Diamond ring found: updated pics

[cntrydncr1]

Last Sunday I headed down to to the beach to detect while Hurricane Bill was passing up the coast. I met up with Bootybay and Boobird and a few other treasure hunters were also on the beach. there were huge cuts in the sand and I was hunting about 3 feet down, mostly in the wet sand.

I met a guy named Dan who is in my South Jersey club and we chatted a bit. I said to him, " I don't know why I'm hunting here...I have never found anything good here yet." He went on his way...and not 5 minutes later I found this ring.

I assumed it was fake as it had no markings and was so large. In a magnifier I couldn't find any flaws in it either. Well today I took it to the jeweler and he said..."THE DIAMOND IS REAL!!!!!" I started shaking. He said it is a cushion cut...1-1 1/4 carats maybe as high as 1 1/2 carats. He did not test the band...he said "what does it matter? the value is in the stone!" He estimated $4,000 if the smaller size and as much as $10,000 if it is 1 1/2 carats.

[savant365]

I have had the same thing happen, thought I posted something and went back later to look and it was either never posted or just gone. I don't think the mod's deleted anything but maybe there is a glitch somewhere?

Anyway, Awesome ring Definately banner worthy.

HH Charlie

[Baja181]

Amazing find!!!!! I'm happy for you!

[Big A]

WOW!!!
Alan

[dave in iowa]

great find , debby

[goldgrubber]

Nice rock!!! Congratulations!

[mham2]

WTG ! maybe if your down in florida this winter I will get to see it .

[Tank69]

looks like you owe bill a beer lol sweet ring wtg

[Tank69]

hey Jeff Mark zapped your link my friend

[daytondigger]

HOLY COW!!! What a nice ring, congrats!! I don't usually get excited by jewelry posts, I'm a coin and token man, but who wouldn't get excited over that.

[ModernMiner]

Holey smokes CD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WAY TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What a beautiful ring. I'm glad it turned out to be the real deal.
You deserve it,
MM

[BareBones]

I think I would need immediate CPR if I found something like that.

Danny is on his way, find MORE!

[Digginman]

Wow, amazing find.

Congrats.

DM

[rwsnc]

Veerrrrrry NICE.... I wonder if the setting is platinum.

[jgas]

Wow that's a beaut! That kinda find should be up top on the Banner! jgas

[RPG]

This is a great find, I don't care what Jeff says.

BANNER.

[Narthoniel]

Way to go girl! That thing is beautiful and makes my ring look small. CONGRATS!!
Anthony

[Treasure_Hunter]

Beautiful ring.....That is usually the way it happens, complain something never happens and it does.

I made a bet with Cotton that Hurricane Bill wouldn't come with in 500 miles of the coast of central Florida. Purpose of the bet was for me to lose, have it come 490 miles off the coast, throw 8 foot waves on the beach, and give me some goddies............Just when I am counting on Murphy's law to bite me, and hurricane come 490 miles off coast, it does the opposite and goes by a thousand miles off shore.

[Moonshadow]

WTG on an awesome find! Love it!

HH,
Moon

[baspinall]

Sure belongs on the Banner in my opinion. Sweeeeeeeeet ring Deb