Posts: 860
Detector used Detector(s) Used - XP Deus, White's Surfmaster PI+
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___________  Ring Found & Returned - Dog Tag Found & Returned - White Gold Engagement Ring Found & Returned - White Gold Ring Found & Returned___________
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My usual detecting beach hunt which is a daily ritual. Had a few clad and some little cars but no rings. After quite a few recent disappointing heart breaking finds got this Heavy Silvery ring with a gem. Looked very good in the scoop. I quickly slipped it into my pocket and didn't confirm what it was since I had another half hour to detect. Well I kept trying to not get too excited and I was still amazingly able to wait til I got back to the car. First look and my heart sank ... looked like corrosion on the bottom ...arghhh. But got my glasses off (I'm near-sighted) and looked more carefully. The corrosion was decorative engraving and there on the inside no karat marking but only PT900. Well OK..then I lost it!  There's a huge diamond and 2 medium size and 6 little emerald cut. The engraving on the sides looks to indicate an oldie. Found in dry sand shallow, about 3" deep with my Surfmaster PI+. UPDATE: Now that my hands have stopped shaking I have another better photo. Hoping to get a reading on that big diamond today ..will post as soon as I know (say 4pm Calif time). HH JoeUPDATE 2: My good buddy Dan (Captn SE) met me with his diamond tester. He checked the 8 smaller diamonds AND....YES!! REAL!!
Then the Big One........................nothing....................... What the heck .. is your machine working? Try again ... still nothing .... Arghhh it's NOT diamond!
Well, I need a 2nd opinion but it sure looks like they put a CZ in a Platinum ring. Why? Why? Why? |
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Reply To This Topic #1 Posted Aug 17, 2010, 10:07:55 am |
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OMG..That is an EXPENSIVE RING. Get that one Appraised...Holy Moly...OH YEAH BANNER>>>PLATINUM..
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Posts: 486
The NO town, CA
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Reply To This Topic #2 Posted Aug 17, 2010, 10:17:45 am |
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Holy Cow!! That is a nice find for sure!!! You have my vote for the banner!!!
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NJ
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Reply To This Topic #3 Posted Aug 17, 2010, 10:36:25 am |
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thats one knock out ring, I cannot wait to see what its appraised at. I betcha that is one nice old old ring.. super nice find there.. big time congrats and you got my banner vote too.
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Live your life in such a way, that when your feet hit the floor in the morning, satan shudders and says, OH CHIT, SHE'S AWAKE.
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South Central PA
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Reply To This Topic #4 Posted Aug 17, 2010, 10:55:40 am |
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OMG..That is an EXPENSIVE RING. Get that one Appraised...Holy Moly...OH YEAH BANNER>>>PLATINUM..
I almost agree with everything above ,but one thing... GET 2,3 OR MORE APPRAISALS,ALSO MAKE SURE YOU GO TO JEWERY STORE OR SOMEONE THAT SPECIALIZES IN JEWERY..A PAWN SHOP WILL NOT GIVE YOU AN ACCURATATE APPRAISAL... |
some people call me the creeper ,cuz they don't know my name or face - Alice Cooper
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Reply To This Topic #5 Posted Aug 17, 2010, 11:12:59 am |
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I agree. 3 is better than 1..  |
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Posts: 997
NC
Detector used Detector(s) Used - Fisher F75 SE, Whites PI Pro, Ace 250, Pro Pointer
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Reply To This Topic #6 Posted Aug 17, 2010, 11:17:57 am |
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Oh My  |
"There comes a time in every rightly constructed boys life when he has a raging desire to go somewhere and dig for hidden treasure" Mark Twain"
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Posts: 883
Connecticut
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Reply To This Topic #7 Posted Aug 17, 2010, 11:48:38 am |
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There's a very unhappy woman out there. Congrats.
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Oldest Coin Finds to Date
1737-1760 KGII Hibernia Half Cent ('10)
1849 Braided Hair Large Cent ('08)
1869 Two Cent ('09)
1867-1883 Variety I Sheild Nickel ('09)
1905s Barber Dime ('09)
1938 George Washington Quarter ('11)
1944 Walking Liberty Half Dollar ('09)
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Where the grass is blue
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Reply To This Topic #8 Posted Aug 17, 2010, 12:08:31 pm |
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WOW!!! Thats one nice ring....................................  |
>IN GOD WE TRUST<
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Sal Sagev Adaven
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Reply To This Topic #9 Posted Aug 17, 2010, 12:11:29 pm |
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banner  |
I'll just follow you with My E-trac ! ! ! !
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lakelinden mi
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Primary Interest: All Types Of Treasure Hunting
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Reply To This Topic #10 Posted Aug 17, 2010, 12:13:09 pm |
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"nice ring"  |
I hate to discriminate but some times you have too!
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Summerfield Fla.
