First gold on the beach!!

[Hawk4wvu]

10k TW on the inside. Also says Tony and Cindy. Looked good in the scoop. I now have gold fever!!

 

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[CASPER-2]

Hopefully the first of many-

 

[Ed-D]

Yup. Now you'll remember that target ID and you'll dig every one like it and your heart will get pumping. It doesn't matter if it's a pull tab or fishing weight. Great find.

 

[Skippy SH13]

AWESOME! Gold is SO much fun to find. You can find melt values here:
Scrap Gold Weight Conversion and Melt Value Calculator

Just weigh it, and put in the weight.

Also, be aware that you can easily get 75% melt value selling it... Higher than that, and you'll have to do some looking. Selling to a refinery, you'll probably have a harder time, (they'll look higher on the return value, but you have to calculate shipping, refining costs, etc).

Basically, for a 10K ring of this size, I'd guess about $20 - $30 in melt value. $15-25 in sale value.

Some folks elect to sell finds like this for spot on craigslist... you might find that works, too.

Last thing, if you intend to keep it, you can polish the ring easily by putting a small rag around a drill bit (let it wrap slowly), then turn on the drill at high speed with some car wax on it... hold the ring against the polish/rag as it spins and slowly turn it. It'll buff out all the scratches and make that baby really glow. It'll look like new when you're done!

Cheers,

Skippy

 

[Bquamb]

What machine were you using and what settings did you run? Very nice, I have yet to find my first gold, always find live amunition .... Everwhere I go... And I live in Canada, what gives.

 

[JC Florida]

Feels good to break the Ice on a Gold Ring Congrats

 

[Inches from Insanity]

Congrats, hawk!!! I think this is the start of something good!!!