Ugly Ring Saves the Hunt

Compass · Aug 1, 2022

Things were not looking good after 3 hours of hunting the wet sand. At that point I had a nickel, couple of dimes and a few zinc pennies but I wanted to hunt one last spot before the long, miserable, drive home in traffic.
The Excal belted out a nice tone in "disc" and soon there was a decent sized (8 grams) silver ring in the bottom of my scoop.
There was an ugly design around the outside of the ring and I wasn't expecting much when I checked for a stamp and saw "Gucci" on the ring's interior. :shock:

It's nice when the surprises go our way! :yes:

https://www.gucci.com/us/en/pr/jewe...s/guccighost-ring-in-silver-p-477339J84000701

MrJeep · Aug 1, 2022

congrats! Sometimes ugly is good! :thumbsup:

Ron 71 · Aug 1, 2022

Big Congrats! It don't matter how ugly it is when it's marked Gucci!

Compass · Aug 1, 2022

MrJeep said:
congrats! Sometimes ugly is good!

Thanks MJ, Yes, and I have found uglier rings - just not high quality ones! :lol:

Ron 71 said:
Big Congrats! It don't matter how ugly it is when it's marked Gucci!

Thanks Ron, The inside of the ring is more impressive than the outside. That may be the first time I have ever said that! :lol:

Tom_in_CA · Aug 1, 2022

good to see some CA action.

Compass · Aug 2, 2022

Tom_in_CA said:
good to see some CA action.

It was really pretty dead out there. Another case of tides and swells not being on the same page.

Soil Surgeon · Aug 2, 2022

A nice way to save a hunt, congrats!

toppjimie · Aug 4, 2022

wow! Thats not a cheap ring.

Cfmct · Aug 4, 2022

Nice George... have you taken the canoe out on any lakes yet? Got any pics of you paddling using it?

Compass · Aug 4, 2022

Soil Surgeon said:
A nice way to save a hunt, congrats!

Thanks Soil Surgeon, Funny how the best finds are often at the END of a hunt. :?:

toppjimie said:
wow! Thats not a cheap ring.

Thanks! Yes, I always want to find gold but sometimes other finds are worth more than small gold.

Cfmct said:
Nice George... have you taken the canoe out on any lakes yet? Got any pics of you paddling using it?

Thanks Craig, So far we have been to the lake a couple of times and to an ocean bay. She handles pretty well and I am soon going to paddle out to a couple of remote areas with my detector.

Cfmct · Aug 4, 2022

Compass said:
Thanks Soil Surgeon, Funny how the best finds are often at the END of a hunt.

Thanks! Yes, I always want to find gold but sometimes other finds are worth more than small gold.

Thanks Craig, So far we have been to the lake a couple of times and to an ocean bay. She handles pretty well and I am soon going to paddle out to a couple of remote areas with my detector.

Amazing workmanship George...

KOB · Aug 4, 2022

Did you name your canoe and how many man hours do you think you got into it ? It is incredible. I would be afraid to use it. Kinda like a show car.

Compass · Aug 4, 2022

Cfmct said:
Amazing workmanship George...

Thanks Craig, More patience than anything else, especially, when recovering from mistakes.

KOB said:
Did you name your canoe and how many man hours do you think you got into it ? It is incredible. I would be afraid to use it. Kinda like a show car.

Thank you KOB, She is the "Donum Dei" which in Latin loosely translates to, "Thank you Lord for letting me finish this project without messing it up." I didn't keep track of man-hours but it's a lot. It took about 20 months from start to finish but I would go weeks without working on it. I can always re-finish it so I'm not too worried about scratches - she is made to be used.

Chaznsc · Aug 7, 2022

Gucci wow! Ugly, yes

melbajoe · Aug 7, 2022

it's amazing how a designer name changes from melt value to crazy value- congrats

Compass · Aug 7, 2022

Chaznsc said:
Gucci wow! Ugly, yes

Thanks, This was my first piece of Gucci jewelry so it was an awesome moment. :yes:

melbajoe said:
it's amazing how a designer name changes from melt value to crazy value- congrats

Thanks Joe, Yes, I love seeing those "big" name designer's stamps on jewelry! :wow:

low tide · Aug 8, 2022

Amazing canoe George and glad that you're getting out and finding goodies to boot. Just don't find any bodies in barrels. That's what I get to deal with up here...

Compass · Aug 8, 2022

low tide said:
Amazing canoe George and glad that you're getting out and finding goodies to boot. Just don't find any bodies in barrels. That's what I get to deal with up here...

Thanks Kevin! Yes, I hunt at night often and I never want to come across any bodies or body parts! :no:

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