Platinum ring.....

[DJB50156]

Hello,

I just had to post this. Five of us went out to hunt an old park this afternoon. Three were brothers plus me and another friend. Me, one of the brothers and the other friend had E-Trac's. One of the other brothers had an SE and the last had an old whites......that would be Jimmy. I don't know the model Jimmy had. You turn it on. It only has one dial that you can set from 1 to 10. No screen, it just beeps. Jimmy says he sets it to 7 because he only wants to find quarters. No job. He needs money for the lottery. Nobody found much, just a couple of wheaties. Just about the time we were going call it quits, Jimmy yells out, "I found a silver ring." I was close to where he found it so I asked to see it. Looked like silver to me, but it was muddy. I had a water bottle with me so I cleaned it up a bit. On the inside of the ring it had a 950 mark on it. I had no clue as to what this mark meant. I did know that if it was silver it should have a 925 mark. He then asks one of his brothers if he would buy the ring for $5.00 and he does. Remember Jimmy needs money for the lottery. So then every one goes home. Later we find out that 950 = platinum, and the ring could be worth over $800. The 2 brothers decided that they would find out how much it was worth and split the $$.
None of us has a scale so don't know how much it weighs......but its heafty.
Any way am posting a couple of pics of it. BTW............I hunted the area where he found that ring over and over. Grrrrrr......lol
Dan.

 

[Cladiator (OR)]

That's a nice looking ring. You didn't happen to get a chance to scan it to see what it registered on your E-Trac did you? Thanks for posting.

 

[DJB50156]

That's a nice looking ring. You didn't happen to get a chance to scan it to see what it registered on your E-Trac did you? Thanks for posting.

I tried inside the house. Got a 2 - 42. But that could be because of interference from stuff in the house. Will try tomm. outside and get back.
Dan.

 

[NebTrac]

Dan. I'd bury that sucker and leave it for a couple of years....ya know, to get a "trueer" reading for us guys.

NebTrac

 

[Myownwings]

Gratz to all of you. You kind of did hit the lottery in a way.

 

[DukeOBass]

Are you sure? 925 usually means Sterling Silver. If it was Platinum, it should read "PLAT" on the inside.

 

[captn_se]

Dan,

You need to get that ring checked out.....I know many pieces of silver from different countries also have the .950 marking on it. Usually, for platinum jewelry, it would say "PLAT" before the number.

And platinum has a much lower conductivity than silver does. If your buddy only had his discrimination set to hit quarters, I doubt he would find any platinum.

Get it checked!!

HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan

 

[DukeOBass]

Jewelry that contains 850, 900 or 950 parts per thousand of pure platinum may be marked "Plat" or "Pt" if a number is used in front of the term to disclose the amount of pure platinum in the mix, such as

* "850 Plat" or "850 Pt", or
* "950 Plat" or "950 Pt"

from

http://jewelry.about.com/od/platinumjewelry/a/platinum_faq.htm

AND more about Jewelry Markings

Gold

K = Karat
KP = Karat Plumb (exact amount of gold)
K.P. = Karat Plate
GF = Gold Filled (heavy plating), usually has a fraction, i.e., 1/20 10K GF
GS = Gold Shell
HGE = Heavy Gold Electroplate

Decimal equivalents of karat ratings:
.375 = 9K (England and Canada)
.417 = 10K
.500 = 12K
.583 (.585) = 14K
.625 = 15K
.667 = 16K
.750 = 18K
.833 = 20K (Asia)
.917 = 22K (Asia)
.999 (1000) = 24K pure gold

Silver

925 (.925) = Sterling
925 NV = Nevada Silver, made in England(?)
835 (.835) = a lower quality of British Sterling Silver
Sterling
Taxco
MEXICO
STER
.999 Fine = Pure Silver

Platinum

Pt (atomic symbol)
Irid. Plat.
Pt 900
Pt 950
PLAT

Other

316L = High-grade Stainless Steel

from:

http://www.angelfire.com/electronic2/allenok/Jwlrymark.html

 

[psyvad]

Unfortunately, that reading sounds like silver. I found an 8 gram platinum ring with 2cts of diamonds that came in at a solid 11 on the Safari, which has target readings very close to the eTrac.

 

[Ohio bud]

If this turns out to be Platinum, I hope the guys give it back to Jimmy, who is out of work and has a junk detector.

Ohio Bud

 

[DJB50156]

Ok, will try to answer all questions. They took it to one jewlery place and the guy said it was silver because of the color....said platinum would be more grey in color? He also said he was no expert. They haven't had a chance to take it to another one yet.
I checked it with my E-Trac outside today with the stock coil and my machine didn't like it. In the middle of the coil it nulled, but to the right and left sides
I got a low CO# and a high FE# (46). All of the silver rings I have found never nulled out. They all came in with high FE#'s just like a silver coin.
It doesn't say "plat" on it, just 950. I have since seen a 8g.# on it. Who knows how long it's been in the ground?
Maybe so long the manufacturer wasn't required to put the "plat" or "PT" on it......who knows?
Any way will let you know when they find out what it really is.
Dan.

 

[IDETECT]

Don't trust too much in just 1 jeweler...take a silver ring of approx equal size and compare the weight. Platinum will feel much heavier. If it were platinum, it should read around nickle and if silver, it should read quarter or higher. It would not have sounded off for Jimmy if he had his discriminator set to only get quarter and above signals.

8 grams of .950 Plat is worth $400 in scrap value. Good luck.

 

[EJK]

I found a ring yesterday. Looks to be about a 2 carat stone (diamond? CZ? it cuts glass) round solitaire in a 6 prong setting. I haven't taken it to the jeweler to find out what exactly I found yet, if I should be excited about it or just wear it proudly as a nice piece of costume jewelry. In addition to not knowing what the stone is, I also can't tell what the setting is. It does not look like sterling silver (not to me, anyway), although it is silver in color. I thought maybe it was Platinum, but there is nothing stamped inside to indicate that and there are no gold karat markings inside that would indicate it was white gold. There is a NV stamped in it. I attached a photo. Does anyone know what the NV means? I'm hoping to get it to the jeweler this weekend, but thought I'd try a little investigative work on my own in the mean time.

Thanks!

~ Evelyn

 

[Bilko]

crikey,you don't half find some jewelery over there!

see

http://www.angelfire.com/electronic2/allenok/Jwlrymark.html

925 NV = Nevada Silver, made in England(?)


dont know if correct though+

 

[terrywl]

I am still looking for my first Platinum ring but have found lots of gold and silver rings. That .950 mark would sure make me think Platinum. Silver rings come in high on the CO, like a silver Q or even a silver half. I found a nice silver ring two weeks ago that read 09/47. Make sure you check the weight as Platinum is very heavy, heavier than a gold ring of comparable size. The other possibility Is tungsten carbide, also heavy, but very hard, a knife would not scratch it. Let us know what you find, and ask the jeweler to weigh it for you in grams. Terry in San Diego

 

[Idaho PRB]

Whatever it ends up being, I hope the out of work detector gets the money and it helps him out. Nice ring!

 

[michaelnc]

That's a great find and please don't let some jeweler rip you guys off.

HH,

Shane