juju
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- Dec 8, 2007
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- Detector(s) used
- Whites MXT ALL PRO, Grey Ghost Headphones, Garrett Pro-Pointer
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
So today started out super slow. Even the weather wasn't the greatest. I hit quite a few parks and was steadily filling my bag with trash and clad. So I called it a day after about 4 hours, and headed home. I kept thinking my jewelry streak was over, but boy was I wrong. The wife said it was grocery shopping day, and I needed to go. We headed across town and I kept thinkin that I forgot somethin. Well I did. I forgot to take the MXT out of the car. So crafty me gets to thinkin. There has got to be an elementary school around here some where. I drove right by the grocery store and told the wife I think there is a school up here somewhere and it won't take too long. She gives me the stink eye, and off we go. Well I found the school around a few more corners than just the first one, and by then the stink eye was smellin real bad. I ended up just hittin the play area to see if someone had beat me to it. Well nobody had hit it in a while. I came away with a bunch of clad, a tortured kids ring, and this necklace. The necklace felt like gold, looked like gold but I still wasn't sure. It has markings but not anything I had seen before. I got it home and acid tested it and it came back as gold. My acid kit only goes to 18k though. So I decided I needed a second opinion. I headed to a local dealer for another test. As soon as he sees it he says yup its gold. He says probably from Thailand or another country like that. Evidently there gold tastes are much richer than Americans. He says He will test it if I like just to make sure. Well it came back as better than 22k. I was dizzy with the news. This is now my best find ever. He kept offering to buy it, but I said no. I don't sell my finds. I am still on cloud nine after this. This one is gonna be tough to beat. Hope all your hunts are going as well as mine. 
I located a similar chain on the internet. It is from Thailand and is called a marine link One Baht chain. Baht gold is 96.5% pure. This chain sells for over $700.00 retail. Now I am really excited. I guess when the jeweler said better than 22k he meant it.
I located a similar chain on the internet. It is from Thailand and is called a marine link One Baht chain. Baht gold is 96.5% pure. This chain sells for over $700.00 retail. Now I am really excited. I guess when the jeweler said better than 22k he meant it.
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Obviously I'm only kidding, That's a frigin Awesome find. I've been getting my butt kicked by the surf and am amassing a lovely beer cap collection. Congrats. HH Aloha
Yeah, I think most all of us have suffered that look before. 
Rolling the eyes, and a loud sigh...or two, mumbling something about how crazed we must be. And then the promises we make to only be a few minutes. 
