It didnt take as long as I expected

[bugbitingme]

It didn't take as long as I expected

I had a couple of hours before the Honors banquet, so I went detecting at the stadium. I was using settings suggested previously and dug nothing but bottle caps and pull tabs. Of course, that is what the machine said was there, but I wanted to be sure. Then it happened, I pulled my first gold, yeeehaaaa. It is a crummy looking ring, but after a lot of cleaning and magnifying and rubbing with an eraser, I found the marking. 14KT GF and under that is ESPO. The stone is probably plastic, because it is pretty eat up. I can't get the picture to show the markings, but they are there.
I figured out how to get the software to magnify it.

 

[bigealive]

Re: It didn't take as long as I expected

Great Ring!!!!

 

[terpfan]

Re: It didn't take as long as I expected

Congrats on the ring. I am no expert but from what I learned on line the ring is gold filled (GF), and ESPO apparently is a mark referring the designer Joe Esposito.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_if_the_ring_has_14_kt_ge_espo_is_it_real

 

[Gator-Flea]

Re: It didn't take as long as I expected

Nice find...........

 

[bugbitingme]

Re: It didn't take as long as I expected

Congrats on the ring. I am no expert but from what I learned on line the ring is gold filled (GF), and ESPO apparently is a mark referring the designer Joe Esposito.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_if_the_ring_has_14_kt_ge_espo_is_it_real

Thanks guys. terpfan, you hit it on the head. Amazing how you guys identify things so fast. I do believe what I thought was an "F" is really an "E", meaning electroplated. His stuff sells on HSN in the 30 dollar range, so this ring, in this condition is only worth the braggin rights that I found it.