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Reply To This Topic #11 Posted Aug 17, 2010, 12:25:30 pm |
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Posts: 2685
Middlesex County, New Jersey
Detector used Detector(s) Used - Whites DFX w/ Sunray DX-1 probe and Minelab Excalibur 1000
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Reply To This Topic #12 Posted Aug 17, 2010, 12:40:15 pm |
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Looks very similar to my wifes engagement ring minus the emeral cuts and I think hers is just marked PLAT. You did very well. This is why I purchased a nice silver ring for my wife to wear to the beach just so she would not lose the real thing.
Congratulations on an awesome ring.
NJ
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Southwestern, MN
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Reply To This Topic #13 Posted Aug 17, 2010, 12:41:19 pm |
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OMG!!!!Very Nice Ice!!!!! |
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Dutch Caribbean
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Reply To This Topic #14 Posted Aug 17, 2010, 01:37:34 pm |
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That's one sweet find!!!  Hope everything is real, keep us posted!! |
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Texas Panhandle
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Reply To This Topic #15 Posted Aug 17, 2010, 01:50:11 pm |
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That rock rocks!  Good job! Let us know how big a jackpot you found after apprasals. |
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South
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Reply To This Topic #17 Posted Aug 17, 2010, 02:34:01 pm |
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You are great. Congratulations on your banner. I also enjoyed reading all of your honorable mentions.The dog tag story in paticular. You deserve some old treasure and looks like you found it.
HH
TnMtns
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MI
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Reply To This Topic #18 Posted Aug 17, 2010, 02:43:00 pm |
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It's like hearing the coins fall out of a slot machine!! Kaching!!!!
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-Rest in peace Rich-
2011 finds
rosies-31 merc-4
90%-11 40%-109
proof-35
bennies-4 wlh-12
washington-1
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40% Ike-1
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Villa Rica georgia
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Reply To This Topic #19 Posted Aug 17, 2010, 02:45:36 pm |
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no matter where you go,there you are!
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Posts: 1161
northern il.
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Reply To This Topic #20 Posted Aug 17, 2010, 02:47:29 pm |
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what a nice find for sure, congrats on the banner
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Reply To This Topic #21 Posted Aug 17, 2010, 02:48:45 pm |
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Wow! Fantastic find.
Semper Fi
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wolf pack!!!
Posts: 6788
Texas
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Reply To This Topic #22 Posted Aug 17, 2010, 03:21:37 pm |
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Important Disclaimer: No racist- slurs, Innuendos or Insults implied in the above post.
AND, I don't have time to spell check!
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Midwesterner
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Reply To This Topic #23 Posted Aug 17, 2010, 03:25:05 pm |
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What a great find. And what a great attitude about attempting to find the owner. Very admirable and very much like all T-Netters here that would do the same thing. Major congrats to you on this Banner Find!!! jgas |
JGAS
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North Carolina
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Primary Interest: All Types Of Treasure Hunting
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Reply To This Topic #24 Posted Aug 17, 2010, 03:39:55 pm |
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Wooooooooo-Hoooooooooooo!!!! Congratulations! Breezie |
Every time I watch Gone With The Wind, I think we're gonna win this time!
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Silver Spring, MD
Detector used Detector(s) Used - White's Matrix M6
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Reply To This Topic #25 Posted Aug 17, 2010, 04:03:26 pm |
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That is one magnificent ring! I might pass out if I were to see one in the bottom of my scoop. I hope you are able to find the owner, just imagine the joy that would come to her face!
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what hath god wrought
Posts: 1790
Gateway to the 1000 Islands
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Reply To This Topic #26 Posted Aug 17, 2010, 05:22:25 pm |
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The sculpting on that ring shows very well the indescribable beauty of platinum. Nice rocks too. Congrats..... |
Federal Bureau of Governmental Redundancy Reduction Agency
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Posts: 3568
Close enough to the beach
Detector used Detector(s) Used - **Tesoro Tiger Shark** Tesoro Silver Umax** Minelab Sov Gt w/WOT coil** Whites 6000Di Pro SL**
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Primary Interest: All Types Of Treasure Hunting
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Reply To This Topic #27 Posted Aug 17, 2010, 05:25:43 pm |
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Phenomenal find sir Congrats |
Time is nothing, timing is everything.
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Reply To This Topic #28 Posted Aug 17, 2010, 05:31:18 pm |
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Sweet find! A quick story. When you take it in to be appraised, tell the jeweler you found it.. Each diamond has it's own unique fingerprint that is documented. The person that lost it, may have reported it to the insurance co. as stolen, lost etc... Get my drift  Sweet find friend! |
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Posts: 425
Long Island NY
Detector used Detector(s) Used - Whites M6, Garrett ProPointer
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Reply To This Topic #29 Posted Aug 17, 2010, 05:41:46 pm |
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There's a very unhappy woman out there. Congrats.
And a VERY P.O.ed guy as well! BEEEEEautiful my man, don't make us wait, lol, get that girl appraised yesterday! |
Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see. J. Lennon
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Posts: 2049
Southeast
Detector used Detector(s) Used - ACE 250 (MD) Bare hands (CRH)
Primary Interest: All Types Of Treasure Hunting
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Reply To This Topic #30 Posted Aug 17, 2010, 05:41:56 pm |
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Holy Crap, thats a nice ring. Congrats!
