Schoolhouse Finds

[Rousseau84]

My Dad & I decided to go metal detecting today. We checked out a few places, but the schoolhouse was the best. We both found a lot of clad coins, mostly quarters and I lucked up and found a silver ring. This is the first silver that I have found, so you can imagine my excitement! The ring has sterling on the inside loop with a mark that I can't identify. To bad the stone is missing and the ring has seen better days from the look of it but I'm very happy. Thankfully the weather is not very cold here in Alabama. I'v read on here where some people can't even do any detecting because the ground is frozen, that has to stink. Hope everybody had a Merry Christmas!

 

[Tired Rooster]

Y'all dug a lot of coins!!!! Congratulations on the silver ring

 

[ken ward]

Way to go on the silver. Yep, the ground up here in Indiana is frozen. We just have to wait. You all in the south will have to keep us busy reading about your finds. Have fun out their... KEN

 

[DESERT DOG]

nice find

 

[MikeO]

That a big haul of clad. Good job on the sterling ring.

 

[osgood]

Rousseau., here is a link to a web page with the mark shown, scroll about half way down the page and look for the word Vargas, 1947 You can research from there. Wish you did have the stone, a big one apparently Vargas jewelry mark Hope this helps, keep at it, CO

 

[jeffc]

Nice hunt. The best part of your story was the line, "me and my dad". Such a great hobby. HH.

JC

 

[knarfj]

Nice hunt. The best part of your story was the line, "me and my dad". Such a great hobby. HH.

JC

Amen to that! Sure wish one of my family members would take an interest. By the way Excellent silver find and coin count.

 

[jabbo]

I say the stone is still in the ground where the ring was. Freezing expands, larger stones will pop out. Sometimes the bottom of a wide thin band will split too, I found several with the band split at the bottom.

 

[osgood]

Agree with Jabbo, that stone might still be in the ground, covered with dirt it might not be easily recognized at first. Here is info on the Vargas Jewelry Co. Vargas Jewelry Co.
Good Hunts, CO

 

[Rousseau84]

Thanks everybody for the info on the ring. I'm defiantly gonna go back & see if I can find the stone. I remember right where I found the ring. Yeah I really enjoy spending time with my Dad metal detecting.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Very nice !

 

[Roland58]

I wish my father was still around, I think he would have enjoyed metal detecting. I know I would have loved to have him with me!! Cherish those days you have and make them as numerous as you can!!

If you have some 1/4" screen, make a small sifter, it might aid you in finding the stone (as long as the hole in the ring is not less than 1/4", of course).

 

[Riley M.]

Nice hunt