First "real" ring, first gold, and no detector!!!- Mystery stone?

[westkybanded]

Watching my kid's baseball game yesterday, and was standing next to the bleachers. Ump made a bum call, and I kicked at the dirt. Looked down, and saw a tiny glint of silver where I just kicked. Reached down, and boom!!!

It's marked 14k on the inside, and is made in a custom setting with an "S" under the stone on one side, and an "M" on the other. I'm not 100% sure on the stone. In the bright light, and with it dirty, I thought it was onyx, but cleaned up, it's definately a really dark blue stone. Real dark sapphire maybe?

 

[cjon455]

Wow thats nice!, who needs a detector lol

 

[Joe hunter]

Nice ring under and around bleachers are tuff to detect nice virgin ground next game bring a pinpointer and embarrass your family

 

[coinman123]

All of my gold was found without a metal detector, including a huge 14K gold necklace, a 14k gold earring with real diamonds, and many hollow gold earrings.

 

[RustyGold]

Awesome find! Beautiful ring! I've always said (well in the last couple of weeks anyways) it's the hunter not the machine!

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

Really nice ring !!

Keep @ it and HH !!

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Beautiful ring congrats! I'm impressed!

Joe hunter- LMAO!!! Said like a true MD'er!!! Something I would do! Lol!

 

[westkybanded]

Any guesses on the stone?

I'll run in the local jewler tomorrow and have them take a look.

 

[signal]

looks like a sapphire to me

 

[beez0404]

That's a gorgeous ring. You obviously have better eyes then the umpires!

 

[Tenspeed]

Good eye!

 

[Bad Wolf]

I'd call that an "unearned" ring...

 

[westkybanded]

I'd call that an "unearned" ring...

Hahaha!!! I'll take it!

Next time, I'll start making beeping noises before I pick it up outa the dirt!

 

[huntsman53]

looks like a sapphire to me

I agree! Also, congrats on a great eye find!


Frank

 

[thommo59]

Go the umpire!

 

[vpnavy]

 

[westkybanded]

Took it by the local jewler today, and he confirmed that it's indeed a 14k ring holding a dark sapphire!

Said he would retail it for about $200 in his store with the custom setting!

Then, he tried to buy the setting from me for $20 in scrap... Lol...