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    02/18/14 little surprise

    Got out the other night for some night hunting on a local beach. The lake is about 7 ft below normal elevation, so I have been finding some older coins in some of the old swim beaches. I decided to try a beach area that was suppose to have some old homesteads that was there before the lake was built in the early 40's. I had found a whopping 92 cents in clad and was about to call it quits for the night when I got a low tone on my 3030 and decided to dig. I had already decided it was going to be some more can slaw but to my surprise it turned out to be this 14 kt ring.

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    Congrats on the gold. Very nice
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    Dave that first picture is deceiving as the ring looks like it was damaged or bent but wow what a nice ring .huge congrats
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    Nice going for keeping swinging to the end.
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    It's a beauty. nice way to end your hunt.

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    Sweet find. I always tell myself just a little longer you'll find something. It definitely paid off for you great find. HH and good luck with more.

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    Awesome score on that GOLD beauty

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    Betcha you're glad you dug that signal. on the gold.
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    Congrats nice find. Still looking for my first gold. Safe & HH

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    whoa! that is one nice looking ring. congrats on such a cool find.

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    Nice ring. Still trying to guess it's age. I'm tossed between 1940's or 1950's No can slaw for you today
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    Thanks everybody for the replies, I thought I may have found an even better ring yesterday, but it was 18kt H.G.E. It was 8 to 10 inches in the silt, where the water is normally 5 to 6 feet deep. It came out of the ground looking really good. The gems was encrusted with the silty soil, but I could see what looked like a ruby in the center and little diamonds all around it. Dang the my luck, it turned out to be nothing more than a heart stopper for a second.





    Thanks and HH to all

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    Well it isn't solid 18 k, but it is heavy gold electroplate and looks like the read deal. Enough for the old heart to start beating fast
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    Very nice looking ring, congrats on a great find!

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    Based on that first picture, I read your palm! It says "the first of many to come". Lucky you!

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    Outstanding job Dave. I really like the ring with the ruby and diamonds, it cleaned up nice. WTG
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