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Month (January)/Year
2012 CRH Totals:
War Nickel: 0/0 Roos: 0/0 Merc: 0/0 WLH: 0/0 Bens: 4/4
90% JFK: 22/22 40% JFK: 86/86
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Reply To This Topic #31 Posted Aug 17, 2010, 05:51:32 pm |
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"Wow ..Thank you ALL sincerely for the Banner Vote!
I will definitely get a value estimate. That diamond looks too big to be real but it's platinum so maybe...
I am planning to make a serious effort (of 6 months duration) to locate the owner and possibly get a history of the ring. That ring looks like it has a history for sure.
HH Joe"
I would be inclined to think the stones are real....who would put fake stones in a platinum setting?
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Reply To This Topic #32 Posted Aug 17, 2010, 07:52:58 pm |
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Those diamonds are deff real... great find my man!
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Posts: 169
San Francisco, California
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Reply To This Topic #33 Posted Aug 17, 2010, 08:10:24 pm |
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Hooo, weee!!!! AWESOME! Congrats on the banner Joe!  |
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Reply To This Topic #34 Posted Aug 17, 2010, 09:02:11 pm |
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Also take it and get it put in an ultrasonic cleaner when you get it appraised. Take another picture of it all Ultrasonically cleaned up.  |
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wolf pack!!!
Posts: 6788
Texas
Detector used Detector(s) Used - Minlabe SE, ace 250, fisher 1280x
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Reply To This Topic #35 Posted Aug 17, 2010, 09:13:43 pm |
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Dont let the jeweler take it out of the room till you get that stone checked...and then recheck it.. a diamond tester cost 30 Bucks,, Buy one! Take it from experience.
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Important Disclaimer: No racist- slurs, Innuendos or Insults implied in the above post.
AND, I don't have time to spell check!
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VAN RIPER
Posts: 635
Port Orchard, Wa
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Primary Interest: All Types Of Treasure Hunting
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Reply To This Topic #36 Posted Aug 17, 2010, 09:59:35 pm |
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holy moly thats sic!! I need to go hit some beaches Tomorrow!!! awesome
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Detector used Detector(s) Used - Whites XLT , Garrett
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Reply To This Topic #37 Posted Aug 17, 2010, 10:11:49 pm |
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Ooooooohhhhhhh........Aaaaaaahhhhhhh........Niiii iiice.................... |
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Hawaiian Islands
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Reply To This Topic #38 Posted Aug 17, 2010, 10:12:24 pm |
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Awwwwrriiiiight Joe!!! That is a thing of beauty for sure. Congratulations. |
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Reply To This Topic #39 Posted Aug 18, 2010, 12:31:25 am |
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Dont let the jeweler take it out of the room till you get that stone checked...and then recheck it.. a diamond tester cost 30 Bucks,, Buy one! Take it from experience.
I TOTALLY AGREE!!!! Get a diamond tester and test the stones. They ARE real!!! Do not let a jeweler go into another room with this ring, or they might do the old switcharoo and come back and say "Sorry,.....CZ's." This looks to be an old family ring. I bet someone's grandma was at the beach with her grandkids,... |
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Reply To This Topic #40 Posted Aug 18, 2010, 02:33:47 am |
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That is a great ring. And good on you for making the attempt to find the owner or even considering returning it! If you're able to locate the proper owner Honorable Mention is not a worthy enough catagory. Good Luck and good hunting.
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Reply To This Topic #41 Posted Aug 18, 2010, 03:25:52 am |
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Also take it and get it put in an ultrasonic cleaner when you get it appraised. Take another picture of it all Ultrasonically cleaned up. Good choice for some rings, some oldies are don't recommended for the ultrasonic cleaners. One example is rings from the Art Deco Era it's best to clean with a solution and fine toothbrush. Fantastic find! Really a nice setting one this ring. Good luck on the appraisal.  |
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Castle Shannon, PA
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Reply To This Topic #42 Posted Aug 18, 2010, 05:54:30 am |
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Probably pointless to buy a diamond tester, why mount a CZ in Platinum? Exactly... you wouldn't. Dem Diamonds are real brother! Nice find, congratulations.
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Reply To This Topic #43 Posted Aug 18, 2010, 05:56:33 am |
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Wow, that really a sweet find! |
When you just pulling up pulltabs or junk, you know your gonna hit something else soon!
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Southern CA
Detector used Detector(s) Used - Minelab Explorer SE; X-1 Target Probe; Pro Coil, 6x8 SEF, Coiltek Platypus Elliptical, Sunray X8, Expl. 1050 coils
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Reply To This Topic #44 Posted Aug 18, 2010, 06:00:13 am |
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Joe, AWESOME RING!!! Congrats on the BANNER!! I'd love to see that in person!! My diamond tester is fully charged!!  HH, CAPTN SE Dan |
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USA
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Reply To This Topic #45 Posted Aug 18, 2010, 06:36:40 am |
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WTG. NICE ICE
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Finally found a hobby my wife lets me do
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Claremore OK
Detector used Detector(s) Used - White's Spectrum XLT/Ace 250
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Reply To This Topic #46 Posted Aug 18, 2010, 07:49:58 am |
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Best ring I have seen on here... Congrats on both the ring and the banner!!!
