Dan(NM) Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 With the weather extremely hot and dry here in Central Texas. I've been hanging around the rivers and the lakes taking advantage of the low water levels. Last few times out I haven't had to get into the water because there's so much exposed ground to hunt. I hit two different swim beaches yesterday and they both paid off in a big way. First place, I wasn't 30 minutes in when I got a 25 on the equinox. I was expecting to dig either a copper penny or clad dime. I almost fell over when I saw it in the sand. This was my second class ring in 2 weeks. The first one was tungsten or stainless and I was able to return it the same week that I found it. This one turns out to be a Texas A&M college class ring weighing an impressive 33g. I should be able to track the owner down fairly easy. The second beach I had to spend two and a half to three hours before I finally found a 9 g platinum ring. which rang up at 10 on the Nox. On the inside it says My Forever 11- 10- 18. I was able to add a little silver to the day by coming across a Mercury dime. After 7 1/2 hours in the heat I finally had to give it up and head back to the house. I dug a lot of holes but it was very rewarding at the end of the day. That cold beer never tasted so good 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F350Platinum Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 Nice haul Dan! 👍 Always great to see what you find. What hallmark does the gold ring have? Sure is a chunky one. That's a lot of holes there! Not a fan of droughts, but in this case it was an opportunity. 🙂 Rivers here are full of jellyfish, if have to wear waders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCR Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 Smart to take advantage of local conditions. It certainly is dry in many places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Againstmywill Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 At 10K, that is about $770 worth of gold! Interesting flat side to it, almost like it was put in the water that way because it would be hard to bend it when it is in the soft bottom. Maybe a girlfriend got upset and threw it out there. Might be an interesting return.😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compass Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 Well done - congrats!!!! Some day I'd like to find a gold ring over 20 grams. 33 grams? Wowzer! 😮 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColonelDan Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 Outstanding haul. Yes, you will be able to track down the Texas A&M owner easily and they will be very grateful to get that one back! Good job... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midalake Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 Fantastic! Awesome work! BRAVO!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skate Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 That's a great day! That class ring must have sounded like a rock inside the scoop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strick Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Nice work...I love the summer time water hunts strick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valens Legacy Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Great hunt with some very nice finds for your trouble. Just how hard is it to locate the rightful owner of the rings, and what do you do with them if nobody claims them. Good luck on your next hunt and stay safe out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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