Hello, all:
Had a little free time today, so I decided to hit a field near our high school where the marching band practices formations and music. I hit it last year and found about $30 in clad coins. I had gone about fifty feet with my F-5 and got a signal that read 66-68 on the ID. Not quite copper penny or dime range, but I dug it anyway. It was a shallow signal and turned out to be a silver ring less than an inch deep. Hunted another thirty minutes and found nothing, so I headed hope. I cleaned the ring and put a magnifying glass to it. It had a pretty Saphire stone with two small diamonds on each side of the stone. There were inscriptions on each side of the stone, as well. One side said "Sarah 2009" and the other side said "Odessa Guard". I knew it was a band member and immediately thought of the band director who goes to my church. I was guessing he might have a clue as to who Sarah was. I then looked on the inside, and saw an inscription that read "Sarah E. Rafferty". I laughed out loud because I've known Sarah and her family for years. They go to my church, as well. The advantages of living in a small town. I called the family and left a message on their answering machine that I was using my metal detector around the high school and had found something I believed to have belonged to Sarah. They haven't returned my call as yet, but I'm sure Sarah will be pleased to have her ring back. I'm sure she thought she woudld never see it again. It gives a nice feeling to find and return an item to soneone. To me, it has some monetary value, but to the person who loses it, there is a much deeper attachment to it.
Thanks for looking and keep on diggin'
jimmyk in Missouri
Had a little free time today, so I decided to hit a field near our high school where the marching band practices formations and music. I hit it last year and found about $30 in clad coins. I had gone about fifty feet with my F-5 and got a signal that read 66-68 on the ID. Not quite copper penny or dime range, but I dug it anyway. It was a shallow signal and turned out to be a silver ring less than an inch deep. Hunted another thirty minutes and found nothing, so I headed hope. I cleaned the ring and put a magnifying glass to it. It had a pretty Saphire stone with two small diamonds on each side of the stone. There were inscriptions on each side of the stone, as well. One side said "Sarah 2009" and the other side said "Odessa Guard". I knew it was a band member and immediately thought of the band director who goes to my church. I was guessing he might have a clue as to who Sarah was. I then looked on the inside, and saw an inscription that read "Sarah E. Rafferty". I laughed out loud because I've known Sarah and her family for years. They go to my church, as well. The advantages of living in a small town. I called the family and left a message on their answering machine that I was using my metal detector around the high school and had found something I believed to have belonged to Sarah. They haven't returned my call as yet, but I'm sure Sarah will be pleased to have her ring back. I'm sure she thought she woudld never see it again. It gives a nice feeling to find and return an item to soneone. To me, it has some monetary value, but to the person who loses it, there is a much deeper attachment to it.
Thanks for looking and keep on diggin'
jimmyk in Missouri
in the right place at the right time. Great story.
Either way, I hope to give it back to her in church in the AM.