My first gold ever!

[BenVa68]

I found this on the beach during vacation with my T2+. I went out early in the am after a storm the previous night. At first I thought it was fake because it wasnt marked but I tested it and it came up just under platinum. 24k I believe. Now to get the stone tested. Either way I'm happy

 

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[cudamark]

What did I tell you! Never assume it's junk until you test them. Here's hoping it's a high quality stone!

 

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[against the wind]

Yep,, take it to your own jeweler and get him to test and repair it.
Congratulations

 

[diggummup]

I was just getting ready to sell my beach machine too. Now I'm having second thoughts.

 

[UnderMiner]

I think you got yourself a multi-thosand dollar stone in that ring!!

 

[Truth]

I still think i like relic hunting better but the beach hunting was fun and a lot less work. lol The funny thing is when i first found it because it wasn't marked and because of the size of the stone i just threw it in the bag with the rest of my finds and thought it was a fake. I'm glad i tested it. lol I was out on the beach really early the morning i found it and it was at the very end of my swing so i almost missed it. The coil hit a pile of sand and it popped out. I didn't even look at it at the time. I just stuck it in my pocket and kept on hunting. I didn't want to attract too much attention from other people on the beach. But i usually wait until i get home to inspect anything i find, even when i'm way out in the woods. Most times i don't even realize i've got something good until much later.

Same here and I like it that way. It’s great when you realize it’s something great especially when you think you’ve had a bad beat on the hunt.

 

[Truth]

Looks like it may be Asian, they wear the high carat stuff. Sweet find!

I don’t know I’m thinking Italian’s pinky ring .......and possibly mob related.

 

[Whyme]

Oh man very nice ring! Congrats!

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[diggummup]

Get an appraisal on that puppy and fill us in. Anything made with high karat gold like that would not have a fake stone. I'm betting it's worth thousands myself.

 

[Silvermonkey]

Wow ...that's a big honk'n ring. Whether the stone is real, or not, you got a lot of gold there! Congrats!

 

[BenVa68]

Well I took it to a jeweler today. It is gold. 24k . But he said the diamond isn't real. He looked at it for about 30 seconds thru something that resembled a microscope and said, not a diamond. I was disappointed and really surprised. It sure looks real. I am still happy to have finally found gold though. I have come to appreciate how hard and how much pull tab and foil digging it takes to find it. Thanks everyone for looking and commenting. It won't be my last.

 

[uglymailman]

I'm still going to chime in with an "atta boy". Even if the rock is paste, it don't change that 24K. Sweet find. Good luck.

 

[BuckleBoy]

Wow! I bet you like beach hunting better then relic hunting now![/QUOTE I still prefer relic hunting. lol But the beach hunting was fun. A lot less work too. And i could get use to finding gold but there's just something exciting to me about digging up a relic that i am the first one to touch since it was lost over a century ago. I was just as excited to find the old tarnished brass wedding ring from a Civil War soldier as i was when i found this gold ring.

From one Virginian to another, AMEN brother!

 

[Trezurehunter]

Congrats on your first Gold, and a nice chunky ring !

 

[Doc Arey]

Damn talk about starting right!

 

[pandes]

That is a nice ring

 

[Roccobull]

Super cool find! Wish I can get these types of finds... so far I've just been getting random worthless coins besides their face value lol

 

[BenVa68]

Super cool find! Wish I can get these types of finds... so far I've just been getting random worthless coins besides their face value lol

Oh trust me I find plenty of that too. Just keep digging everything. I probably dug 100 bottlecaps the day I found this ring.

 

[DetectingGodlikeOnOlympus]

The gaudy pure gold ring with a huge stone is the hardest part of putting together your new look. You are definitely going to make a striking figure sitting in the back row at the metal detecting club meeting whispering with all of the other wise and accomplished old timers.

 

[nagant]

Get a second opinion, nothing to lose.