ROUND 2 (June 11 – 18): Even Steven!
My little David (White’s Classic ID ProScan 800) hung in there this week. I am a teensy bit nervous, about the Goliath (Minelab Explorer 2) platypus. Come to find out, the size of the loop DOES affect performance in parks where there are squealyons of bottle caps, fishing sinkers, and drink tabs. I do believe Adewehe is figuring out his new machine. He has designed a back yard field test, and it looks like an over-achieving gofer has taken residence.
This was an incredible week for ring finds! Between the two of us we found a jewelry ‘honey-hole.” We found 8 rings and one silver cross. We also found a “few” fishing sinkers. We figure about 30 sinkers to every found ring is about right. We found lots and lots of new money (163 coins).
All right already! Time for the diamond story:
It was hot outside, and I decided to try using my detector in the water. I didn’t know if my detector was waterproof, so I went into the lake about mid-calf, and kept David above the water, and gave it a try. I heard a huge sound right off the bat, and I thought, GREAT another sinker for my ever growing collection! I reached in the water, dug around the sand, and moved rocks, until I felt it. Yep, you guessed it! It was a ring. I pulled it out with joy in my heart, until I saw the size of the diamond. No way is this real, I thought. The ring was extravagant & gaudy, just like the kind in a 25-cent gumball machine. It was at this point, I saw my dad, and thought, I am going to play a joke on him! So, I sent my daughter over with the ring in hopes that he would throw Goliath in the drink. I was looking out of the corner of eyes as he reached down to take a look at it. He came over to me and said, “This ring might be the find of a lifetime!” I laughed at him, and said, “There is NO WAY it’s real!” He said, “Then how do you explain the marks on the inside of the ring?” The joke was on me! I almost dropped David in the drink! It needed to be cleaned up; however, I could see two sets of numbers on the inside of the ring. When we got home, we cleaned it up. Gazing at the ring, I thought: I am going quit my job, and metal detect full time. Through some home tests we discovered that the ring is a sterling silver ring, with a big honking CZ (retail its about $80.00). I can’t quit my job, but for a while there it was nice to dream. There’s always tomorrow…..
We used some home tests to figure out how to tell if we had a diamond, or cubic zirconia (CZ). If you find a diamond, try these tests:
The transparency test:[/Flip the diamond in question upside down, and place it over some newsprint, if you can clearly read through the stone, it’s not a diamond.
The fog test: Put the rock in front of your mouth, and fog it like you would try to fog a mirror. If it stays fogged for 2-4 seconds, it’s a fake. A real diamond disperses the heat instantaneously so by the time you look at it, it has already cleared up.
The Dot test: Take a blank piece of paper and put a black dot on it. Put the diamond upside down on top of the dot. If you see a circle, it is glass, or a CZ. If you can’t see a circle, and its diffused color, it’s a diamond.
Help me out: Besides going to a gemologist, does anyone know how to test uncut red stones? I have a ring that is either garnet or rubies. Be nice if it were rubies. David and Goliath came out about even this week.
Next week Goliath is going down for the count…I have a secret weapon I will share with you next week’s post!
My little David (White’s Classic ID ProScan 800) hung in there this week. I am a teensy bit nervous, about the Goliath (Minelab Explorer 2) platypus. Come to find out, the size of the loop DOES affect performance in parks where there are squealyons of bottle caps, fishing sinkers, and drink tabs. I do believe Adewehe is figuring out his new machine. He has designed a back yard field test, and it looks like an over-achieving gofer has taken residence.
This was an incredible week for ring finds! Between the two of us we found a jewelry ‘honey-hole.” We found 8 rings and one silver cross. We also found a “few” fishing sinkers. We figure about 30 sinkers to every found ring is about right. We found lots and lots of new money (163 coins).
All right already! Time for the diamond story:
It was hot outside, and I decided to try using my detector in the water. I didn’t know if my detector was waterproof, so I went into the lake about mid-calf, and kept David above the water, and gave it a try. I heard a huge sound right off the bat, and I thought, GREAT another sinker for my ever growing collection! I reached in the water, dug around the sand, and moved rocks, until I felt it. Yep, you guessed it! It was a ring. I pulled it out with joy in my heart, until I saw the size of the diamond. No way is this real, I thought. The ring was extravagant & gaudy, just like the kind in a 25-cent gumball machine. It was at this point, I saw my dad, and thought, I am going to play a joke on him! So, I sent my daughter over with the ring in hopes that he would throw Goliath in the drink. I was looking out of the corner of eyes as he reached down to take a look at it. He came over to me and said, “This ring might be the find of a lifetime!” I laughed at him, and said, “There is NO WAY it’s real!” He said, “Then how do you explain the marks on the inside of the ring?” The joke was on me! I almost dropped David in the drink! It needed to be cleaned up; however, I could see two sets of numbers on the inside of the ring. When we got home, we cleaned it up. Gazing at the ring, I thought: I am going quit my job, and metal detect full time. Through some home tests we discovered that the ring is a sterling silver ring, with a big honking CZ (retail its about $80.00). I can’t quit my job, but for a while there it was nice to dream. There’s always tomorrow…..
We used some home tests to figure out how to tell if we had a diamond, or cubic zirconia (CZ). If you find a diamond, try these tests:
The transparency test:[/Flip the diamond in question upside down, and place it over some newsprint, if you can clearly read through the stone, it’s not a diamond.
The fog test: Put the rock in front of your mouth, and fog it like you would try to fog a mirror. If it stays fogged for 2-4 seconds, it’s a fake. A real diamond disperses the heat instantaneously so by the time you look at it, it has already cleared up.
The Dot test: Take a blank piece of paper and put a black dot on it. Put the diamond upside down on top of the dot. If you see a circle, it is glass, or a CZ. If you can’t see a circle, and its diffused color, it’s a diamond.
Help me out: Besides going to a gemologist, does anyone know how to test uncut red stones? I have a ring that is either garnet or rubies. Be nice if it were rubies. David and Goliath came out about even this week.
Next week Goliath is going down for the count…I have a secret weapon I will share with you next week’s post!
Amazon Forum Fav 👍
Attachments
Upvote
0
You should post under "todays finds". I don't always visit this section but always browse the todays finds part.
