sjvalleyhunter
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- May 5, 2014
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- Detector(s) used
- Minelab E-Trac and Whites MXT
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
I had a bit of free time this morning and was able hit a park that I haven't been to before. I got a solid 12-35 on the E-Trac that showed at about 4 inches. I figured it was a corroded zinc, but since the park is old there was an off chance it was an Indian so I decided to dig it. I was surprised to see a gold colored ring shining in my plug.
Although the color is right for gold, there are no marks to indicate the karat and it rang up higher than I have experienced a gold ring to usually be. It is small at size 6 1/4, and it weighs 4.1 grams. If I had to guess, it's a low karat rose gold around 8 or 10K. The increased copper content in the low karat rose gold would, I assume, account for the higher reading on the machine. I don't have a gold testing kit so I'll have to take it to a jewelry or pawn shop to have it tested. It's always nice to find a ring though, regardless of what what it ends up being.
Although the color is right for gold, there are no marks to indicate the karat and it rang up higher than I have experienced a gold ring to usually be. It is small at size 6 1/4, and it weighs 4.1 grams. If I had to guess, it's a low karat rose gold around 8 or 10K. The increased copper content in the low karat rose gold would, I assume, account for the higher reading on the machine. I don't have a gold testing kit so I'll have to take it to a jewelry or pawn shop to have it tested. It's always nice to find a ring though, regardless of what what it ends up being.
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