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God Bless...
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Posts: 814
Detector used Detector(s) Used - Minelab SE PRO
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Reply To This Topic #47 Posted Aug 18, 2010, 09:57:18 am |
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what else can you say other than "WOW"!!!
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Reply To This Topic #48 Posted Aug 18, 2010, 10:03:52 am |
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NICE RING!!!! |
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In North Carolina!
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Down East North Carolina
Detector used Detector(s) Used - Garrett AT PRO (As of 10/2011)
Primary Interest: Metal Detecting
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Reply To This Topic #49 Posted Aug 18, 2010, 10:21:58 am |
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Major congratz on that fine ring and making the banner as well |
Low & Slow ... Dig Everything ... Sounds Easy Enough!
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Reply To This Topic #50 Posted Aug 18, 2010, 10:30:12 am |
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That thing is a freakin MONSTER. I can't wait to hear about this one. |
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Rock Springs , WY
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Reply To This Topic #51 Posted Aug 18, 2010, 10:34:00 am |
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WOW WOW WOW GREAT FIND KEEP UP THE GOOD LUCK |
PAUL BEYERS (DUNEBUGGYWYO)
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Texas
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Reply To This Topic #52 Posted Aug 18, 2010, 10:51:26 am |
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I'd die if I found that! Awesome.
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Indiana
Detector used Detector(s) Used - ACE 250, Tesoro Cibola, Garrett Pro-Pointer, Whites CoinMaster
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Reply To This Topic #53 Posted Aug 18, 2010, 11:12:26 am |
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HOLY NUT SHELLS, THATS A SWEET FIND...... WAY TO GO WAY TO GO...................
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Reply To This Topic #54 Posted Aug 18, 2010, 02:44:00 pm |
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Wow! Outstanding find. Huge congrats. |
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American by Birth ~ Gun Owner by Right ~ Jesus by Choice
Posts: 2816
Mcallen TX
Detector used Detector(s) Used - SOV, EXCAL, CZ20, & more
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Reply To This Topic #55 Posted Aug 18, 2010, 02:52:00 pm |
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I will let you know when I pick my jaw back up off the floor! Congrats! |
Dawn
MCALLEN, TX
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Reply To This Topic #56 Posted Aug 18, 2010, 03:08:37 pm |
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Great find!! |
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wolf pack!!!
Posts: 6788
Texas
Detector used Detector(s) Used - Minlabe SE, ace 250, fisher 1280x
_____________ Calvert Store Dig - Diamond Ring - Found & Returned_____________
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Reply To This Topic #57 Posted Aug 18, 2010, 03:57:51 pm |
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perhaps a jeweler already stole the real diamond and put in the CZ, Im certain it happened to me once.
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Important Disclaimer: No racist- slurs, Innuendos or Insults implied in the above post.
AND, I don't have time to spell check!
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Posts: 339
Northern California
Detector used Detector(s) Used - Minelab Explorer SE Pro
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Reply To This Topic #58 Posted Aug 18, 2010, 04:05:43 pm |
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perhaps a jeweler already stole the real diamond and put in the CZ, Im certain it happened to me once.
You beat me to it. I came here to say this. |
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Tuberale
Posts: 2854
Portland, Oregon
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Reply To This Topic #59 Posted Aug 18, 2010, 04:13:44 pm |
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perhaps a jeweler already stole the real diamond and put in the CZ, Im certain it happened to me once.
Any larger high-quality diamond over 1 carat is at risk of being swapped by an unscrupulous diamond dealer. Most people can't tell the difference. CZ is actually more brillian the diamond in most cases. The key is diamond diffuses light no matter how the stone is oriented. CZ is brilliant from the flattened top side only, not the bottom or "point". Another reason a CZ replaces a diamond is the insurance costs: CZ cheap, large diamonds pricey. Personally, my 1.01 carat diamond has a distinctive carbon inclusion. Makes it easy to recognize. |
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NJ
Detector used Detector(s) Used - EXCAL 2, SOV. GT
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Reply To This Topic #60 Posted Aug 18, 2010, 04:27:34 pm |
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If by chance when you take that to a jewelers.. and they say the center stone isnt a diamond, there is also the possibility that it could be a clear topaz or another type of gemstone. Either way, just the setting with all the other stones is a killer ring.. and I agree with the others, why put a fake diamond in a plat ring.
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Live your life in such a way, that when your feet hit the floor in the morning, satan shudders and says, OH CHIT, SHE'S AWAKE.
