Hunted For Silver Coins, But This Will Do...

[CPT_GhostLight]

I've been so busy that I almost for to post this... a week  or two ago, I took the Nox with my 10x5" coil to an older park in my area which has been there since before WWII. I ran Park 2, 50 tones, FE2=6, Recovery at 6, and was able to run Sensitivity at 21-22. The park was surprisingly clean and most of the targets were fairly deep at 5-8" or so with some deeper. I was hoping to score a silver rosie or maybe a merc but all I was getting was more modern clad and a taunting from a 1965 Washington quarter.

I moved toward the middle of the park and found a few copper memorial pennies when I hit a real nice sounding target. I thought it might be a wheatie or something but out popped this odd copper looking round thingie. I thought might be an older button as it was pretty heavy for its size. I was later told it is a hem weight. I'm not familiar with those and have no idea of its age.

I decided to move towards the baseball field which has been there longer than the park has and then it happened. I got a nice high 28 tone at about 4" and the turf gave up a nice Silver ring with stones that I figured were CZs. I tested them when I got home and low and behold they all tested diamond. The ring is stamped 925 Mex and weighs 6.96 grams.

So I didn't find any silver coins, but that ring will do just fine. 😎

[F350Platinum]

Nice haul Cap'n! That ring is awesome. Might even protect you from trigger finger if you wear it at night. 😀 That thingie is a coat/hem weight. Sure it isn't lead?

[ROCKINGCM]

WOW!! 

[Joe Beechnut OBN]

OOOOOOoooo That's a NIce one!  Beautiful design! I would wear that.. 

[Joe D.]

   Drapery hem weight; usually lead! I didn't have paint chips to eat as a kid, so I played with those!🤪 And fantastic silver ring!💍😯

   And I must commend you on your very symmetrical paper towel display!!😁👍👍

[Valens Legacy]

Looks like a hem weight alright, but does have some corrosion on it. They used brass ones during the Civil War to the early 1900's. The one you found is more recent around the early 1950's.

 

 

[CPT_GhostLight]

22 hours ago, F350Platinum said:

 That thingie is a coat/hem weight. Sure it isn't lead?

Yep it is probably lead. It just looked copperish when I pulled it out of the ground, but by the weight, it's most likely lead.

18 hours ago, Valens Legacy said:

Looks like a hem weight alright, but does have some corrosion on it. They used brass ones during the Civil War to the early 1900's. The one you found is more recent around the early 1950's.

1950s would be about right for that park. Thanks for the info.

[locator]

Congrats and thanks for sharing. Like the ring, too.

[jim tn]

Beautiful ring...and a bit chunky, too. Nice hit! HH Jim Tn

[Gold Seeker]

Congratulations on the silver ring, but just as cool is now you have an excavator to help dig signals in the future!!!