Heartstopper today - there ought to be a law!

[donkarlos]

Small swim beach today with some potential..there's iron pipes in the ground (or something) which masks a lot. So's I digs me a couple bucks of clad and then this ring was my last target as I was about to leave anyway. Surprised, I pocket it sand and all and leave. I believed it to be real for a good ten minutes but realized it is glass or something else cheap. Thing would have been about two carrots. The worn off silver plating was a heads up but I thought(hoped) it might be tarnished. Probably looked pretty convincing new. Gotta laugh!

 

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[Beach Papa]

The photo in the center with the sparkle in the stone adds to the letdown. Looks good from here. Better luck next time. Beach Papa

 

[hubcap76]

Still a nice recovery considering the obstacles in the area. I would have been excited to see it in the scoop

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[lorraine]

Sorry about that ring , donkarlos..I know how you feel because I have found my fair share of those heartbreakers.

I wish you the best hunting in your next time out.

Lorraine

 

[donkarlos]

Thanks. It is fun finding rings and figuring them out anyway. I did test it regardless. .didn't even get one bar on the tester. I think maybe 15% of my rings are of any value, not including the sterling silver ones.

 

[Sandigger2]

The good ones are just a scoop away. HH

 

[fongu]

It's better to find a junk ring than no ring at all.

 

[meMiner]

Unfortunately, everybody has to dig their share of junk. I tell myself that if it were easy, everybody would be doing it. I have also had my share of goodies that turned out to be not so good. Last winter, I was on a beach in Curacao and with about 10 people watching found a thick necklace in the scoop. I quickly put it away so not to attract more attention and did not take it out of "hiding" until I got back to the resort, when I unveiled it to my wife. I was thinking gold. It turned out to be silver with only a $60 scrap value. What a let down... Still, better than another Curacao penny or a pull tab.

 

[donkarlos]

It's better to find a junk ring than no ring at all.

Yep they're pretty much all fun.
Made up a little bit for it today with a thin silver ring and Eco-drive watch. My first watch..
HH

 

[hubcap76]

Nice looking watch, hopefully works or easy repair. I would wear it

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[donkarlos]

Nice looking watch, hopefully works or easy repair. I would wear it

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It's waterproof to 330' but it stopped (battery?) on a Thursday the 13th which would have been last March. Was in dry sand.

 

[hubcap76]

Just had an older bulova I've had for many years repaired for just a few bucks at a local watch repair/jewelers. Even if you resell it might be worth a few bucks in repairs. Glass isn't fogged so that's always good

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[redcobra8u]

I agree. No fake bling...or at least don't lose it.

 

[MiamiFox]

To bad its not real. Seeing that in the scoop would be a heart stopper for me to.

 

[rainyday101]

I know how you feel on that ring. I have been getting my fair share of them. I am getting tired of titanium and tungsten carbide. Got a nice 6.5 gram sterling silver this weekend, but it takes a lot of silver to equal one gold ring!