Diamond ring found: updated pics

[cntrydncr1]

Last Sunday I headed down to to the beach to detect while Hurricane Bill was passing up the coast. I met up with Bootybay and Boobird and a few other treasure hunters were also on the beach. there were huge cuts in the sand and I was hunting about 3 feet down, mostly in the wet sand.

I met a guy named Dan who is in my South Jersey club and we chatted a bit. I said to him, " I don't know why I'm hunting here...I have never found anything good here yet." He went on his way...and not 5 minutes later I found this ring.

I assumed it was fake as it had no markings and was so large. In a magnifier I couldn't find any flaws in it either. Well today I took it to the jeweler and he said..."THE DIAMOND IS REAL!!!!!" I started shaking. He said it is a cushion cut...1-1 1/4 carats maybe as high as 1 1/2 carats. He did not test the band...he said "what does it matter? the value is in the stone!" He estimated $4,000 if the smaller size and as much as $10,000 if it is 1 1/2 carats.

 

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[wingmaster]

Awesome find and ring there I might have fell out finding one like that congrats.

 

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[Silver Searcher]

Wow that's one fine Sparkler

SS

 

[cntrydncr1]

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!

So bright its blinding me! Great find! A day youll never forget for sure! What did it read on what machine?

Crackbadger

Crackbadger;
It was found with my excal II. I'm still learning the sounds but it sure sounded like gold to me!!! lol But it is platinum.

 

[wwwtimmcp]

wow talk about hitting the mother lode, I too agree banner all the way.

 

[Deno]

Hot Dammm. I know that had to feel good. Banner for sure.

 

[gemseeker35]

Re: Diamond ring found during hurricane Bill

I have had the same thing happen, thought I posted something and went back later to look and it was either never posted or just gone. I don't think the mod's deleted anything but maybe there is a glitch somewhere?

Anyway, Awesome ring Definately banner worthy.

HH Charlie

WOOOOOOW!!!!!!! AMAZING FIND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SPEECHLESS, IT CAN BE DONE!!!!!!YAY!!!!!!!!!

 

[Mona Lisa]

wow talk about hitting the mother lode, I too agree banner all the way.

Hot Dammm. I know that had to feel good. Banner for sure.

At the top left of the banner screen, if you click on the left arrow (<) you will see that Debbie's fantabulous ring is/was on the banner. I vote that it gets put on the banner again!

 

[DigginThePast]

Amazing find!!! Huge congrats.

 

[Brian(upstateNY-Central Fla.)]

Thats a sweet Rock there
Congrats on a fantastic find

 

[bclark]

Nice ring. Congrats on the find.

 

[RiverRat3]

Great find, I would have passed out.

 

[goldeagle]

excellent find,a once in a lifetime. congrats.

 

[cedarratt]

I would say Banner for that one thats a find of a Life time!!! (Seriously tho I hope you find another!!!)

 

[Imnengr]

Fantastic find! I'd have a heart attack. I keep my 12-year-old son interested in detecting with me by saying, "maybe this one will be the diamond ring"...so I need to show him this find to keep him believing that it CAN happen!

 

[rjw4law]

GoLLLLLLLY, great find.

 

[Sandpit]

All i can say is yr lucky than should be allowed.

 

[changin-tymes]

A diamond is forever. not to bad huh i made that up on the spot.!

nice find. feed the hungry..

bob/ct

 

[desert dog]

COOL WAY TO GO

 

[Deepdiger60]

The best of the best ! a big stone and platinum amazing ring Congrats and it is in the Banner but i dont recall ever seeing it back in Aug. ? a find like that i would remember odd
More to come in 2010 HH Jim

 

[cntrydncr1]

Thanks. and Yes Jim it did make the banner in Aug. but good finds were cropping up left and right so it only stayed there a few weeks.