It Has A Name In It. I'm Going To Try To Return It. **Update 8/7** **Another Update 8/8**Updated 10/25/18*

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Fun little hunt today. 3 wheats and a little sterling ring. I hit a really solid high 40's signal and decided to investigate. Glad I did. Flipped out this honker! It was quite a rush! First thought was that it was gold! Turns out it's just a type of stainless steel called Celestrium. I'd never heard of it? It has a real clear name ingraved inside it. Going to have my kids see if the owner happens to have a page on the Facebook. Hopefully I can get it back to him. Thanks for looking! HH.

**Update 8/7** My daughter made contact with the owner of the ring on Facebook. Just waiting for him to call me.

**Update 8/8** Just received a call from the owner of the ring. It was really great to speak with him. He is currently stationed in South Korea. He is a Blackhawk pilot and will be there for at least another 6 months. He has been stationed in Germany and Afghanistan. He is completely blown away by the fact that I found it and was able to contact him. He had a storage locker that was broken into 6 or 7 years ago and the ring was one of the items missing. He only had the ring for a couple years before it was stolen. Fortunately, his girlfriend still lives in the Salt Lake City area. She is out of town, but as soon as she gets back, she will call me and I can return the ring to her. She will ship the ring to South Korea. The owner has agreed to send a picture of it on his finger (if it still fits. HAHA) This process has been really fun.
 

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Awesome hunt, SW - and great decision to investigate that lower tone! Hopefully you can track the owner down - I’d love to hear a successful return story!
 
That's a really cool looking ring, with some meaning behind it, and it's in such great shape! Good luck with the return.
I like that sterling ring too. Love finding those, and haven't dug one yet this year.
 
Nice ring! Yeah Ive gotten a few rings with that type of metal. Lustrium is another too that will fool you but good luck on your return, you will probably make someones day for sure with a ring like that.
 
**Update 8/7** My daughter made contact with the owner of the ring on Facebook. Just waiting for him to call me.
 

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Great job tracking down the owner. Class rings today are more and more being made out of cheap metals. I have found two class rings this year and both of them were made of lustrium. Was able to return both of them.
 
Great news that you got the original owner tracked down! Let us know how the return goes!
 
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I'm a little surprised he's quoting the inscription wrong. Was he able to talk about his service?
 
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