Dan(NM) Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 It was a beautiful day, sunny and in the mid 60's here in Central Texas. I got all my running around done for the day so I headed to a place I call Lead Lake. So far this year, I've dug over 70lbs of lead from here. I went out yesterday and gave up after 3 hrs with 3 coins and a pouch full of sinkers. Today turned out to be a rewarding hunt. Within the first hour, I had 2 rings, both I thought were junkers. The little one hit at 82 on the Deus 2 and the one with the stone read 49, which is gold range. It was stained so bad I couldn't see any marking inside the band. About 30 minutes later I get a solid 60, which out here, is either a pulltab, nickel or lead. I was very surprised to see the small nugget ring pop out. The top part of the ring had some dark staining on it just like the ring with the stone. I grab my magnifying glass and sure enough, 10K I hunted a few more minutes and decided to call it a day. I was more than satisfied with my results for such a short hunt. I inspected both rings when I got home and still could not see any marking on the larger ring. I threw all the rings in my tumbler to clean them up. After supper, I go out to check on the progress and was met with a very nice surprise, 2 pieces of goldness in the tumbler I grabbed my loupe and sure enough, 10K. I ended up with 4.5 grams of 10K between the 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F350Platinum Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Congrats Dan! Nice to get some shiny digging all that lead. Persistence pays off. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan(NM) Posted December 19, 2023 Author Share Posted December 19, 2023 5 minutes ago, F350Platinum said: Congrats Dan! Nice to get some shiny digging all that lead. Persistence pays off. 👍 Thanks! It definitely takes away some of the aggravation :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCR Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Nice ring finds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midalake Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 2 hours ago, Dan(NM) said: The little one hit at 82 on the Deus 2 and the one with the stone read 49, which is gold range. It was stained so bad I couldn't see any marking inside the band. Outstanding Dan!!!! But just so you know......82 is the gold range for rings too!!!😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phrunt Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 That's a really cool gold nugget type ring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mn90403 Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Lead is selling for a big price these days if you can find a yard that will take it. Just drop in the gold so they give you a little better price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinclair Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Congrats Dan! Holy.. that's a sh!tload of sinkers 😵 They sound too good to pass them by and I can totally understand, why they want to ban them in europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valens Legacy Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Great hunting and taking the time to dig everything up. I like the amethyst ring, it looks to be a good quality stone. Good luck on your next hunt and stay safe out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan(NM) Posted December 19, 2023 Author Share Posted December 19, 2023 8 hours ago, JCR said: Nice ring finds. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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