Persistence paid off again..

[knarfj]

I'd been hunting a spot plagued with rusty bottle caps so I started running full disc. to knock them out, but for "just because I could" I notched nickels back in. The bottle caps were taken care of but with the nikels notched in I still ended up digging a few tabs. Then I got this target that couldn't quite lock in as a solid audio in the nickel range. I got curious and this little beauty popped up from around 3 inches.

Laying flat on the ground it's VDI reads at the top of the foil range at 25, a little low for nickels? The F-5 when notched to accept nickels has a pretty wide band so I assume that's why it took notice. Glad it did!

I'm sure it's gold but I can't make sense of the mark on the inside. Anyone have any idea? Looks like the numbers 913 to me.

HH

 

[knarfj]

I believe I got the mark figured out with the help of Google it's marked "916" not 913 as I thought.

http://www.jewelleryscrap.co.uk/selling-scrap-gold/42

 

[burlbark]

Nice piece of 22k. It should be pretty soft. Great find.

 

[rks1040]

That is a great find! Congrats!

 

[mudpuppy]

Yeah, that's a great find especially in the trash! You really got a good one there!...most would not go after a signal like what you described in a trash zone...that ring would most likely never have been found if you hadn't done it! Outstanding!
Mud

 

[MikeO]

Neat old ring. WTG.