24k Bracelet....marked .9999

[lookindown]

Hunting a sports field and got a solid 52 signal...another pulltab or nickel. It was shallow so I went to pop it out with my screwdriver and the end of a gold chain popped up. I pulled it out slowly and it was a bracelet. I saw the weird S shaped clasp and thought it was fake but I noticed it weighed twice what it should for its size and had a beautiful deep color. When I got home I saw that the clasp was marked...with my loupe I could see .9999 stamped on it. I told my wife that there was no way it could be pure gold. I tested with acid starting with 14k and it passed...then the 18k and it held strong...that's when I started to get excited... I tried the 22k and after a minute it was still holding strong...I couldn't believe it...9.7 grams of pure 24k...its 8 inches long...I didn't even know they made 24k bracelets but researching I found several examples on the internet and E BAY...I think its Thai gold...aint this a great hobby...good luck to everyone.

 

[pepperj]

What a great looking chain you got today, not many 24K are found.

 

[TheRingFinder]

I found a 24K bracelet a few years back, I brought it into a pro and he said it is mostly likely from the Middle East. Just a FYI -

 

[UnderMiner]

Amazing! A true pirate's dream find! Argh!

 

[EccentricInTexas]

NICE FIND!!! Yeah Thai's and Indians like pure gold jewelry. I have only ever come across one set of earrings that were pure, but I had to buy them at a garage sale!!!

 

[pl8man]

Super find !

 

[The Urban Prospector]

Holy smokes!! Congratulations!!!!

 

[The Urban Prospector]

Unmistakable color, great find !!
Keep @ it and HH !!

The best way I have heard it described is that "gold has soul".

 

[treblehunter]

Great find, that would sure get me excited.

 

[Higgy]

Excellent find, LD!

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[I-DIG-IT]

Nice digs. If I was to find that I think I would need a nitro pill, that's just a great find, good for you.

 

[nor kal kid]

Very nice I found a 28 .9 gram necklace with pendant that i kept would have been 31.9 I sold the necklace for 900 talked to a jeweler who said he would of givin me 300 more so if you plan on saleing it look around

 

[fsa46]

Congratulations on an awesome score.

 

[fongu]

excellent recovery. That's something you don't see everyday.

 

[redcobra8u]

Whoa! That will make your day! Congrats!

 

[bigscoop]

It's good to see you dirt digging and I can't wait to play in the dirt myself next year. A nice change of pace and, well, you just proved it can show up anywhere. AT-Pro, I take it?

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Now that is awesome! congrats! Super find! You must have already gotten in your quota of pop tops!

 

[WHADIFIND]

Know what you mean! Seeing that bracelet I found recently was quite the surprise!

Pretty much paid for batteries for quite some time. LOL

Nice!

 

[Sandman]

Fantastic find LD. If you sell it to ARA you will always miss it.

 

[lookindown]

It's good to see you dirt digging and I can't wait to play in the dirt myself next year. A nice change of pace and, well, you just proved it can show up anywhere. AT-Pro, I take it?

Yeah, I was using my AT pro.