My best find ever!!

timbobwey

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I was out beach hunting this morning and came out with an amazing find. I was in about a foot of water or so when I got the signal. Dug 3 or 4 inches down and pulled this baby out. 18K Milor Italy marked on the clasp. I still can't beleive it. I haven't weighed it yet, but it feels heavy. I'd say at least 10 grams or so. I need to get a scale. I tried looking online for a similar chain and can't find one. Anybody know if it's worth more than weight?? It's a beautiful bracelet. I can honestly say that this one find alone will pay for my detector, 2X over. I've never dug anything even close to this yet, and was honestly starting to think "yeah right, people don't hit it big detecting."
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Wow!! That's a nice one.

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It Happens Once in Awhile, Chug!!!! I payed for My detector In One Find See Avatar 18K Six rubies 30.6 Grams Of Sweet Gold HH Chug Although We Still Have It We Concider the Detector Payed For By the Find Chug
 

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Way Cool - Congratulations!!! :hello2:
 

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Nice, but let's hope it's not the "best ever"!
 

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I hope it won't be my best find ever. It makes me want to get out there and hunt more. Just need to make the time for it. I have a lot of good old home sites to hit just haven't had a lot of time to get out.
Once I find out what this bracelet is worth I will let you all know.
 

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Chug, that is an amazing medallion. I wouldn't sell it either, but as you said it would clearly pay for the detector. I hope to find something like that one day.
 

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ohh they did. For a second I figured plated for sure, but soon as I saw the clasp I knew. Very clear and easy to see. It was hard not to start jumping up and down in the water, but there were people so I contained myself.
 

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NICE FIND! Instead of a ring dance you could do a chain dance I suppose. CONGRATS!
 

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Nice find...chains and bracelets always weigh more than I think they do. You may get a surprise when you weigh it.
 

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Nice find... I see you are over in Mi. Did you find it in one of the great lakes or a inland lake .??
 

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Lookindown, I agree. Chains do usually weight more than ya think. I'm gonna guess this one might be pretty close to half an ounce, it's thick with a lot of links in it. Being 18K I think I'm gonna do pretty well with it. I'm gonna take it to a shop tomorrow. The guy I go to pays well for precious metals, he buys and sells a lot of it. He knows me, I'm in there all the time selling stuff. I always get a good deal from him. I'll post what he values it at, but I may not even sell it. I really like it, and it's my best find ever thus far. I can keep it till I really need the money.

Keppy, it was an inland lake. I hardly ever get to the coast. I live about an hour from the western shore. Lot of inland lakes right near me, and there's a lot of people on those beaches. This is a good summer to beach detect being so hot, just gotta be able to take the heat. I usually go really early before the sizzlin sun hits though. I'm done by the time it's hot out there.
 

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well, I took it in and had it looked at. Didn't weigh as much as I thought. Still got $250 for it, so I took it.
 

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Very nice! Many chains don't sound off unless "bunched" at discovery. Yours is extraordinarliy thick. Nice. TTC
 

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That was a nice pay check for a morning's work..or should i say :icon_thumleft:"play"
 

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Yeah, I'll take a find like that any day, nice chunk of money for doing something fun. Hopefully there will be some more good digs like that this year. Planning on doing more beach hunts now. I'm researching some old home sites to dig also, never know what you'll dig at those.
 

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