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catskillcomics

11-26-2009, 11:01 AM

Went out this morning for a quick 1 hour hunt.. went to a park I've hit over and over, at 7 I found this great men's gold ring. :shocked04:
It scaled at .19 OZ or 5.6 Grams.
My only concern is that when I read the Marking is reads 14 K <S> (S inside a diamond) I am really hoping that S is a company marking and not indicating Gold over Silver or I'll be disappointed. :-\
I did a quick search online but nothing indicates that the S means Sterling so I hope Im in the clear.
I love the holiday lol

z118

11-26-2009, 11:22 AM

Wow, what a great find! I am jealous that you were able to get out on Thanksgiving morning. I'm stuck tending the turkey and cleaning the house!

Congrats...

Dave

11-26-2009, 11:45 AM

:shocked04: :shocked04: Wow! (Score) Nice find! thumbsup01

Jason in Enid

11-26-2009, 12:22 PM

That's a really nice find you made. What reading did it come in as?

I think you are in the clear. I've never seen that <s> as a composition marking. There is plated, heavy plated, and filled.

Ferrous

11-26-2009, 01:04 PM

You really do have something to be thankful for. thumbsup01 Nice find.

OkieDigger

11-26-2009, 01:33 PM

Great dig! At 5.6 grams, I'm sure it's solid gold and not plated. Also, that <s> is more than certainly the makers mark. A little research should find it. At 7 deep it could be an older ring, though how old I don't know. How'd it come up on the detector?

catskillcomics

11-26-2009, 02:41 PM

Thanks guys, I am stoked about this ring, this is my first gold ring in two years.
It kept bouncing around 45-75 vdi range (pull tab then to penny), with the occasional 80/81 (dime)
Beings it was deep I figured it was worth the dig. I really was thinking it was going to be a wheatie or silver dime near some trash.

marchas45

11-26-2009, 04:27 PM

Awesome find CKC sure looks nice. Guess you don't need that E-Trac your looking for. lol lol lol lol lol.

hockeyguy

11-26-2009, 05:30 PM

very nice scott......congratulations! :cheesysmile:

angellionel

11-26-2009, 05:31 PM

Excellent find Scott! I would be stoked too. :grin: What a way to start your day. :)

MNDigger

11-26-2009, 05:39 PM

WTG on the gold! Gotta love a hunt like that! thumbsup01

bmattioli

11-26-2009, 05:57 PM

Wow Scott sweet Gold, great job! Very nice Holiday surprize and bet your on cloud nine..

RickO

11-26-2009, 06:22 PM

:drool: thumbsup01 Outstanding Scott... superb find... I am real happy for you.... Hope you find more gold... RickO

catskillcomics

11-26-2009, 07:21 PM

I love hunting early sunday morning or early morning holidays., the parks are soooo quiet you can hear a pin drop..

Islandhunter

11-26-2009, 08:54 PM

Nice gold ring Scott...finding gold always can put a smile on your face...Congrats!!!

Epi-hunter

11-26-2009, 09:10 PM

That is a beautiful ring Scott! :shocked04: Congrats!

RWJR13

11-27-2009, 07:37 AM

Super ring.........thats a very cool find...CONGRATS !!! thumbsup01

coinnut

11-27-2009, 03:10 PM

Nice ring. We get our share of silver, but gold is still rare and special thumbsup01 I don't know a lot about rings, but I'm with everyone else on it being gold and not plated or filled, etc... Probably a maker's mark is my guess also. Nice dig this late in the year.

catskillcomics

11-27-2009, 04:44 PM

hockeyguy

11-28-2009, 05:57 PM

$100 bux...now thats a nice find!