First Crack at the Drive-In Theatre...

[geodawn]

I asked and got permission to hunt the drive-in theatre in my area. It was closed for many years and reopened around 1999 so I thought there might be a chance to get some old finds or would it be a horror movie?



After searching about half the parking area I moved to the play area where I found this men's ring. I was surprised as it's a large size almost fitting my fat sized 14 finger. Note - those are rock gloves I have on and that is not a cadaver hand as my wife thought after seeing this picture.



I believe it is stamped .925 silver - just not very well...



After finding the ring the biggest headache in my life slammed me in the face and I had to split. I never wuss out of anything but I called it a day just 2 hours in. The total haul was $7.34 and included a '83 half dollar and a dollar bill - yes my GTI 1500 finds paper money too. I was bummed at the absence of old coins but I'm sure this place was picked thoroughly during the years it was closed.



After cleaning up the ring, Owen was quick to claim it. He thinks it might help him with the ladies!

[Arkwater]

Cool Finds! That movie is playing at my local park also

[Edaemus]

Good looking finds. There is probably some old silver still there so keep looking. Gl and HH

[Ed in KC]

Nice work!

[steve in so az]

Very entertaining post and what a biggie ring , steve in so az

[Merf]

Very nice ring and great pics Geo.--A good hunt

[Don]

Nice haul........and nice ring!!!

[hoser]

Very nice finds. I wouldn't give up on the place thats for sure. If the ring was there, gotta be more eh.

[booker]

Great finds and good looking ring

[SteveMN]

Nice going on the ring! That thing looks nice and heavy.

[z118]

What a ring! Looks more like a small bracelet!

[Mirage]

Nice ring and good clad haul. I tried a drive in here in Cleveland. Just before they were to doze it. Found some clad but a lot of bottle caps and tabs. Too many. Gave up on it because of the trash.

Bob

[Treasurebone]

Dang that's a nice chunk of silver you got there! WTG!

[geodawn]

Originally Posted by Mirage

I tried a drive in here in Cleveland. Just before they were to doze it. Found some clad but a lot of bottle caps and tabs. Too many. Gave up on it because of the trash.

I know what you mean by trash. I've never seen so many pull tabs on the surface of any place before. I started picking them up but realized that I wouldn't have time to detect this place if I continued. My strategy if I get to go back is to cherry pick silver targets and dig select pull tabs depending on the imaging size.

[angellionel]

I love that ring! It's a heavy keeper. It might take some doing, but that place may yet yield some silver coins. Nice details of your hunt by the way.