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catskillcomics
10-12-2010, 05:18 PM
Went up to the old hotel site for a couple hours this morning.. I've gone over the areas that hasn't been disturbed by bulldozer several times... so this time up I dug every remaining target regardless of VDI. 10 minutes into the hunt, I get a 31-35+ vdi at 6 inches... dug the hole and out popped a small gold ring 14K... Odd again the ring was meant for an infant.. or an extremely small handed woman.. Regardless... a pleasant find.
coinnut
10-12-2010, 05:40 PM
GOLD!!! whoo hoo lol :happydance01: <: :clapping: :cheering: and some of this too :beerbuddy: Nice score and it looks like a signet ring. Just not initialed or engraved in some manor. I bet you did one of these :shocked04: when you saw gold. Great find Scott! That place is one great find for you! thumbsup01
Epi-hunter
10-12-2010, 05:54 PM
Wow, beautiful gold ring!!! :clapping: Congrats!
milco
10-12-2010, 05:54 PM
Very nice ring, any idea on its age?
xzlr8n
10-12-2010, 06:09 PM
I keep telling myself I should dig more of those lower VDI # just outside of the nickle range!! Congrats on the GOLD!!
catskillcomics
10-12-2010, 06:19 PM
Yeh, I do too... normally at parks I won't just because there is soooooo many of them.. but in certain situations, such as this place... I pretty much have been digging everything... I started with the ez , obvious targets, then work it again and go slower, and pulling more ... then finally sweep up anything in the (+) VDI's
catskillcomics
10-12-2010, 06:21 PM
Very nice ring, any idea on its age?


Well, if I were to guess... I would go by what the majority of the coins were dated in that area, Early 1900s , possibly even the later part of the 1890s but I doubt it.
jkress
10-12-2010, 07:15 PM
Awesome catskillcomics! :clapping:

I've dug a few silver rings this year that were definitely made for a child. One ring I found just fits my almost 2 year old.

Talk about a choking hazard. :confused:
angellionel
10-12-2010, 08:33 PM
Very nice find, Scott! :peace: Did your eyes bug out? lol Seeing that golden color in the soil is an awesome feeling. :yes:
HEAVYMETALNUT
10-12-2010, 08:50 PM
sweet ring! i'm guessin early 1900's too based on the design.congrats man! thumbsup01
wild willy
10-13-2010, 04:12 AM
ya what dave said! early 1900s. great find. willy
z118
10-13-2010, 06:54 AM
Great find! I'd take that over silver any day!
tanacat
10-13-2010, 04:27 PM
It has such a 'manly' look to it. Congrats on the gold :yes: