First gold for me, 2021

[Ronstar]

So jkline and I take a chance on the coveted Admin Lawn at the University today. Jeff says he can feel some jewelry and silver still lurks subterranean. Like a couple of young teenagers we fire up the detectors and take off across the main lawn like we were pushing Jacobsen lawn mowers for first place in the neighborhood lawn mowing derby!! I was starting to wear down after an hour and 45 cents in my pouch.
Then, I get the coveted nickel hit. Better dig it. Says 4-5” deep so nice and neat plug cut and in goes the Garrett carrot, at first nothing on the plug but Garrett says off to the side so pull a chink of dirt off the wall. Now nothing. Turn it off and restart it..... nothing in the plug but the plug now sounds off. Pull a chunk of dirt off with my thumb and by damned a gold circle!!!
I sit there staring at and looking towards Jeff who seems to have this sense of someone staring at him so he turns around. Seeing my grin from ear to ear decides he better hightail it over see what the grin is. Gold!!
We finished out our day and he scored a couple old coins but I still whooped his butt overall!! Damn those old lawn mowers!!!
This ring is maybe 100 yards from the one I found in October. I will weigh both tomorrow and post the weights. Other wise I got $1.50 in clad.....

 

[jim tn]

Nice gold start on the year. Personally, I'd take 1 gold item per month and be thrilled. Now tell us more about those Jacobsen lawn mowers, I may need to get one. HH Jim tn

 

[Mark kus]

Nice job on the gold
Mark

 

[bootyhoundpa]

Off to a great start..congrats.

 

[JimmyCT]

Very nice !!

 

[fwcrawford]

Great find.. I dug a pile of nickels last year, but not one piece of gold.
You definitely took home the trophy from that hunt!!

 

[Ronstar]

Weighed both rings this morning. Ring on the left was ring I found in October, 4.45 grams. Ring on right was yesterdays at 6.95 grams. Both 14k. Amazing how shiny they come out of ground.....

 

[Old coin hunter]

So jkline and I take a chance on the coveted Admin Lawn at the University today. Jeff says he can feel some jewelry and silver still lurks subterranean. Like a couple of young teenagers we fire up the detectors and take off across the main lawn like we were pushing Jacobsen lawn mowers for first place in the neighborhood lawn mowing derby!! I was starting to wear down after an hour and 45 cents in my pouch.
Then, I get the coveted nickel hit. Better dig it. Says 4-5” deep so nice and neat plug cut and in goes the Garrett carrot, at first nothing on the plug but Garrett says off to the side so pull a chink of dirt off the wall. Now nothing. Turn it off and restart it..... nothing in the plug but the plug now sounds off. Pull a chunk of dirt off with my thumb and by damned a gold circle!!!
I sit there staring at and looking towards Jeff who seems to have this sense of someone staring at him so he turns around. Seeing my grin from ear to ear decides he better hightail it over see what the grin is. Gold!!
We finished out our day and he scored a couple old coins but I still whooped his butt overall!! Damn those old lawn mowers!!!
This ring is maybe 100 yards from the one I found in October. I will weigh both tomorrow and post the weights. Other wise I got $1.50 in clad.....

Really good find.

 

[jkline]

Ron's new ring is a chunk-- Sauron's wraiths might come looking for it.

My 1900 V nickel for the day was wayyyy overshadowed!

 

[Larbear2]

That’s a good start for the new year. Keep digging the lower conductors And find some more.

 

[okierebel]

Man, both you guys did well! Awesome and congrats to both youins!!
HH okie

 

[laplander]

Quite the gold hog Ron LOL Well done!
HH Jeff

 

[utmike]

Nice and nice! Way to go.

 

[fwcrawford]

Ron's new ring is a chunk-- Sauron's wraiths might come looking for it.

My 1900 V nickel for the day was wayyyy overshadowed!

That’s a great find too!!!

 

[kschae4]

Congrats on a great find at a school campus. Was permission granted by groundskeepers or school administration or better yet, no permission needed?

 

[jkline]

You have to get a permit.

 

[zac]

Nice one!

 

[u2robert]

Damnit Ron that was quick

 

[kschae4]

You have to get a permit.

Details?

 

[Ronstar]

It was pretty much having a short interview with the head of Facilities Maintenance. A few basic ground rules (no pun intended), know no where not to go, and agree to show finds if University asks to see. So far there have been no complaints on us specifically, the grounds/landscape crew pretty much knows us by sight now. We have recovered several keys marked Property of UI and have returned them, some being nearly 50 years old now.