My Best Find, Big Diamond Ring Apraised @ 4500$

Seener53 · Mar 24, 2013

Hi everyone just wanted to share yesterday's hunt with y'all. So I raced down to the beach as the frozen tundra loosened her grip on the land for the last two days. Things started off great as I scored a sterling ring with a black stone then a sterling pendant weighing 7 grams and after that a big gold ring marked 14k at 7.8 grams with a big center stone. Then the waves picked up and chased me out. I thought for sure the rock was going to be a cz. Today I took it to a jeweler for an appraisal and to my surprise the diamond tested real!!! I was told its an old deep cut stone from the 1940s in a newer setting, G/H in color and 1 carat in size and worth 4,500$

All the times my wife game me crap about detecting so now I can finally shut her up lol! She was a Debbie downer for the longest time, she actually wants to steal my stone and put it in her setting. Now shes a believer hehe, I decided to give her the stone, happy wife = more detecting time for me

Thanks for looking and Happy Hunting to all

All the finds from the hunt

Seener53 · Mar 25, 2013

arrowheadted said:
Nice ring, I need to find one for my wife too. I think like Davers, my sweetie suffers from amnesia. Maybe a stone like that one will cure her.

Thanks arrowheadted, I think it would, I'm getting royal treatment for the last two days.

Seener53 · Mar 25, 2013

hamiddetecting said:
<img src="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=765514"/>

Thanks Hammid.

Seener53 · Mar 25, 2013

N.J.THer said:
Congrats on the ring and stone...very nice and glad your keeping the wife happy.

Quick wife story: I've always wanted a little theater room in the house but the wife was not really into it and since the basement has been taken over by the kids we did not have a place for it. A few weeks back were out and we see a very cool entertainment center that has an electic fireplace, sound bar, small refrigerator and ipod docking station all built into it. Then the next store we go into there is a 100% leather theater seating with three chairs that are electic, light up cup holders and lights under the seats (also very cool). We go home then later in the day the wife turns to me and says I don't know what your putting in my coffee but I want them for the back family room. I'm a happy camper and we go order everything. Fast forward to last night we are sitting at the dinner table and my wife turns and says she would go detecting if she did not have to get my hands dirty. I laugh and say you are turning into me. Her response -- 'I'm not ugly!' I have to love her or killer her...have not decided yet. A happy wife makes for a happy house.

NJ

Thanks NJ, nice story lol.

Seener53 · Mar 25, 2013

Diggin-N-Dumps said:
Awesome Ring!...My Father had a ring that looked EXACLTY like that he lost on Jersey beach about 20 years ago...Killer Find!..Im gonna have to see if he has any pics of him wearing it. I think he got it from Jareds, or a large chain jewelry store!

Thanks Diggin, post it if you find it.

Seener53 · Mar 25, 2013

DaleGM said:
time to ask for that new upgrade while shes still giddy over the rock, nice chunk of gold and ice Seener

Thanks Dale, no upgrades needed for now both detectors are in good running condition. I would hate to learn a new machine

Seener53 · Mar 25, 2013

John Boy said:
Very nice ring.way to go

Thanks John Boy.

Seener53 · Mar 25, 2013

Twinkletoes said:
Beautiful! Nice display too! H Digs

Thanks Twinkletoes, wish I had better macro.

Seener53 · Mar 25, 2013

dougofpa said:
Happy wife = Happy Life........not in my house.

This is the choice I give my wife.

I tell her she has two choices: You can get mad OR You can get over it.

I go detectin whenever I want.

I did that a few times and got no diner and no laundry done lol.

terpfan · Mar 26, 2013

That is an awesome ring, congrats to you and your wife. I mostly hunt colonial era sites and have pretty much given up on finding expensive jewelry. The thought of finding a diamond ring is pretty alluring however.....

Silver Worm · Mar 26, 2013

Awesome, dude!

Davers · Mar 26, 2013

terpfan said:
That is an awesome ring, congrats to you and your wife. I mostly hunt colonial era sites and have pretty much given up on finding expensive jewelry. The thought of finding a diamond ring is pretty alluring however.....

I am mostly a relic hunter but also have a few places to hunt jewelry, as its the only thing that I dig that ill sell or give away at this point. p.s. I STAND by the wife statement , she just now walked in and says " oh your on the computer doing your little treasure thinggi ," boy can she be mean, . Still & Awesome ring ...

Seener53 · Mar 26, 2013

terpfan said:
That is an awesome ring, congrats to you and your wife. I mostly hunt colonial era sites and have pretty much given up on finding expensive jewelry. The thought of finding a diamond ring is pretty alluring however.....

Thanks terpfan, when I was digging this one I thought it was gonna be a can top because of the strong signal it gave, so you never know

Seener53 · Mar 26, 2013

Silver Worm said:
Awesome, dude!

Thanks silver worm.

Seener53 · Mar 26, 2013

Davers said:
I am mostly a relic hunter but also have a few places to hunt jewelry, as its the only thing that I dig that ill sell or give away at this point. p.s. I STAND by the wife statement , she just now walked in and says " oh your on the computer doing your little treasure thinggi ," boy can she be mean, . Still & Awesome ring ...

Mine used to say "hey dork, are you talking to others about your pipe dreams", well Sunday I got an apology

crazyfish · Mar 26, 2013

dougofpa said:
Happy wife = Happy Life........not in my house.

This is the choice I give my wife.

I tell her she has two choices: You can get mad OR You can get over it.

I go detectin whenever I want.

I give mine three choices:You can get mad, get over it, or get back in the kitchen and make my dinner

Chuffs · Mar 26, 2013

Congrats on the finds... Awesome looking ring...
CH

WHADIFIND · Mar 26, 2013

Seener53 said:
Mine used to say "hey dork, are you talking to others about your pipe dreams", well Sunday I got an apology

After you found this ring, my reply to her now would be, "Look what I found! Hope you and your friends can do as well. As for me, I'm gonna enjoy this ring with my dorky friends."

HH!

ChrisNJ · Mar 26, 2013

Geez if I ever brought something like that home I would continually be pushed out the door to find another :-P Congrats on some great finds.

cntrydncr1 · Mar 26, 2013

really awesome find!congrats

Erik in NJ · Mar 26, 2013

terpfan said:
That is an awesome ring, congrats to you and your wife. I mostly hunt colonial era sites and have pretty much given up on finding expensive jewelry. The thought of finding a diamond ring is pretty alluring however.....

Don't give up! I was at an 1840 house this past summer and this was the last thing I expected to find there:

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/today-s-finds/305349-not-more-junk-what-omg-s-dirt-ice.html