Found My Biggest Gold Ring Ever

[Compass]

And there's not  even a close 2nd. The recent high wind driven surf and decent tides had me thinking that all the local beaches were going to produce a lot of treasure from beach erosion. However, it seems that some of that sand that got stripped away was "fill" sand and some promising looking cuts didn't yield as many targets as expected. Fortunately, I did find a beach that had a big cut (6' high in places") with enough targets to keep me digging during 2 - 5 hour hunts.

Around 3 hours into the second hunt my TDIBH indicated a "high conductor" target low on the slope. I scooped the target out of the hole and started to feel  around for it in the mound of sand. When I located it I realized that I had found a large heavy ring and when I turned on my headlight I saw the unmistakable gleam of yellow gold in my hand. It is a major university class ring and I am already taking steps to return it.

[Rick N. MI]

Fantastic finds. Congrats! I would love to find a gold ring like that.

[kac]

Very nice, lot of copper in those large class rings. That rose gold has pretty high conductivity.

[GB_Amateur]

But even if you can return the ring you still got six other pieces of gold and three silvers in 10 hours?  Sounds pretty good to me!

[Compass]

22 minutes ago, Rick N. MI said:

Fantastic finds. Congrats! I would love to find a gold ring like that.

Thanks Rick, It is definitely a first for me. My previous biggest gold ring was about half the weight of this one. 

13 minutes ago, kac said:

Very nice, lot of copper in those large class rings. That rose gold has pretty high conductivity.

Thank you kac, Sometimes I only dig "low conductor" signals to improve my chances of finding gold but low on the slope I dig it all.

[Joe D.]

Awsome haul compass, and good luck on the return research!!🍀👍👍

[mn90403]

You described the beaches well.  You found good ones and they coughed up the goodies.

WTG

[Compass]

12 hours ago, GB_Amateur said:

But even if you can return the ring you still got six other pieces of gold and three silvers in 10 hours?  Sounds pretty good to me!

Thanks GBA, They were fun but difficult hunts with the wind and the rain. Those 6 pieces of gold together weigh 1/3 of the class ring! 😅

10 hours ago, Joe D. said:

Awsome haul compass, and good luck on the return research!!🍀👍👍

Thank you Joe, After cleaning off the verdigris I was able to read a name on the inside of the ring so making progress.

9 hours ago, mn90403 said:

You described the beaches well.  You found good ones and they coughed up the goodies.

WTG

Thanks Mitchell, Many times, I have spent too much time at one beach just because I was finding a few targets. This time, it looks like I made the right decision in moving to another location. 

[matt]

Those are some great finds! I really like the little gold sailboat pendant. That would be great to find the owner of the class ring too!

[ECris]

Love the yellow! Nice work.