Having Fun with the Ace 350

[broadestpower]

Went back to the same park that I found the seated liberty dime at last night.
OK, didn't really expect to find what I found today and I can't really validate what
it is. It is definitely heavy 4 oz. heavy. I'm puzzled because it looks the part, but
it was in the quarter dime area of the detector scale. I knew without a doubt I had
my first quarter of the day, man was I wrong. We bench tested this melt and only
can get it out of the quarter dime range once in a while. It will pop over to the jewelry
ring range. Might need to purchase a gold testing kit

 

[Mike T]

Wow! that really is something. What state do you live in? good luck with the tests and keep us informed.

 

[broadestpower]

Conn. but my first thought it is brass, because this was actually green before I cleaned it up
I am not sure if this green is a natural patine or was something artificially produced to
hide the true nature of what it is. There are hash marks on the reverse side of this melt from a knife
that leads me to believe it definitely has been melted from its original state

 

[John-Edmonton]

n/t

 

[JimCVA]

take it to a coin shop they will test for you I found something like you found but not as gold looking my turn out to be junk but your look like the real thing JimCVA

 

[broadestpower]

Trust me, I wouldn't mind any karat melt either.

 

[broadestpower]

I'm thinking a local jeweler or maybe a gold exchange would be better.
I brought a 14kt mens wedding band to the local jeweler. She tested it but didn't
offer me anything much for it. I brought it to a gold exchange and they gave me
about a hundred dollars more for the ring. I do think the jewelry store would test it but
it may raise question with her of why it is in a melted state.I am not sure if she would
remember me I brought the ring into the store in August. I explained the story to her
of how we found it on vacation on the beach with a borrowed Whites DFX metal detector.

 

[Dancer]

Did you ever find out if that melt was gold or not ?

 

[fongu]

Hope it's gold, but nice find even if it's not. HH

 

[broadestpower]

No I never had it checked my assumption is that it is brass or bronze. I was
thinking of getting a gold test kit and testing it myself. I guess I'm slightly apprehensive
going to a store, be it jewelery or other to have it checked especially if the conclusion
is that it is merely brass or bronze

 

[Dancer]

right in that store and ask " If this is Gold how much are you offering??? Ya got nothing to lose.

 

[broadestpower]

Yeah your right I just figured it wasn't going anywhere.
I have a place that I would like to go to but it's on the way
to one of our job sites and it is about 40 minutes from the house
they are a gold and coin dealer and the prices are pretty close to
the current market. They have the ticker on the wall with the price
of gold at the moment.