Big Honking Silver Ring found today !:minelab:

[MNCoinhunter]

Went back to the scene of the little silver coin spill this evening. Was'nt finding much .. not even a wheatie today. But this beauty presented itself to me on one of my last holes of the day. It is a (heavy) Future Farmers of America sterling silver ring. Have no idea how old it is . . still researching it. Enjoy !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uVnRzSFb40

 

[curtis n]

WAY TO GO -NICE!!!!!! RING

 

[MikeO]

Nice big chunk of silver there you got Dave.

Future Farmers of America was founded in 1928.
The Ring is probably produced by Balfour.
There is one like it on that big auction site and they are asking like $125. or so.

 

[Dancin' Dave]

Nice clunker ring. Sure beats finding a wheat penny. WTG!

DD

 

[MNCoinhunter]

Nice big chunk of silver there you got Dave.

Future Farmers of America was founded in 1928.
The Ring is probably produced by Balfour.
There is one like it on that big auction site and they are asking like $125. or so.

Thanks. I saw the ones selling at FeePay. They are not as worn as mine is but I was still impressed by what they were selling for.

 

[Hotcz70]

That's a nice one Dave

 

[jcooking]

Nice chunkiness, congrats Dave!

 

[JJ]

Great find Dave, probably worth more as a collectable than scrap weight. I bet that sounded sweet. JJ

 

[sgoss66]

Holy ring, Dave! That's a big ol' chunk of silver! Great job! Bet that sucker blew your headphones off...

Steve

 

[MNCoinhunter]

Holy ring, Dave! That's a big ol' chunk of silver! Great job! Bet that sucker blew your headphones off...

Steve

Actually, it was a bit of a shaky signal due to the way it was laying in the ground, and because it was about 7 inches down. Was not expecting to find a big silver ring lets put it that way.

 

[sgoss66]

Really? Surprised on the signal...woulda thought it was a screamer. I guess 7" deep and not laying flat mustv'e been enough to throw the machine off a bit. Nice job digging it!

Steve

 

[MNCoinhunter]

Well, the soil was bone-dry ... and there may have been another junk target in the hole that I left there. I don't know. I was too stoked to notice I guess .. ... I also noticed that I have a bad habit of not making a mental note of what type of signal it is before I dig something potentially good. My best recollection was that the numbers were 00-24 to 00-27 , but would bounce to higher numbers on the ferrous side. And was scratchy at the end of the swing. Glad I decided to check it out anyways ..

 

[sgoss66]

Yeah, happens to me sometimes too, Dave. I get so curious about the target sometimes, I forget to concentrate on how it reads/sounds, and just start digging! I did that on the last half I dug...it wasn't a "good enough" signal to where I thought I was digging something that special, but once I had the half in my hand, I remember thinking to myself "Wait, how did that thing sound? How did it ID before I dug it???" (I guess this is the same reason I often forget to snap a picture of the find while still in the dirt plug -- once I see the silver rim, I'm too eager to see what it is, and I forget to pause, and take a pic! )

Steve

 

[Gold Nuggets]

VERY NICE Dave!! That silver FFA ring looked
heavy in your hand before you put it on the scales.
Congratulations. Gold Nuggets

 

[diggingitup]

wow thats a honker !!!!!!!!!!

 

[Eddie in Poulsbo]

That is one sweet silver ring Dave. Congrats.

Eddie