Cheap Thrills
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I wasn't even going to go out today but I pushed myself to go out for a 2hr. end of the day hunt .I put the 11 DD back on the T2 and the pooch and I headed out for a bit of fetch and dig at an old Baseball field behind a School that is one of my last resort places . At first all I could dig up was iffy garbage like tabs , broken off beaver tails and a couple of shoestring eyelets . Things started looking up when I found my first Wheatie of the year (a victim of an angry lawn mower). Then I got a 40 FOIL reading that had a nice rich tone I had never heard before , it was very constant and not jumpy .I dug down about 1+1/2and saw the nice looking silver rope chain tangled in the root system and was really surprised to see a nice ring on it . I thought hmmm ..... nice looking ring with stones ! and put it in the pouch .
I ended up digging up four nickels and a Hartford Insurance Company 1950's Junior Fire Marshall's ring and then the Pooch and I headed for home .
Upon getting home I commenced to rinse off my finds . My son was checking out the ring and chain and he said Hey Dad , this is a Class ring and it's engraved with a name on the inside and out . Turned out it was from one of the local High schools . Using the Phone book and the internet my Daughter in law and I found the young lady who lost the ring .
We sent a message with my phone number . Within an hour my phone rang and I spoke to both Serena and Jeff (her Dad) . After we were all convinced we all were who we said we were lol . I said you can pick it up when you want and if you want to do it now I'll be up for a few hours .
They lived close by and said they would be right over . Very shortly thereafter they arrived . When I handed them the ring and chain they were overjoyed to say the least .Jeff handed me a very nice bottle of wine ( and being a Wino I very gladly accepted it) .
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Turns out the ring was White Gold and the stones were the real deal . It cost them $400 . It turns out they were just going to be re-ordering another one from Josten's within the next few days ( a replacement costs $200 bucks , cheaper but still a lot of Clam$ ) . I don't think it's going to show up in the pictures but when the light hits it the big stone is a beautiful red and it is flanked by 2 Diamond chips on each side .
Jeff mentioned they had lost it during a baseball game in April and had given up hope on it . Just before the game all players were told to take off their jewelry and put it in a safe place . Serena handed it to her Dad to put in a Knapsack and apparently during that action is when it got lost ( just like one of us missing our finds pouch) .
I asked them If I could take a picture of them for bragging rights because this returning stuff to it's owners
is a big deal to us detector guys . Jeff said Of course , most assuredly and if you ever have someone that doesn't believe you , you have them call my house !! We all had a big laugh over that one . They were both thrilled and Serena couldn't believe the ring was in such good shape , still on the silver chain and that she will be wearing it on her upcoming graduation .
I've returned a few rings over the years but I think this was the one I enjoyed most of all . :yes:
:groovy:
I see I missed getting a bit of the dirt off the front of the stone . Oh well , nobody is perfect .
I ended up digging up four nickels and a Hartford Insurance Company 1950's Junior Fire Marshall's ring and then the Pooch and I headed for home .
Upon getting home I commenced to rinse off my finds . My son was checking out the ring and chain and he said Hey Dad , this is a Class ring and it's engraved with a name on the inside and out . Turned out it was from one of the local High schools . Using the Phone book and the internet my Daughter in law and I found the young lady who lost the ring .
We sent a message with my phone number . Within an hour my phone rang and I spoke to both Serena and Jeff (her Dad) . After we were all convinced we all were who we said we were lol . I said you can pick it up when you want and if you want to do it now I'll be up for a few hours .
They lived close by and said they would be right over . Very shortly thereafter they arrived . When I handed them the ring and chain they were overjoyed to say the least .Jeff handed me a very nice bottle of wine ( and being a Wino I very gladly accepted it) .
eace: <:Turns out the ring was White Gold and the stones were the real deal . It cost them $400 . It turns out they were just going to be re-ordering another one from Josten's within the next few days ( a replacement costs $200 bucks , cheaper but still a lot of Clam$ ) . I don't think it's going to show up in the pictures but when the light hits it the big stone is a beautiful red and it is flanked by 2 Diamond chips on each side .
Jeff mentioned they had lost it during a baseball game in April and had given up hope on it . Just before the game all players were told to take off their jewelry and put it in a safe place . Serena handed it to her Dad to put in a Knapsack and apparently during that action is when it got lost ( just like one of us missing our finds pouch) .
I asked them If I could take a picture of them for bragging rights because this returning stuff to it's owners
is a big deal to us detector guys . Jeff said Of course , most assuredly and if you ever have someone that doesn't believe you , you have them call my house !! We all had a big laugh over that one . They were both thrilled and Serena couldn't believe the ring was in such good shape , still on the silver chain and that she will be wearing it on her upcoming graduation .
I've returned a few rings over the years but I think this was the one I enjoyed most of all . :yes:
:groovy:
I see I missed getting a bit of the dirt off the front of the stone . Oh well , nobody is perfect .
) I can't believe how fast it all went down! :shocked01:
