Vintage Tom Mix premium Magnet Ring

[Ill Digger]

Now that we can't get out detecting since the ground is covered in snow, I figured I'd share a neat find I made 3 weeks ago.

We were out detecting a picnicking area that dates back to at least the mid 1920s. About half way through our hunt I found a little hot spot that started popping out quite a few wheaties. So I slowed down and did a semi thorough grid on a area approximately 20 ft. X 60 ft. In the middle of that area was a giant oak tree! :loveit: Amongst the older coins I got a signal that I figured would be another wheat or a memorial cent and out pops a copper ring!
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I couldn't make out the design on the side of it while I was in the field. All I could see was a large M on the side of it. After finding a couple of premium rings in the past I recognized this rings weight and the unique logo on it and knew it was a good one. I brought it home and cleaned it up.
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It took some searching on the Web but I finally spotted the logo! Tom Mix? Never heard of him. Turns out he was pretty popular in the 40's! :lol: This was a premium ring from his radio show in the mid 40's!
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It's the Tom Mix Magnet ring!
Although not as pretty and awe inspiring as it was back in the 40's when some young kid got it out of the mailbox.
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But still a cool find!
I even managed to snag a couple of pieces of silver! A Rosie and a Merc!
http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx310/IllDigger/Mobile%20Uploads/20161217_135608_zpswbn5ibsq.jpg (http://s766.photobucket.com/user/IllDigger/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20161217_135608_zpswbn5ibsq.jpg.html)

Thanks for lookin & HH! :peace:
Merry Christmas and a Happy killer find filled New Year! ⭐

[Digger_O'Dell]

Pretty cool find, and silver to boot! I didn't know about premium rings, guess I'll have to look them up and maybe go through my junker ring collection again.

[Ill Digger]

Pretty cool find, and silver to boot! I didn't know about premium rings, guess I'll have to look them up and maybe go through my junker ring collection again.
Thanks Chris!
Yeah, definitely go through the your junk rings! After I got my copy of the Overstreet Toy Ring guide I realized I had 2 other premium rings! This makes #4 for me.
Here's the magnet ring.

[Lodge Scent]

Great find. I remember my Dad saying Tom Mix was his favorite cowboy when he was a kid.

[wisconsin digger]

Nice find on the ring and nice research. Nice to see some silver as well. Greta finds. Thx for posting WD

[aloldstuff]

Tim, very nice find and awesome research. Where did you get the ring guide? Here's hoping that 2017 is great for you.

[del]

That is a very cool and nostalgic ring Tim :smitten:, the ring guide would be an invaluable reference !

[OxShoeDrew]

Congrats Tim! I hope the snow melts soon!

[Ill Digger]

Great find. I remember my Dad saying Tom Mix was his favorite cowboy when he was a kid.Thanks! Another lesson in American history for the Ill Digger.


Nice find on the ring and nice research. Nice to see some silver as well. Greta finds. Thx for posting WDThanks WD! It took a little bit of scrolling through pictures on Google. But once I spotted that M with the funny angled line it didn't take long to ID it.


Tim, very nice find and awesome research. Where did you get the ring guide? Here's hoping that 2017 is great for you.
Thanks so much Al! It's pretty gratifying when your able to positively ID a find!
I picked up the ring guide online somewhere. I think it was Amazon? I think I payed 12 bucks for mine.
Happy Hunting to you too this upcoming 2017 season buddy!

That is a very cool and nostalgic ring Tim :smitten:, the ring guide would be an invaluable reference ! Thanks Dan! I like finding items like this! I'm primarily a coinshooter but I'd rather find this ring over just another wheatie. Plus it's a little history lesson for me! Gotta love that! (Mom sure would be surprised to hear that :lol: )
The ring guide is nice to have. If any of the membership here has a premium ring and would like me to look it up I'd be happy to!
I remember when Tony found his Roy Rogers ring I came right home and looked it up.


Congrats Tim! I hope the snow melts soon!
Thanks Drew! The snow is melting as I type this. It was around 50 degrees today! Was going to go out and hunt a field site but it would've been a muddy mess.

[leslie(nova scotia)]

Always nice to find those old boy toys. All the best in the new year!

[groundhog53946]

Always cool to find something and then find out its history! Congrats

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[Cheap Thrills]

Tom Mix an old Cowboy star who I heard wept at the real Wyatt Earp's funeral . That's a heck of a find Timmy and you got silver besides . That's awesome !!

[Ill Digger]

Always nice to find those old boy toys. All the best in the new year!
Same to you Leslie! Hopefully many quotas are met this season!:thumbsup02:


Always cool to find something and then find out its history! Congrats
Thanks! Yeah, it's turned out that way. Sometimes half the fun is in researching our finds! Never seen that coming! :lol:


Tom Mix an old Cowboy star who I heard wept at the real Wyatt Earp's funeral . That's a heck of a find Timmy and you got silver besides . That's awesome !!
Well thank you sir! :notworthy:
Good to hear from ya! :thumbsup01:
Now I remember that line! Its one of the closing lines from the movie Tombstone!

[Ken C]

That is a very cool ring!

[Ill Digger]

That is a very cool ring!
Thanks Ken! Thank goodness for the Internet or I'd never know about any of the stuff that I've found! 😃

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[tanacat]

Love the ring! So cool you could find it in the catalog :)

[del]

Love the ring! So cool you could find it in the catalog :)

:omg: Its Tana :happy:, so great to see you posting here !!

[aloldstuff]

Love the ring! So cool you could find it in the catalog :)

Welcome back young lady...

[Ill Digger]

Love the ring! So cool you could find it in the catalog :)
Well thank you Tawna!!!
Nice to hear from ya![emoji122]
Yeah it was neat seeing it in there! They even show the original ads that you see back then that you had to fill out in order to get the ring! Kinda cool [emoji106]

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[MangoAve]

Nice ring find, Tim. Def not any character from back then that has still some mention today, so I had no idea of him. Maybe cuz it was a radio show vs a TV show.