UPDATE i JUST PAID FOR MY DETECTOR !!!

[FloridaBill]

And enough left over to pay for another !

The wife and I went to the mall today and although I didn't get a written appraisal we did go into three different jewelry stores. It is a real blue sapphire 14 k and although I thought it was a mans ring they are saying woman's. Maybe that's why I can't get it off of my wife's finger since I brought it home.

Now to the good news the average from all three stores we went into came out to a value between $1,800.00 and $2,200.00! I am a happy camper....

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[COTTON]

It should be good, We have the west winds that i was waiting for. We have some great cuts now, An a lot of sand is shifting, Things are going to pick up quick, Plus we have the full moon also. The only bad thing is i go back to work Monday . COTTON

 

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[Chicago Ron]

WOW! that is one sweet ring!!!!
Keep em coming!

 

[Michiganne]

Holy smokes, FL Bill! Quite the ring and, yeah, I'd be wearing it too. WTG!

HH

 

[FloridaBill]

Wow I made the BANNER! Awesome, I didn't think any of us Florida boys would ever make that. I feel honored to share the banner with such awesome finds....

 

[The Bulgarian]

Congrats for this beauty and congrats for The BANNER .

 

[River Rat]

That is a beautiful ring! Congrats!!!! I bet your wife is doing the happy dance.

RR

 

[watercolor]

Bill, congrats on that ring . . .and the Banner . . . you might want to try a little soap & water
for getting that ring "un-stuck" from your wife's finger

Take care,
watercolor

 

[Ozzygold]

Told ya she was the real deal, congrats on the banner mate!

 

[Roger Mn.]

Congratulations on the ring and making the banner.

 

[miket]

WOW! Great find! I`m yet to find gold..keep it up!

 

[Detectingfreak]

VERY AWESOME! THAT RING IS BEAUTIFULL! It must feel good!!!

 

[Bridge End Farm]

congrats on banner well deserved indeed

 

[JoeSWFla]

Hey Bill, Thanks for the reply. I like to know if any of the beaches are moving or cutting.It
would be nice to see the troughs deepen and some shell and rock start showing.HH Joe

 

[ringfinder]

Wow!!! Nice find, no I take that back,GREAT FIND. Gonna be hard to beat a find like that.

Just one question, did anyone report a ring like that missing in the area? Just kind of curious.
I usually try to return rings I have found. I guess the two oldest rings I have returned were to guys
70 years old. One lost his mothers wedding ring when he was 8 yrs. old and I found it at an old one room school house that had been torn down and is now a field. I returned it to the guy and he was 78 years young.
The other ring I found belonged to a fellow how lost his class ring in 1946, I found it in a lake close to where I live and returned it to him, after much research. He lives in Ft.Myers Fla. now. He wears it around his neck now and tells the story of how it was found to anyone who will listen.

Of course I have returned rings to the owners and they could have cared less about my returning it. One lady opened the door of her house, grabbed the ring and slammed the door in my face. Another guy told me thanks and then sort of said get lost cause his wife didn't know he had lost the ring. I guess it was because he and his wife never went swimming together. MMMMMMMMM wonder who he was with when he lost the ring.

Sorry to rattle on, these are just a few of my stories, as I have many after detecting for over 23 years.

Again, Congrats on finding that really nice ring.

HH<Ringfinder

 

[Urban Grund]

Congrats! Super nice looking ring!!!

 

[spisswgt]

unless i get a better detector and find better places to look, and put more time into detecting, I'll never be on the banner.

 

[Silver_Fox]

great looking ring, where can you sell it? I've been trying to unload a 1/3 karat diamond with 16 small ones in 14K for the last 6 months, I've been offered 35.00 from a jeweler and 55.00 from a pawn shop, I just don't have the time to ebay or sit around waitin for someone from craigslist to call.

That's the whole deal with "appraisals". They will tell you it is worth $1800 to $2000 because that is what they will sell it for with their 500% + markup. In the real world, you'd be lucky to break $350-400. Nice ring anyhow.
HH, S_F

 

[ivan salis]

beautiiful find --- but the "point" of appraisals is spot on -- it for "insurance" reasons ---and is their "asking" price for a item like that should they sell it to you -- (its their high end haggling point) --- now if their buying its a whole differant matter-- they go buy gold weight and % anf forget the stone exist as far as they care. so about 1/5 or so of of their "estimate" is about right --say $400 on a 2 grand ring would be their "offer" to buy --its a racket jewelry --but theres no doubt that you made a great find --I'd be proud as heck to have find a ring like that one -- having a feeling your wifes got it for life, --- nice ring

 

[FloridaBill]

beautiiful find --- but the "point" of appraisals is spot on -- it for "insurance" reasons ---and is their "asking" price for a item like that should they sell it to you -- (its their high end haggling point) --- now if their buying its a whole differant matter-- they go buy gold weight and % anf forget the stone exist as far as they care. so about 1/5 or so of of their "estimate" is about right --say $400 on a 2 grand ring would be their "offer" to buy --its a racket jewelry --but theres no doubt that you made a great find --I'd be proud as heck to have find a ring like that one -- having a feeling your wifes got it for life, --- nice ring

yes unless I take a Axe to her finger I think it is lost once again, and I agree with you guys on the value, and like I have said it may appraise at a certain price, however it is only worth that if you find someone willing to pay that much, which would be unlikey....

 

[ivan salis]

oh I wouldn't say the ring was " re lost" think of it as "invested" instead. ---LOL