First gold, first diamond, first return

[TrashureSeeker]

Hi guys,

Today I found my first gold ring at the beach after the woman who runs the beach chairs told me an old woman lost her wedding ring there on the weekend. The area she mentioned was very small, maybe ten by ten meters - that's about one square inch and 12°F at a pressure of 120psi if I did the math correctly - and after only ten minutes or so I was actually able to find and retrieve the ring. It was right on top of a pulltab and besides an iron nail, even the NEL Snake I was using had trouble separating the targets, but I was digging everything in that area anyway because it was so small and I really wanted to find that ring.

This is the first gold I have ever found, and even though I handed it in to the woman to forward it to her guest I'm still super happy to have found it, judging by the engraved date her anniversary is only two weeks away so I'm pretty sure she is as happy as I am.

It's an 18k and most likely worth a small fortune, but hey, a smile beats numbers on your bank account.

Here is the picture, and two more shots that I think turned out quite well:

 

[TrashureSeeker]

Well, here's hoping that ring actually GETS to the owner. Congrats on the find, the picture will last longer than the money, anyway.

Yes, I talked to the owner by now

 

[rykroll]

I don't know if smiles are better then numbers in a bank account

 

[Sandman]

I have never returned a piece of jewelry to a third party. Only directly to the owner.

 

[Doc Arey]

Great Job!