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Posts: 526
Virginia
Detector used Detector(s) Used - White's MXT, GPX 4800
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Primary Interest: All Types Of Treasure Hunting
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Reply To This Topic #61 Posted Aug 18, 2010, 04:27:53 pm |
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Perhaps the bride-to-be found out it was CZ and tossed it in rage. Hence your still-glorious find.
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mountain home Idaho
Detector used Detector(s) Used - ace 250 dfx
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Reply To This Topic #62 Posted Aug 18, 2010, 06:11:13 pm |
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An old friend took a big diamond to a jeweler to have the prongs re done, (the Setting) did not know for years the jeweler stole the rock and put on a CZ that was in the 70's they been doing it for years. No Matter still an A # 1 find.
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Semper Fi
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New Hampshire
Detector used Detector(s) Used - MINELAB E-Trac & Safari, Coiltek 15" WOT & Joey Coils
_____________ 24 Civil War Buttons - 1780 GOLD CEYLON TRADE DUCAT_____________
Primary Interest: All Types Of Treasure Hunting
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Reply To This Topic #63 Posted Aug 18, 2010, 11:44:27 pm |
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Beautiful Ring ! Great Find ! Congrats !
This is what Keeps ya comin' back !!
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Treasure is Everywhere.
Dig and You Shall Find !
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Posts: 3436
Ontario Canada
Detector used Detector(s) Used - Garrett Ace 350, Garrett 8.5 x 11" DD PRO Coil, Garrett 4.5" ACE Sniper Coil, Garrett Pro-Pointer, Lesche Sampson T-Handle Shovel, Lesche Digging Knife.
Primary Interest: Relic Hunting
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Reply To This Topic #64 Posted Aug 19, 2010, 03:34:55 am |
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Still a great looking ring in platinum with small diamonds It seems the concensus is that the centre diamond is not real and your friends tester proved it. Don't be too disappointed though, it's still an incredible find that we all wish we had found! |
I love hunting old relic sites . . . as I feel
the imprint of past lives often linger there.
I view relic sites as windows to the past, sacred places
in a way, yet at the same time attesting to the reality
that the past is still very much a part of our today!
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Reply To This Topic #65 Posted Aug 19, 2010, 06:24:17 am |
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Could the large stone be a Moissanite. They are just under the real diamond on the hardness scale and fairly expensive. This could explain why it would be in a platinum setting.
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NE Texas
Posts: 12
texas
Detector used Detector(s) Used - whites mxt
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Reply To This Topic #66 Posted Aug 19, 2010, 09:20:38 am |
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Awesome find!!!! That is one beautiful ring! My wife keeps praying that one day I will find something half as beautiful as that ring! Very unique setting, have to say probably the best ring find I've seen yet...IMHO. Congrats on making the banner! HH
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Reply To This Topic #67 Posted Aug 19, 2010, 09:48:44 am |
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 Weldone on the Banner Joe shame the big stone didn't test right  I hope the second test reveals it is real SS
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Posts: 5352
Bradenton, Fl
Detector used Detector(s) Used - ACE 250, Minelab Excal II, ETrac
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Reply To This Topic #69 Posted Aug 19, 2010, 02:25:11 pm |
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congrats on your find. that is a beauty.
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Debby
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Posts: 19278
Shelbyville or any yard where the owner will let me detect!
Detector used Detector(s) Used - ace 250
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Primary Interest: Metal Detecting
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Reply To This Topic #70 Posted Aug 19, 2010, 03:40:04 pm |
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that really makes the banner look more beautiful than it has in a long time !!! |
ALLEN
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American by Birth ~ Gun Owner by Right ~ Jesus by Choice
Posts: 2816
Mcallen TX
Detector used Detector(s) Used - SOV, EXCAL, CZ20, & more
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Reply To This Topic #71 Posted Aug 22, 2010, 10:49:15 am |
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don't dismiss it as a cz, it could be a mossite diamond which is man made and jewelers have a hard time telling the difference. My guess is it is a sapphire.
