Paid for in one swing !

[Dancer]

Now I'm not saying the first swing. But I've owned and hunted 5 different machines since 2001, and everyone of them in time came up with a ring that matched or bettered their cost. I'm talking over the counter value not necessarily melt value. It was pretty easy for my Ace 250, and the Compadre of course. ( cause of their low cost) My AT Pro, got lucky one morning, snagged a Diamond ring out of a aluminum littered area near a bleachers. Counter cost, over times two the Pro's price. Then my Infinium tripped up on a heavy 18K mans plain yellow band last year. Came about even on price ($1,200) Now it depends a lot on what golds value happens to be at the time. But you know what I mean. I'm certainly not very great, less than 40 gold rings lifetime. So I'm betting many of you guys have found some Real value. Heavy chains, medallions, gold coins. How about those Civil War relics ? The hunters over in Europe, the Islands? Lots of good stories out there, pretty good hobby, huh.
Money isn't everything but those special swings are hard to forget.

 

[REVIER]

Came across this one with my $200 F2 next to a basketball court, two different appraisals said the same thing...decent diamonds, 14k, New this would sell for $1300 at any store and I can still sell it retail for 6-$700 on the street and we would both make out well.
Then I have found 34 other gold targets too.
The Neena ring is 22k, found with my $400 F70.
If I have it buffed out and the name taken off this would sell on the street for at least that much...maybe more.

I have $1200 tied up in 4 detectors and just my gold at melt prices paid for all them and way more.
Gotta love a hobby that pays for itself and then some.

 

[Jackpine Savage]

Well more like one outing and has happened several times water detecting..

Tom

 

[GeorgeinSC]

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About a year and a half ago before sunrise this ring came out of the sand. Had it checked by a jeweler and was told that it was a diamond and that it was a very nice one.

A couple of weeks ago I was showing some of my finds to a couple of pretty ladies in a jewelry store where I had stopped to have the battery in my watch changed. Watch was found a couple weeks before the ring.

The Jeweler said can I look at the ring. I was more than happy to have him give it a thorough check out.

He kept looking with the loop and then testing with the diamond tester. He said I see something different in the stone. He tested it for moissanite and the danged thing tested positive. He said that the main stone would cost him $600.00 wholesale so the ring does have some value.

But it is not going to buy me a new CTX-3030.

 

[slingshot]

I've sneaked a few to pay for my detectors- the others end up on my wife's fingers.

 

[Dan-Pa.]

Water hunters have indeed paid for their units several times over with the gold jewelry they found....

With the price of some of the new units may take several swings to pay for the unit.....