HOLY BLING, BATMAN! UPDATE

[Silver Fox]

Having recuperated from Saturday's outing in Staten Island and the coming weather looking good only for indoor activities, I headed out to the park. Even though the temperature was only 54 it turned out to be a beautiful day. Picking up a quarter here, a dime there, I walked along approached by curious kids who didn't hang around and by also curious adults. I reached the end of the park and was ready to head home when I decided to do a tree with bare ground all around it before I called it quits. But first I headed up a slight incline which I was not going to bother with but did.

The detector didn't find it, my eyes did. A curious sight as I wasn't sure what I was looking at but it looked golden and I thought it might be a whole or part of an earring. Whew! When I grabbed it and pulled it from the earth (it was starting to be held by the vegetation) I couldn't make out what it was but it had to be astounding at the size and weight. I didn't want to draw attention so I did remove a little bit of the dirt and saw what it was. Into the goody bag it went. After I left the park I saw a memorial fountain and it had water from the recent rains. Wanting to see more detail I dunked the crucifix and moved it around hoping the caked-in dirt would loosen. Some of it did but so did the ring where the chain would have held the crucifix. It separated into the two pieces it was constructed of since I could see the solder joint. When I picked up the crucifix out of the water I noticed the missing ring and found the two pieces in the water. The slim or back piece of the ring is where the 10K is found (last photo).

At home I cleaned it under tap water and a toothbrush and now you can see unbelievable 10K gold bling! It weighs a clean one ounce. Can anyone tell me how much one ounce of 10Karat gold is worth?

Bling on the photos!

Oh, yeah, I also found 8 quarters, 5 dimes and some cents.

Silver, Nah, Gold Fox

 

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[alwayslookin]

Re: HOLY BLING, BATMAN! Take a look at THIS!

I think you already have the answer but here is what my new spread shee calculator indicates.

$866.00 10 $360.26 $11.58 $18.01
spot K value gm pwt

Dave

 

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[Silver Fox]

In my excitement yesterday I didn't consider that there could have also been a chain. I couldn't wait until today to visit the area and search the area. I did, looking at every square inch but no chain. Not to sweat. I had the bling with me as I wanted to have a gold test done by local jewelers. At one, the owner wasn't in but I was told that he charged $20-$25 for the test. Later for that although a sign in his window said that they bought gold.

A few months ago I visited a local jewelry store to have a 14K watch bracelet tested and the lady that performed the test didn't charge me so I headed for that store. She had taken the bracelet to the back space and did the test there. This time there was an older man and I said I'd pay a reasonable fee but he waved it off, as I was hoping. He brought out his gold testing kit, a little wooden box with 4 vials of acid and a little dark, flat, square stone. He rubbed Jesus on the stone and applied 10K acid; it passed. He next tried 14K; it passed. He seemed to have stopped and I mentioned 18K and he applied the acid but it didn't pass. So, I got myself an ounce of 14K gold with a value of a few moments ago of $496!

Do any of you know how much cash a gold buyer would pay? I figure 1/3rd which comes out to approx. $165. I'm also thinking that since it is a fine work of art I should consider auctioning it off on eBay but would I get at least $165 from which I'd have to pay fees? What would you do, take the cash or hope for more on eBay?

Silver Fox

 

[weasel606]

WTG silver fox great find and its a beautie to ! congrats

 

[juju]

I did the conversion and 1 oz. of 10 karat at $856.60 would be a total of $325.55 in pure gold. Not bad at all. Congrats on your new bling.

 

[duggap]

Most will pay "spot" or what gold is currently selling for. Their profit comes with the designed jewelry.

 

[Bridge End Farm]

In my excitement yesterday I didn't consider that there could have also been a chain. I couldn't wait until today to visit the area and search the area. I did, looking at every square inch but no chain. Not to sweat. I had the bling with me as I wanted to have a gold test done by local jewelers. At one, the owner wasn't in but I was told that he charged $20-$25 for the test. Later for that although a sign in his window said that they bought gold.

A few months ago I visited a local jewelry store to have a 14K watch bracelet tested and the lady that performed the test didn't charge me so I headed for that store. She had taken the bracelet to the back space and did the test there. This time there was an older man and I said I'd pay a reasonable fee but he waved it off, as I was hoping. He brought out his gold testing kit, a little wooden box with 4 vials of acid and a little dark, flat, square stone. He rubbed Jesus on the stone and applied 10K acid; it passed. He next tried 14K; it passed. He seemed to have stopped and I mentioned 18K and he applied the acid but it didn't pass. So, I got myself an ounce of 14K gold with a value of a few moments ago of $496!

Do any of you know how much cash a gold buyer would pay? I figure 1/3rd which comes out to approx. $165. I'm also thinking that since it is a fine work of art I should consider auctioning it off on eBay but would I get at least $165 from which I'd have to pay fees? What would you do, take the cash or hope for more on eBay?

Silver Fox

I have no idea what a dealer would pay but if you decide to part with it pm me as I know someone who would like to have it. Me lol I do think 165 is cheap, but I really can't see the condition like you can

Ebay you can set a reserve amount but if it doesn't sell you still pay fees for if it did sell for that amount.

I guess the best is to ask what they would give you for it.

 

[Silver Fox]

I did the conversion and 1 oz. of 10 karat at $856.60 would be a total of $325.55 in pure gold. Not bad at all. Congrats on your new bling.

The 10 karat came from the marking on the jump ring, or the loop where the chain attaches. However, I had an acid test performed by a local jewelry business owner yesterday and it tested past 10K and passed the 14K test. It did not pass the 18K test but 14K is good enough for me. A few moments ago an ounce of 14K was worth $498+

But it's not the gold content that is of value here (well, yes it is for me) but the art work. It has to be a one-of-a-kind and I could not find anything like it on eBay or on the web after a search on google. There may be similar works of art, but this puppy is a winner! The photos I posted just do not do it visual justice. When you hold it you know a master goldsmith worked on it.

 

[Detectingfreak]

very nice job on the crucifix!!!!

 

[stormfighter]

Hey Mr. Fox it is a shame that they take so much from the real value.I would shop around and wait for a price that you think is resonable.Gold is taking a little drop on the stock market but like you said it is art.Hold onto it and shop around,put it on e-bay with a reserve price,if you dont get it try somewhere else. Good Luck DAN

 

[Lowbatts]

It's beauty and it'll keep the rest of us looking for more. I'd personally keep it, I like to keep the very best of each type of find and that might be tops in religious jewelry for awhile. Good eyes!

 

[birdman]

Very nice find for sure!

 

[Silver Fox]

Another nice surprise. Today I went to Canal Street, famous street in Manhattan (NYC) mostly for tons of counterfeit merchandise, to see about a cable matter and to see if I could find a similar object as the one I found. There's more gold on Canal Street than there is in Fort Knox! If you turned on your metal detector down there it wouldn't stop giving low signals. There are many jewelry shops and I wasn't going to go into every one but chose one just for the hell of it. As soon as you walk the clerks behind the counter "pounce" on you so I asked for specifics mentioning a 3" high one. I was shown an almost identical copy of my find except that theirs was crude compared to the art work I found. I don't know if theirs was a full ounce but their asking price was $600. Meaning that if they were selling mine I'm sure the price would have been closer to $800 and possibly more. The one thing that was cleared for me was, aside from finding a similar object, is that what I found is definitely not one of a kind but seems to be a cast object with a master goldsmith adding the final touches that puts mine in a different category from what I was shown.