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Dawn
MCALLEN, TX
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Posts: 855
kingman az
Detector used Detector(s) Used - new coinmaster
Primary Interest: All Types Of Treasure Hunting
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Reply To This Topic #72 Posted Aug 22, 2010, 11:23:43 am |
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Posts: 373
Northern California
Detector used Detector(s) Used - Fisher F75 LTD, Tek Omega, Garrett AT-Pro & Minelab E-trac
_____________ Jewelry Cache_____________
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Reply To This Topic #73 Posted Aug 22, 2010, 12:41:35 pm |
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Joe congrats on the spectacular find as well as making banner HH, Brian |
Oldest Coin - 1841 Seated Half Dime
Oldest Relic - Silver plated 1700's Colonial Buckle
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MUD(S.W.A.T)
Posts: 5726
Location: Undisclosed
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Primary Interest: All Types Of Treasure Hunting
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Reply To This Topic #74 Posted Aug 22, 2010, 01:51:55 pm |
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This reminds me of that CZ commercial. "She will never tell..." and it will save you money. (Only later she discovers its a CZ and throws it as far as she can.) To be found by you. Man that guy was a cheap skate Haha !! Still a good find you still have $1200 of diamond ring,  (I think... Don't take my word for it, I'm still learning to appraise and this is how.)  Great find !! Please tell me if I'm close.... Keep @ it and HH !!   |
TAG: MUD(S.W.A.T)
GEAR: Whites, MXT
LOCATION: Undisclosed
EXPERIENCE: 8 Years +
E-MAIL: mudswat1979@yahoo.com
(7WarNic, 3 V-Nic, One1865 2cent, Two LC, 14 IH, 1 Flyer, 170+wheats,12tokens,12-SQ ,41-SD,1-SHD, 0-SD)
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Posts: 155
Oregon
Detector used Detector(s) Used - MineLab Explorer II W' Pro Coil - Pistol Probe- Whites Bullseye. Whites Headphones. Calrad 15-135B. Headphones
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Reply To This Topic #75 Posted Aug 22, 2010, 03:18:39 pm |
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JUST SO YOU KNOW. ITS NOT UNCOMMON FOR DIAMONDS IN PLATINUM RINGS THAT ARE FLAWLESS. AND ARE HARD TO TEST FOR INCLUSIONS. YOU NEED TO HAVE AN EXPERT JEWELER LOOK AT IT. YES, THEY DO PUT CZ IN PLATINUM RINGS. HOWEVER 8 REAL AND A CZ....I THINK A LAB CREATED DIAMOND WOULD BE MORE LIKELY AS THE ALTERNATIVE. WHICH ARE HARD TO TEST. SO TAKE IT TO A PRO. A REAL PRO. EVEN A SMALL FLAWLESS DIAMOND IS WORTH, WELL, A --deleted-- LOAD! LOOKING AT THAT RING. SOMEONE SPENT SOME SERIOUS MONEY ON IT. I'VE SEEN SIMILAR PLATINUM RINGS, WITH JUST CZ IN THEM AT 2,450. SO EXCELLENT FIND!! WHOO HOO! SORRY, CAPS LOCK WAS ON. |
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Posts: 2245
Milky Way Galaxy
Detector used Detector(s) Used - Whites Vision Spectra
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Reply To This Topic #76 Posted Aug 22, 2010, 03:24:00 pm |
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It's a beauty even if the large rock isn't a diamond.
Chris
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Check out my YouTube Channel
Posts: 787
Ft Worth TX - Ft Myers FL
Detector used Detector(s) Used - Garrett
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Reply To This Topic #77 Posted Aug 23, 2010, 05:40:11 am |
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My usual detecting beach hunt which is a daily ritual. Had a few clad and some little cars but no rings. After quite a few recent disappointing heart breaking finds got this Heavy Silvery ring with a gem. Looked very good in the scoop. I quickly slipped it into my pocket and didn't confirm what it was since I had another half hour to detect. Well I kept trying to not get too excited and I was still amazingly able to wait til I got back to the car. First look and my heart sank ... looked like corrosion on the bottom ...arghhh. But got my glasses off (I'm near-sighted) and looked more carefully. The corrosion was decorative engraving and there on the inside no karat marking but only PT900. Well OK..then I lost it! There's a huge diamond and 2 medium size and 6 little emerald cut. The engraving on the sides looks to indicate an oldie. Found in dry sand shallow, about 3" deep with my Surfmaster PI+. UPDATE: Now that my hands have stopped shaking I have another better photo. Hoping to get a reading on that big diamond today ..will post as soon as I know (say 4pm Calif time). HH JoeUPDATE 2: My good buddy Dan (Captn SE) met me with his diamond tester. He checked the 8 smaller diamonds AND....YES!! REAL!!
Then the Big One........................nothing....................... What the heck .. is your machine working? Try again ... still nothing .... Arghhh it's NOT diamond!
Well, I need a 2nd opinion but it sure looks like they put a CZ in a Platinum ring. Why? Why? Why?Wow..i was reading your updates and remember something that happend about 10 years ago with my brothers exwife..she had a nice PT ring with a large stone and a couple smaller stones..Anyway..she had knocked the stone loose and took it to a local jeweler to have it fixed..about 4 years later they unfortunaly split up and she went to sell the ring, only to find out the stone had been replaced with CZ..it was orginally bought from Zales and was certified.. |
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Posts: 29
Orange County CA
Detector used Detector(s) Used - Whites DFX, Minelab Excalibur, Fisher CZ21
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Reply To This Topic #79 Posted Sep 04, 2010, 12:38:07 am |
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You are doing pretty well over there this year in Long, Seal and Sunset Beaches, aren't you joe ? Didn't you find another just plain old platinum band earlier this year over in that area of the So Cal coast ? Or was that Jaws2 ?
Anyway I agree with some of guys about the possibility of the stone being other than CZ (if a jeweler didn't pull a fast one or the owner lost the original stone some other way). It seems Moissanite is a pretty popular gemstone these days. I think some of these high end people like a little different gemstone to set themselves apart from the standard crowd.
