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gold fever pete

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Hi All, My name is Pete (AKA Gold Fever Pete). I have been spending a lot of time on the shallow water section. I Live is So Cal. Have an XLT w/a Bigfoot, DFX w/a Bigfoot and a Surfmaster PI. Yeah I know I spend a lot of time diggin trash lol, but I have found a lot of really good stuff too. On Sunday morning I left the house and was at a park by 6:30 AM. A slight drizzle coming down so I put a plastic bag over the DFX. I was told that the park had been hit really hard. I just needed to be out of the house. Cabin fever ya know what I mean? Within 20 minutes I had a hit. Read 15, 16, 17. I thought it had to be slaw. I dug it anyway. I use a plugger for parks and schools. Nice neat and can't even tell after I left. Anyway, after I pulled the plug out I went over the hole and not a sound. Whatever it was was in the plugger. I pushed the plug out and went over it with my pin pointer and no surprise it was dead center of the plug. I separated the plug and there was a ring. My first ring with the DFX. My glasses were kinda wet so I walked to my car to get a better look at this beauty. It was heavy, I could tell that but my glasses were so messed up I really couldn't make detail. I got the towel I keep in the car and cleaned my glasses and looked at the ring as I got the dirt off. Looking inside I saw the wonderful number and letter 14k. Then I started counting diamonds. 26 of them. I found out later that most were called baggets. What a way to start a sunday. Check it out and let me know what you think. The ring weighed 9,5 grams.
 

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Congratulations on a great find!!! :notworthy:
 

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Finally a pic of your fantastic find. Congratulations Pete!!!!!! That is a beauty!!!! :hello2: :notworthy:

Man I bet you were shaking all the way home LOL
 

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That hurt my eyes! WoW.. What a find! Congrats! :thumbsup:
 

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Great way to get out of the house...I agree, what a honker!
 

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gold fever pete

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OK I am trying again to thank everyone for their replies. Just an update, I had the ring appraised by a certified jeweler. He said as is (fresh outta the ground) it would appraise at $1800. He also said that one of the baggetts was crushed. If I wanted it like new it would have to be replace and the value would change from the $1800 to $2900. I did it and the above is the final result. I picked it up today and when I saw it you could have knocked me over with a feather. The Ring Gods were looking over me the day I found it.
 

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Man, that is GREAT! Don't it seem to make it so worth it!

Now, do you keep your poker face, or do your eyes get as big as saucers and ya jaw drop to the ground? LOL!
It ain't easy sometimes! LOL! :icon_pirat: ;D
 

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Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!!
 

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LOL....My girlfriend saw that ring and asked me how come I haven't found one like that yet!!!! Great find Pete!
 

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gold fever pete

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Tuberale said:
Gotta ask: big happy dance afterwards?

WTG!
after I picked up the ring - went to the car and just outside the car yep did the ring dance and thanked the ring gods again... :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:
 

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