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  1. 11-26-2009, 11:01 AM #1
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    Thanksgiving Morning was GOLDEN!!

    Went out this morning for a quick 1 hour hunt.. went to a park I've hit over and over, at 7 I found this great men's gold ring.
    It scaled at .19 OZ or 5.6 Grams.
    My only concern is that when I read the Marking is reads 14 K <S> (S inside a diamond) I am really hoping that S is a company marking and not indicating Gold over Silver or I'll be disappointed. :-\
    I did a quick search online but nothing indicates that the S means Sterling so I hope Im in the clear.
    I love the holiday lol
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  2. 11-26-2009, 11:22 AM #2
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    Re: Thanksgiving Morning was GOLDEN!!

    Wow, what a great find! I am jealous that you were able to get out on Thanksgiving morning. I'm stuck tending the turkey and cleaning the house!

    Congrats...
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  3. 11-26-2009, 11:45 AM #3
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    Re: Thanksgiving Morning was GOLDEN!!

    Wow! (Score) Nice find! thumbsup01
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    Re: Thanksgiving Morning was GOLDEN!!

    That's a really nice find you made. What reading did it come in as?

    I think you are in the clear. I've never seen that <s> as a composition marking. There is plated, heavy plated, and filled.
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    Re: Thanksgiving Morning was GOLDEN!!

    You really do have something to be thankful for. thumbsup01 Nice find.
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    Re: Thanksgiving Morning was GOLDEN!!

    Great dig! At 5.6 grams, I'm sure it's solid gold and not plated. Also, that <s> is more than certainly the makers mark. A little research should find it. At 7 deep it could be an older ring, though how old I don't know. How'd it come up on the detector?
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    Re: Thanksgiving Morning was GOLDEN!!

    Thanks guys, I am stoked about this ring, this is my first gold ring in two years.
    It kept bouncing around 45-75 vdi range (pull tab then to penny), with the occasional 80/81 (dime)
    Beings it was deep I figured it was worth the dig. I really was thinking it was going to be a wheatie or silver dime near some trash.
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  8. 11-26-2009, 04:27 PM #8
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    Re: Thanksgiving Morning was GOLDEN!!

    Awesome find CKC sure looks nice. Guess you don't need that E-Trac your looking for. lol lol lol lol lol.
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  9. 11-26-2009, 05:30 PM #9
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    Re: Thanksgiving Morning was GOLDEN!!

    very nice scott......congratulations!
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  10. 11-26-2009, 05:31 PM #10
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    Re: Thanksgiving Morning was GOLDEN!!

    Excellent find Scott! I would be stoked too. What a way to start your day.
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  11. 11-26-2009, 05:39 PM #11
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    Re: Thanksgiving Morning was GOLDEN!!

    WTG on the gold! Gotta love a hunt like that! thumbsup01
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  12. 11-26-2009, 05:57 PM #12
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    Re: Thanksgiving Morning was GOLDEN!!

    Wow Scott sweet Gold, great job! Very nice Holiday surprize and bet your on cloud nine..
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    Re: Thanksgiving Morning was GOLDEN!!

    thumbsup01 Outstanding Scott... superb find... I am real happy for you.... Hope you find more gold... RickO
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    Re: Thanksgiving Morning was GOLDEN!!

    I love hunting early sunday morning or early morning holidays., the parks are soooo quiet you can hear a pin drop..
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    Re: Thanksgiving Morning was GOLDEN!!

    Nice gold ring Scott...finding gold always can put a smile on your face...Congrats!!!
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    Re: Thanksgiving Morning was GOLDEN!!

    That is a beautiful ring Scott! Congrats!
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    Re: Thanksgiving Morning was GOLDEN!!

    Super ring.........thats a very cool find...CONGRATS !!! thumbsup01
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    Re: Thanksgiving Morning was GOLDEN!!

    Nice ring. We get our share of silver, but gold is still rare and special thumbsup01 I don't know a lot about rings, but I'm with everyone else on it being gold and not plated or filled, etc... Probably a maker's mark is my guess also. Nice dig this late in the year.
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    Re: Thanksgiving Morning was GOLDEN!!

    Quote Originally Posted by coinnut View Post
    Nice ring. We get our share of silver, but gold is still rare and special thumbsup01 I don't know a lot about rings, but I'm with everyone else on it being gold and not plated or filled, etc... Probably a maker's mark is my guess also. Nice dig this late in the year.
    Well, I went to my jeweler today, it certainly gold, a $100 bucks worth.. Hmmmm.. what to spend it on lol
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  20. 11-28-2009, 05:57 PM #20
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    Re: Thanksgiving Morning was GOLDEN!!

    $100 bux...now thats a nice find!
    And now the metal detectorist pledge.
    "I pledge to do my honor, to do my best AND seriously investigate ALL deep signals!"

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