I found a nice little 18k white gold Tiffany & Co ring three or four years ago in south OC. The stone was green. Looked a little dark for emerald to me. A jeweler told me it wasn't emerald. Something called Perdite. Never heard of it before and never did find out much more about that type of gemstone but thought it was interesting a Tiffany & Co ring was not using one of the traditional gemstones most of us think of.
Anyway I found this little blurb from a jewelery site talking about Moissanite. I thought some of the Tnet members who are not already familiar with this stone might find it interesting. I think if you can afford it you might want to have some with a little more gemstone expertise look at your latest find.
"Cherished worldwide the jewel is acclaimed for it exceptional brilliance and dispersion (fire) - properties that in Moissanite exceed most popular gemstones and are greater than diamonds. Moissanite is also harder than ruby, saphire and other popular gemstones and second in hardness only to diamond".
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Posts: 860
Detector used Detector(s) Used - XP Deus, White's Surfmaster PI+
_____________ Platinum & Diamond Ring- AGAIN! - Platinum & Diamond Ring_____________
___________ Ring Found & Returned - Dog Tag Found & Returned - White Gold Engagement Ring Found & Returned - White Gold Ring Found & Returned___________
Primary Interest: All Types Of Treasure Hunting
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Reply To This Topic #80 Posted Sep 08, 2010, 09:47:08 am |
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Hi Mike .. I did find another platinum Heavy band on 09-09-09 (there's a write up in honorable mention as I also found a lost wedding band off of Craig's List). Then also an 18K with a platinum center band. I generally work Seal Beach as it's pretty quiet (relative to other detectorists). Gold is still pretty rare for me but now and then I get a bit. Jaws has done fantastically picking up multiple gold targets fairly regularly (glad he's a ways south of me ). HH Joe |
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Reply To This Topic #81 Posted Sep 14, 2010, 05:26:43 pm |
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did u ever think the jewler who sold this ring put a cz in it and made out like a bandit? just my thoughts. beautiful anyway.
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Posts: 3229
Primary Interest: Metal Detecting
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Reply To This Topic #82 Posted Sep 15, 2010, 03:49:53 pm |
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AWESOME RING!!!! From reading all these posts, it seems that there are as many unscrupulous jewelers as there are lawyers ...........NGE |
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Posts: 855
kingman az
Detector used Detector(s) Used - new coinmaster
Primary Interest: All Types Of Treasure Hunting
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Reply To This Topic #83 Posted Feb 10, 2011, 03:39:54 pm |
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"Hi, My name is Indiana Digger & I'm an addict..."
Posts: 473
E.C. Indiana
Detector used Detector(s) Used - White's Eagle II SL90
___________ Class Ring Found & Returned___________
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Reply To This Topic #84 Posted Feb 10, 2011, 03:54:43 pm |
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A stunning find! Congrats! ~Indiana Digger~ |
Dollar Coins - 1879 Morgan
Half Dollars - 1826 Capped Bust
Quarters - SLQ
Dimes - 1875 Seated Liberty, 1901-02-12 Barber
Nickels - 1899 "V"
Pennies - 1811-12 Coronet, 1850-51-56 LC
Non-US Coins - 1778 Spanish Silver Half Reale, 1857 Canadian Bank Token
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Reply To This Topic #85 Posted Feb 10, 2011, 04:56:49 pm |
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Does It Cut Glass Or Scratch It Super Sweet Dude |
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Posts: 255
Out Diggin Silver
Detector used Detector(s) Used - V3i,DFX DX-1, CLASSIC 111, Garrett pro-pointer
Primary Interest: All Types Of Treasure Hunting
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Reply To This Topic #86 Posted Feb 10, 2011, 05:10:20 pm |
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WOW thats a sweet ring... BANNER...
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Posts: 132
Upper Bucks County,PA
Detector used Detector(s) Used - Tesoro UMax Silver
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Reply To This Topic #87 Posted Feb 10, 2011, 05:18:21 pm |
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Absolutely one of the most beautiful rings that I have ever seen! Congratulations!
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Dig For Fun....Dig For Profit
Metal Detecting Is The Greatest Hobby In The World!!! Can You Dig It!
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Posts: 489
Colorado
Detector used Detector(s) Used - bounty hunter big bud pro
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Reply To This Topic #88 Posted Feb 10, 2011, 07:05:18 pm |
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Thats an Ultra Super Uber Groover Ring! |
Fat, Drunk and Stupid is no way to go through life
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Posts: 93
Newark, Ohio
Detector used Detector(s) Used - MXT PRO
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Reply To This Topic #89 Posted Feb 10, 2011, 07:18:41 pm |
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i would almost think someone swapped the real diamond out for a cz.... had a friend who's g/f did it before she gave it back to him....
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Posts: 246
East of West OhiO
Detector used Detector(s) Used - Ace 250
___________ Returned: 2 Rings in 4 Days___________
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Reply To This Topic #90 Posted Feb 10, 2011, 07:23:13 pm |
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Real or not, that is one NICE ring
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I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous
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It's all good!!
