The most valuable find!

[The Urban Prospector]

Everybody is curious as to what the heck us "metal detectorists" are doing. Without fail THE #1 question that I am asked is, "What is the most valuable thing you have ever found?" So.....I thought it would be fun and interesting to ask all of you that very question.

What is the most valuable item you have ever found?

 

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[scaupus]

great thread! good idea. My favorite find is my avatar. Probably not my most valuable find, which I know is the purpose of this thread, but it is valuable, and is my favorite, and the most intrinsically interesting of all my finds, imho. Found it very early in my metal detecting career. It's a mexican biker ring, which were made from demonetized coins in the 1930s-1950s. This one is very unusual in that its finely sculptured, most of them are pretty crude. They generally feature Indian chiefs, horses, or skulls. They are highly collectible, especially the skulls, calaveras. This one is up there with the skulls because of its unusually high artistic quality. The paint on the feathers was still there after decades in the ground. The nickel bezel and band, copper cartouches on the side, and the brass table I cleaned up, but I left the face with the dark bronze patina as it came out of the ground.

Don't ask about buying it, I sold it when I found it, which I regret. I've sold other rings and jewelry, no problem, just sold one of my most recent finds for $300 on ebay, will sell the latest one as soon as its cleaned up, but I should have kept this one, it was special, for one thing, because I found it in the parking strip just inches from the road in front of my dad's 1925 house.

after clean up and

as it came out of the ground

 

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[greatwun]

I found this in a lake almost 3 years ago.
It has never been appraised, but the diamonds test good.
I think its 3-4 carat.
Its an anniversary ring found right before my 25th anniversary.
My wife wears it everyday.

Wow, what a find!!!!

 

[Reiska]

American 18K ring. Melt value 250€.



Rare hammered coin (Less than 10 exist). Not worth much but the most valuable coin i've found anyway.

 

[flashyace]

no good yet. Found a silver wedding band very 1st time out with my daughter..we started acting like the diggers on TV she was so excited. She wants to go all the time now and wants a detector for Christmas. She says EVERYDAY I want to find something from the 17th century. It make me smile so big....AND SHE ONLY 9.............but I think she has an old soul!!!!!!

 

[bill from lachine]

Interesting thread.....I'd say a couple of the rings in my avatar would retail around $2,000 or so.

Regards + HH

Bill

 

[be2019]

I guess I would have to say my most valuable find is time.... the Time i get to spend detecting with my eight year old son, brothers and great friends.. Priceless

 

[oxbowbarefoot]

Massachusetts Clovis Point, dates to approximately 12,800 C.Y.B.P.

Value: A lot

 

[DaiJen]

Love that!

 

[DaiJen]

I'm pretty sure I would give up anything I have two of to have been the guy who found that after so many years. Breathtaking.

 

[bearbqd]

Man, there's some amazing finds on this thread. I guess my most valuable are either of these southern civil war buttons which, from what I have read, may each be worth between $6-800 because of condition and rare back marks.

 

[against the wind]

Great post,, the only piece of gold that I exchanged / sold in payment for a gift I wanted to give a lady, was a Paloma Picasso Brooch. It consisted of 4 X's made of 14kt gold.
One X had 9 nice diamonds. It appraised at $900.
I didn't think to take pictures back in the early 90's.

 

[The Urban Prospector]

Thought I would dig this old post up to see if anyone has topped their "most valuable find". Also for the newer members, please post your most valuable find ever. I love going thru these, it is so encouraging. It basically gets my mind back to what is important. TREASURE

 

[RTR]

Thanks for waking this great thread up

 

[bill from lachine]

Folks,

I kind of forgot about the lost custom made ring I found for someone who lost it. I was told it cost about $28,000 to have it made the faceplate is a bunch of diamonds and it's white gold probably weighs 20 grams or more so quite chunky.

Here's the link:-

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/honorable-mention/525823-folks-started-off-year-right-note.html

 

[worldtalker]

Folks,

I kind of forgot about the lost custom made ring I found for someone who lost it. I was told it cost about $28,000 to have it made the faceplate is a bunch of diamonds and it's white gold probably weighs 20 grams or more so quite chunky.

Here's the link:-

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/honorable-mention/525823-folks-started-off-year-right-note.html

Bill

Did you get a closeup of it?

 

[worldtalker]

Third signal last hunt of 2017..600$$





GOD Bless

Chris

 

[bill from lachine]

Chris,

Unfortunately not...heck when I found it he gave me a bear hug and almost crused me....lol.

I managed to at least snap a picture of him with it for posterity.

Regards + HH

Bill

 

[bill from lachine]

Terry,
Nice looking stone on that ring good score to end the season.

Regards + HH

Bill

Third signal last hunt of 2017..600$$

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GOD Bless

Chris

 

[Ahab8]

Glad to see this thread again. I was offered $2000 for the pine tree Shilling but would never sell it. I found a pretty darn scarce 1749 regal error farthing that I found at a colonial mill site that was owned by one of my ancestors. Way less of these known than the tree coin. They’re just not nearly as collectible. I had no idea it was an error for months. Just happened to notice one day that the A in Britannia was missing the cross bar. The error is termed as an Unbarred A regal error. This site gave up several beautifully detailed early coppers. This one is the nicest.



That’s it for me guys. Hopefully that NE Shilling comes out of the dirt this season. I know it’s in Maine somewhere and I plan on digging enough holes in early dirt to find it

 

[White Wolf]

great thread! good idea. My favorite find is my avatar. Probably not my most valuable find, which I know is the purpose of this thread, but it is valuable, and is my favorite, and the most intrinsically interesting of all my finds, imho. Found it very early in my metal detecting career. It's a mexican biker ring, which were made from demonetized coins in the 1930s-1950s. This one is very unusual in that its finely sculptured, most of them are pretty crude. They generally feature Indian chiefs, horses, or skulls. They are highly collectible, especially the skulls, calaveras. This one is up there with the skulls because of its unusually high artistic quality. The paint on the feathers was still there after decades in the ground. The nickel bezel and band, copper cartouches on the side, and the brass table I cleaned up, but I left the face with the dark bronze patina as it came out of the ground.

Don't ask about buying it, I sold it when I found it, which I regret. I've sold other rings and jewelry, no problem, just sold one of my most recent finds for $300 on ebay, will sell the latest one as soon as its cleaned up, but I should have kept this one, it was special, for one thing, because I found it in the parking strip just inches from the road in front of my dad's 1925 house.

after clean up and

as it came out of the ground

Comesta Amigo! My best and most valuable find of 2017 - Mexican Biker ring too. Found it at my favorite site ever.