First diamond ring!!!

Deleted member 70749 · Jan 3, 2014

Only 30 minutes into the hunt, I hit a signal that was reading as an old pull tab on my 305. I saw the target in the bottom of the hole thinking it's just some foil until I brushed away some dirt... GOLD!!! I couldn't believe my eyes and I took a good long break to calm down and keep searching. Just my luck, my detector's batteries died minutes later lol.
It's a beautiful gold women's ring with a 3/4 Karat diamond as the centerstone. I had it appraised today at a pawn shop who offered me $300! I'm happy with it but I know I can get more. My advice: Dig everything even it can be trash! (Except for iron, nobody needs that haha). Happy hunting!

treblehunter · Jan 5, 2014

Hang on to that ring, try to think of it like money in the bank. That is a very special ring in more ways then one, I think if you can get it researched you might find it is very old. Either way you don't see rings like that one, you also will never find a "first" ever again. Congrats on a very special find!

Lefty · Feb 5, 2014

I missed this one when you first posted it. A .81 caret diamond ring deserves Banner! You got my vote.
Lefty

Pointman · Feb 5, 2014

If that is a VS1, E Color, .81 carat, the stone is worth more than $300. Not sure of the gold weight, but the pawn shop would probably sell it closer to $1200 or more. Not sure of the cut, but that is a good stone.

I bought a VS2 Marquis cut stone with G color .6 carat 4 years ago and it appraised for over $3000. It had some smaller stones surrounding it, but it wasn't as clear of a stone as yours.

Appraisals generally run a little high, but go get it appraised first. Personally, I think that there is more intrinsic value with the age and character of the design than anything else. I wouldn't take anything less then $800 for it or closer to $1,000.

Deleted member 70749 · Feb 5, 2014

I apologize for not updating here, but I sold this ring for $900 to my Aunt who was interested in buying it. What a deal huh? She separated the stone from the band and sold the band for $250 to my other Aunt who really enjoys the look of it. I'm glad it found a good home even if it is in two pieces.