Condom wrappers lead to first Gold Ring, 10K (updated- *real diamonds)

[Minrelica]

It's true.

I was hunting a park today for a couple of hours and I was feeling beat from the heat and totally annoyed at the 100+ teenagers running around, playing a game (I was there first), so I moved to another part of the park and hunted for probably an hour or so. I was drenched and wasn't really finding much so I walked back to where my bag was next to a big tree. Before I call it quits for the day, I usually dig one last good signal so I figured I'd do just that. I looked at the ground next to my bag and saw 3 condom wrappers and I thought 'someone had a good time', then I thought hell, they might have dropped something during their roll in the hay... Just as I was about to start swinging the detector, I looked down and saw a ring . I sat ther for a second in amazement, then grabbed it. I saw that it had a stamp on the inside and there were glittering stones on it but I just dropped it in my pocket knowing that I'd look at it when I got home.

When I got home I looked at the ring through a loupe and saw a 10K stamp on it. There's also 5 stones but I have no clue if these are diamonds or not I will definitely be bringing this to a jeweler on monday for confirmation.

Update: The diamonds are real

Total ground score... Made my day

 

[juju]

Re: Condom wrappers lead to first Gold Ring, 10K (possible diamonds)

Great eyeball find. Keep it comin.

JuJu

 

[Minrelica]

Re: Condom wrappers lead to first Gold Ring, 10K (possible diamonds)

Thanks JUJU, the pics are horrible but oh well...

 

[Chug And Red]

Re: Condom wrappers lead to first Gold Ring, 10K (possible diamonds)

Great eyeball find. Keep it comin.

JuJu

It counts in my book as found with my detector as i always look ahead of where my coil is I have found several rings that way!!!!

 

[Minrelica]

Re: Condom wrappers lead to first Gold Ring, 10K (possible diamonds)

Oh yeah, I forgot to say that this is my FIRST gold ring as well

 

[juju]

Re: Condom wrappers lead to first Gold Ring, 10K (possible diamonds)

Great eyeball find. Keep it comin.

JuJu

It counts in my book as found with my detector as i always look ahead of where my coil is I have found several rings that way!!!!

Weather under the coil or not it always counts when its gold.

JuJu

 

[Tennessee Treasure Hunter]

Re: Condom wrappers lead to first Gold Ring, 10K (possible diamonds)

very nice!

 

[Tank69]

Re: Condom wrappers lead to first Gold Ring, 10K (possible diamonds)

great score WIT even nicer when you just bend over an pick em up an dont have to get all dirty diggin em

 

[Roger Mn.]

Re: Condom wrappers lead to first Gold Ring, 10K (possible diamonds)

Nice 10K ring. Sounds a lot like Quarry hill park.
roger

 

[CowboyKolo]

Re: Condom wrappers lead to first Gold Ring, 10K (possible diamonds)

Considering what you found, I think it's safe to say it wasn't a shotgun wedding ring

 

[gemee]

Re: Condom wrappers lead to first Gold Ring, 10K (possible diamonds)

Heck yeah those are diamonds! They are small, so no doubt they are real.
I am guessing that with the condom wrappers nearby, that all the bouncing around dislodged the ring off of the hand. ((Wink!))

 

[Minrelica]

Re: Condom wrappers lead to first Gold Ring, 10K (possible diamonds)

Heck yeah those are diamonds! They are small, so no doubt they are real.
I am guessing that with the condom wrappers nearby, that all the bouncing around dislodged the ring off of the hand. ((Wink!))

I know basically nothing about jewelry unless I see a stamp but I figured the same thing on the stones since they were so small. Going out of town today to a small town festival but I'll bring the ring and stop into a jeweler if I see one and have them give a look.

 

[CowboyKolo]

Re: Condom wrappers lead to first Gold Ring, 10K (possible diamonds)

On this one, I'm gonna have to be the glass is half full kinda guy.
Due to the fact it's a 10k gold ring, I would be extremely surprised
if they were real diamonds, regardless of the size of the stones. But,
real or not, it's a very nice ring.

 

[Crusty Dave]

Re: Condom wrappers lead to first Gold Ring, 10K (possible diamonds)

No there's a great way to end a hunt......well done

Dave

 

[snyper77]

Re: Condom wrappers lead to first Gold Ring, 10K (possible diamonds)

Looks like everyone "scored" at that location!!! Great find. Congrats!

 

[Minrelica]

Re: Condom wrappers lead to first Gold Ring, 10K (possible diamonds)

On this one, I'm gonna have to be the glass is half full kinda guy.
Due to the fact it's a 10k gold ring, I would be extremely surprised
if they were real diamonds, regardless of the size of the stones. But,
real or not, it's a very nice ring.

Ya know, I didn't make it into a jeweler today but I also think that you may be correct.

BUT, maybe the person spent all of their money on the damonds and could only afford a 10K ring... huh??

I'll have to bring it in on Monday I guess, since Sunday is a day of rest, I mean hunting.

 

[Minrelica]

Re: Condom wrappers lead to first Gold Ring, 10K (possible diamonds)

No there's a great way to end a hunt......well done

Dave

Hell yeah..

I generally end every hunt by digging one last signal, whatever it may be. This one ended with a nice ground score

 

[DPBOB]

Re: Condom wrappers lead to first Gold Ring, 10K (possible diamonds)

Nice ring.

I take close up pics by putting a jewelers 10X loupe in front of my camera lens , NO FLASH. Or you can use a magnify glass too..

 

[richm]

Re: Condom wrappers lead to first Gold Ring, 10K (possible diamonds)

Looks like everyone "scored" at that location!!! Great find. Congrats!

 

[Minrelica]

Re: Condom wrappers lead to first Gold Ring, 10K (possible diamonds)

Well, I just brought the ring into 2 different jewellers.

It turns out that they ARE diamonds but very tiny ones. The ring has a total of 5, single-cut.

I was told that the ring is approximately 35 years old and if I had it cleaned up and sized it would be worth around $100-$120 in "todays" market.

So I guess I not only found my first gold ring, I also found my first diamond ring

Oh, and it's stamped AFJC which stands for Alamode Fashion Jewelry Company