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Thread: Just Got SCUBA Certified! 12 Silver and 2 Gold Rings in 2 Days!

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    Cool Just Got SCUBA Certified! 12 Silver and 2 Gold Rings in 2 Days!

    It only took four months, but I finally completed my Open Water Diver Certification! I've been in the water detecting very cold lakes, but so far I couldn't ask for better results! Twelve silver and two gold rings in just two days! I also raked in over 20 Euros in clad!

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    One of the gold rings I found was "Rose Gold" from the former Soviet Union. It has a "Red Star" and a Hammer and Sickle as part of the proof mark and is 14K.

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    The next gold ring I found was strange...marked .333 or 8k.

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    I found some really cool silver rings too!

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    Most of the other silvers were small, but hey...they're 925 Silver!

    GL and HH!

    Craig
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    WOW, WOW, WOW! You are so going to clean up on those deeper water rings! I can't wait to see what else you find. HH, Dave.
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    Whoa! All those in just two days!?!
    Congrats!
    I'd be turning into one big prune!
    The rose gold ring is sharp! And the silver one with the two rows of stones is a cool design!
    I can hardly wait to see what the next couple of days brings!
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    Wow! What an amazing amount of rings in a short period of time. Looks like you already made a dent of the cost of certification. Nice work Craig!
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    Wow seems to be the word of the day!! Those rings are absolutely amazing. And in only two days! How deep was the water you hunted in?
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    That's a really impressive result ! Congrats
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ronandari View Post
    Wow! What an amazing amount of rings in a short period of time. Looks like you already made a dent of the cost of certification. Nice work Craig!
    Actually I paid the $500.00 SSI Open Water Diver Course with the 818.00 EURO that I found last year. That's one thing I love about MDing. It's a hobby that PAYS!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Digger Don View Post
    Wow seems to be the word of the day!! Those rings are absolutely amazing. And in only two days! How deep was the water you hunted in?
    Don: It was 9 -15 feet.
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    That is great. Getting to those deeper finds! Go man go!
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    Quote Originally Posted by leslie(nova scotia) View Post
    That is great. Getting to those deeper finds! Go man go!
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    WOW! Amazing finds-many of us are still trying to find our first gold anything. These finds will certainly pay for your tank refills and upkeep to the equipment. Keep up the good work and looking forward to more updates! I'm really intrigued by that Soviet ring!
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    Congrats on getting Scuba certified and on finding those spectacular rings .I'm sure you will be posting more finds like those .

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cheap Thrills View Post
    Congrats on getting Scuba certified and on finding those spectacular rings .I'm sure you will be posting more finds like those .
    I sure hope so! Thanks!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Digger_O'Dell View Post
    WOW! Amazing finds-many of us are still trying to find our first gold anything. These finds will certainly pay for your tank refills and upkeep to the equipment. Keep up the good work and looking forward to more updates! I'm really intrigued by that Soviet ring!
    The weakness to the Seahunter MKII is that you have to dig EVERYTHING...but that can be an advantage too! I know there are a lot of Russian "Diplomats" in and around the area of Germany where I live. Maybe one of them lost it?
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