Another lunch time find

[tnvarmint]

As it was about time for lunch today, Dr Bill and I were trying to decide if we wanted to go out and detect today. It had rained a little this morning so we knew it would be wet and muggy. We decided worst case we could always leave if it was too wet so we headed out. We hunted for our normal 45 min to an hour and I hadn't found anything but a 1941 wheatie. Just as we got back to our cars about 2 or 3 inches from the edge of the pavement and a foot from my front bumper I get a 12-46 signal at less than an inch deep. I figured it was a clad quarter and almost walked away. We were running a little late and needed to get back to work. I decided to dig it and out popped this beauty!

It isnt the best picture but it is a silver ring with what appears to be a 3/4 to 1 ct diamond setting on top. The stone is a flawless and the ring will clean up nicely. You can see in the picture the 925 stamped on the right side and a "M" mark on the left.

 

[muttandjeeps]

Nice! You should skip lunch every day!

 

[sugar]

Better than a sandwich haha

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Nice looking ring !

 

[markg]

That gives me a very good idea.....

 

[joedirt]

Great find!

All I found at lunch was one of these.

 

[Aaron]

WTG!

 

[iskirkra]

Nice find Mike, is the diamond real? That is a fine looking ring. Congrats. -- Randy

 

[tnvarmint]

UPDATE:

My wife absolutely loved the ring. She took it down to a local jewelry shop and had it sized up one to fit her. The stone is not a diamond but a 1ct CZ. He said he would still value the ring at about $300-$400 new. It turned out to be a beutiful ring once cleaned and polished. The wife is very happy to have gotten it and now doesn't laugh quite as hard when I come home with nothing but a handful of clad to show

I did get plenty of these so all turned out good!