I went to the local casino for my monthly donation this morning and came home like I always do- broke. Todays trip only lasted three hours and I lost my alloted money as quick as ever. To make me feel better, I decided to go through my coin and jewelery boxes and do some consolidating. I have been detecting since 1996 and my routine is sort the coins and put the silver coins away by denomination. I also sort the wheat pennies by the years. 1940 and older go in one can, 1941 and newer go in anothe can. Silver jewelery or any thing is valuable goes in a clear plastic sewing box with a dozen compartments. Today I went through junk that has been in these sewing boxes since I started detecting in 1996. At the very bottom of one of these compartments I found a large mans ring. It was very heavy so I got my magnifying glass out and cleaned the inside. I intially thought it was sterling becasuse of the weight and color. I usually don't spend any time cleaning jewelery especially if it is not an outstanding or pretty piece. After a quick rinse of this ring, I saw markings. 14kt white gold! Made up for a bad day at the casino. A good year for me is three or four gold items, so I don't spend any time looking over the junk type stuff I find. You can bet I will do a better job of looking at every thing I find in the future.
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Going Through My Old Finds Today
- Thread starter RLOH
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That would make my day!
A 14k white gold ring is a great find.
I don't go to the casino that often, but when I do, I want a slow dealer, some happy people at the table, a fast waitress and some good comps. The most that I'm going to lose is $100. Period I usually drink and eat half of that back with the comp. So a $50 lose isn't all that bad for a night of fun. Sometimes I win.
tabman
A 14k white gold ring is a great find.I don't go to the casino that often, but when I do, I want a slow dealer, some happy people at the table, a fast waitress and some good comps. The most that I'm going to lose is $100. Period I usually drink and eat half of that back with the comp. So a $50 lose isn't all that bad for a night of fun.
Sometimes I win.tabman
RLOH, nice 'belated' find!
You're not gonna sell that ring for more gambling money, are you?
Yep, i've been known to throw some crusty finds in the misc. 'semi-junk' bowl also..... later after cleaning some turned out to be keepers.
Off the top of my head some finds i initially considered semi-junk:
-One freshly dug up round brass thing looked like a corroded religious medal, turned out to be an early 1900s car key fob medallion. Should of known better as it was about 14 inches deep.
-Another was a rectangular brass something encased in a hard soil clump that i dug up at a long gone 1800s railroad depot site, turned out to be a baggage tag from that old railroad line and in real good condition after cleaning.
-I also found a large ring with multiple stones at only a few inches deep. The ID was in the iffy aluminum area and it sure looked like a cheap aluminum ring, didn't see any text on the inside of the band so - to the semi junk bowl.
Weeks later after a thorough cleaning, there it was on the inside of the band, faded but clearly legible with a magnifying glass, 925.
You're not gonna sell that ring for more gambling money, are you?
Yep, i've been known to throw some crusty finds in the misc. 'semi-junk' bowl also..... later after cleaning some turned out to be keepers.
Off the top of my head some finds i initially considered semi-junk:
-One freshly dug up round brass thing looked like a corroded religious medal, turned out to be an early 1900s car key fob medallion. Should of known better as it was about 14 inches deep.
-Another was a rectangular brass something encased in a hard soil clump that i dug up at a long gone 1800s railroad depot site, turned out to be a baggage tag from that old railroad line and in real good condition after cleaning.
-I also found a large ring with multiple stones at only a few inches deep. The ID was in the iffy aluminum area and it sure looked like a cheap aluminum ring, didn't see any text on the inside of the band so - to the semi junk bowl.
Weeks later after a thorough cleaning, there it was on the inside of the band, faded but clearly legible with a magnifying glass, 925.
bob.oz
Active member
From junk to 18k would be a big surprise. I can honestly say that has yet to happen to me, if I find a piece of jewelry, I'm all over it with a jewelry loop as soon as I get home. This token on the other hand sat in my junk can for several months till one day when I was separating copper and brass items the swastika caught my eye. I had never cleaned it, and the shape at the time just looked like a slug....Turns out it was a promo token for a one time real estate/ mayor of my home town from 1907.
GeorgeinSC
Well-known member
I try to thoroughly inspect each of jewelry that I find. Found a wedding band in October that I thought that I was seeing a 14k GF. Was disappointed until I got it home and found that what I was seeing was 14K (C inside a Circle) and then the makers mark.
Last month I made a trip down to visit SW Florida. Found a badly encrusted ring on the beach. Even with magnification I could not see anything inside the band. Last evening I decided to scrape some of the crud off the inside of the ring and .925 jumped out at me.
Tonight I did some electrolysis on the ring and it turned out to be a pretty little ring. Sterling may not be worth much but I still enjoy finding anything marked as such.
Last month I made a trip down to visit SW Florida. Found a badly encrusted ring on the beach. Even with magnification I could not see anything inside the band. Last evening I decided to scrape some of the crud off the inside of the ring and .925 jumped out at me.
Tonight I did some electrolysis on the ring and it turned out to be a pretty little ring. Sterling may not be worth much but I still enjoy finding anything marked as such.