front of an old apartment complex. A lady with too much time on her hands, comes out to tell me that she doesn't really think that I should be poking around like that. I was nicely explaining that i always respect the area and that the curbstrips are public, blah, blah, blah... I swing over a tight mid-tone and nonchalantly pluck out this gold ring. I transfer it to my hand and hold it tight, as I cover the hole and tell the lady that it was nice talking to her, as I pick up my digger and detector. I love the walk back to the car, when I know I have something sweet in my hand! I took these pictures once I got to my car. I stopped by the local jeweler on my way home. He straightened it up and gave it a nice shine. It fits! 5g of 14k. HH
 

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What a great hunt there Stiffy! Congratulations on the finds and the polite brush off of the old Buzzard! Some People just cant tolerate a Man out minding his own business, so they feel compelled to make it theirs!! Its a huge Character flaw...
 
Lots of awesomeness in this post! War nickel in-situ...awesome. Gold ring in-situ...awesome. Digging gold ring right in front of pesky busybody, and keeping it a secret from her...awesome. The walk back to the car with gold ring in hand...awesome. Stopping on the way home, and getting it straightened and polished...awesome. The finished product...awesome. It fits quite nicely...awesome. In general, your write-up and photos are...awesome!
 
Very impressive Tyler, not only on the Gold dig but on holding in that scream. I don't think I could have held my composure to get back to the car. The War Nickel became an after thought after digging the ring. The Jeweler did you nice with the cleaning. Trapper
 
Very impressive Tyler, not only on the Gold dig but on holding in that scream. I don't think I could have held my composure to get back to the car. The War Nickel became an after thought after digging the ring. The Jeweler did you nice with the cleaning. Trapper

Thanks! I've worn that ring since I found it. Really a nice moment for me.
 
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