Posts: 295
oklahoma
Detector used Detector(s) Used - bounty hunter pioneer 202,505, Tesoro Vaquero
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Reply To This Topic #91 Posted Feb 10, 2011, 07:38:04 pm |
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OMG I almost forgot about this ring!!! OMG!!!!  |
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Posts: 1174
Birmingham, Alabama
Detector used Detector(s) Used - White's DFX, Beach Surfer
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Reply To This Topic #92 Posted Feb 11, 2011, 12:51:53 pm |
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WOW!!! Now that's what I call a great find!!!
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Just moved to Birmingham from Los Angeles. Arrived here Sept. 2010.
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Posts: 21
Greenwood, SC
Detector used Detector(s) Used - Garrett Ace 250 and Garrett GTA 350
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Reply To This Topic #93 Posted Feb 11, 2011, 02:15:56 pm |
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My usual detecting beach hunt which is a daily ritual. Had a few clad and some little cars but no rings. After quite a few recent disappointing heart breaking finds got this Heavy Silvery ring with a gem. Looked very good in the scoop. I quickly slipped it into my pocket and didn't confirm what it was since I had another half hour to detect. Well I kept trying to not get too excited and I was still amazingly able to wait til I got back to the car. First look and my heart sank ... looked like corrosion on the bottom ...arghhh. But got my glasses off (I'm near-sighted) and looked more carefully. The corrosion was decorative engraving and there on the inside no karat marking but only PT900. Beautiful ring Well OK..then I lost it! There's a huge diamond and 2 medium size and 6 little emerald cut. The engraving on the sides looks to indicate an oldie. Found in dry sand shallow, about 3" deep with my Surfmaster PI+. UPDATE: Now that my hands have stopped shaking I have another better photo. Hoping to get a reading on that big diamond today ..will post as soon as I know (say 4pm Calif time). HH JoeUPDATE 2: My good buddy Dan (Captn SE) met me with his diamond tester. He checked the 8 smaller diamonds AND....YES!! REAL!!
Then the Big One........................nothing....................... What the heck .. is your machine working? Try again ... still nothing .... Arghhh it's NOT diamond!
Well, I need a 2nd opinion but it sure looks like they put a CZ in a Platinum ring. Why? Why? Why? |
Swing like there's no tomorrow!!!
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Posts: 401
Alabama
Detector used Detector(s) Used - GTI-2500, Whites V3, xplorer XS Cortes & XLT) Now using a Xterra 705, Tesoro Tiger shark and cibola
Primary Interest: All Types Of Treasure Hunting
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Reply To This Topic #94 Posted Feb 11, 2011, 09:20:08 pm |
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Manmade diamond's won't test with the tester just the natural one maybe you should get it appraised anyways then sell it to them... nice find |
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donadagohvi
Posts: 1314
Fresno, CA.
Detector used Detector(s) Used - (Whites) MXT, MXT PRO, SURF PRO/PI and COINMASTER 5500/D also a (Fisher) GOLDBUG.
Primary Interest: All Types Of Treasure Hunting
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Reply To This Topic #95 Posted Feb 12, 2011, 12:46:02 am |
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May the Lord watch.
Between me and thee.
While we are absent.
One from the other.
Amen!
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Posts: 1174
Birmingham, Alabama
Detector used Detector(s) Used - White's DFX, Beach Surfer
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Reply To This Topic #96 Posted Mar 14, 2011, 08:28:16 pm |
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A beautiful ring!!
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Just moved to Birmingham from Los Angeles. Arrived here Sept. 2010.
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Posts: 322
Cocoa, FL
Detector used Detector(s) Used - Ace 250
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Reply To This Topic #97 Posted Mar 15, 2011, 02:19:46 am |
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Get it to a real "pro" jeweler, near flawless stones will signal as fakes on electronic testers just as you described. The electrics aren't fool proof and don't always tell the truth. Super sweet find find nonetheless! ~~Happy Hunting~~ |
It's beeping! Why is it beeping!---Arrrh, not another beer can!
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Posts: 306
San Gabriel/Los angeles Calif.
Detector used Detector(s) Used - tracker iv
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Reply To This Topic #98 Posted Mar 15, 2011, 06:10:44 am |
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WOW..Thanks for finding My wife's FUTURE anniversary present !! Ha ha, (Kidding) but seriously...very nice find. Whatever the stone may be.. that is one beautiful ring. Congratulations !!! |
Thanks, Scott~Sgvalleyman.
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Seeker Of Lost And Purposely Discarded Antiquities
Posts: 695
Revere, Massachusetts (5 Miles North of Boston)
Detector used Detector(s) Used - White's Eagle Spectrum/White's Eagle II
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Reply To This Topic #99 Posted Mar 15, 2011, 06:34:51 am |
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What can I say except......G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S!!!! Kudos on an absolutely spectacular find! Larry G. |
A "Hunted-Out" Area Is A Place Others Have Given Up On"
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