NEW TO THIS SECTION OF T-NET Look What I found WOW!!

gold fever pete · May 10, 2011

Hi All, My name is Pete (AKA Gold Fever Pete). I have been spending a lot of time on the shallow water section. I Live is So Cal. Have an XLT w/a Bigfoot, DFX w/a Bigfoot and a Surfmaster PI. Yeah I know I spend a lot of time diggin trash lol, but I have found a lot of really good stuff too. On Sunday morning I left the house and was at a park by 6:30 AM. A slight drizzle coming down so I put a plastic bag over the DFX. I was told that the park had been hit really hard. I just needed to be out of the house. Cabin fever ya know what I mean? Within 20 minutes I had a hit. Read 15, 16, 17. I thought it had to be slaw. I dug it anyway. I use a plugger for parks and schools. Nice neat and can't even tell after I left. Anyway, after I pulled the plug out I went over the hole and not a sound. Whatever it was was in the plugger. I pushed the plug out and went over it with my pin pointer and no surprise it was dead center of the plug. I separated the plug and there was a ring. My first ring with the DFX. My glasses were kinda wet so I walked to my car to get a better look at this beauty. It was heavy, I could tell that but my glasses were so messed up I really couldn't make detail. I got the towel I keep in the car and cleaned my glasses and looked at the ring as I got the dirt off. Looking inside I saw the wonderful number and letter 14k. Then I started counting diamonds. 26 of them. I found out later that most were called baggets. What a way to start a sunday. Check it out and let me know what you think. The ring weighed 9,5 grams.

Felinepeachy · May 10, 2011

Re: NEW TO THIS SECTION OF T-NET

Congratulations on a great find!!! :notworthy:

Felinepeachy · May 16, 2011

Finally a pic of your fantastic find. Congratulations Pete!!!!!! That is a beauty!!!! :hello2:

Man I bet you were shaking all the way home LOL

BARGuy · May 16, 2011

Now that'll buy some gas! Good Job!

DR

creskol · May 16, 2011

That hurt my eyes! WoW.. What a find! Congrats! :thumbsup:

JUNKYARD DOG · May 16, 2011

that's a honker ! JYD..

Yard Digger · May 16, 2011

Nice find Pete! :headbang:

windage · May 16, 2011

Great way to get out of the house...I agree, what a honker!

gold fever pete · May 16, 2011

OK I am trying again to thank everyone for their replies. Just an update, I had the ring appraised by a certified jeweler. He said as is (fresh outta the ground) it would appraise at $1800. He also said that one of the baggetts was crushed. If I wanted it like new it would have to be replace and the value would change from the $1800 to $2900. I did it and the above is the final result. I picked it up today and when I saw it you could have knocked me over with a feather. The Ring Gods were looking over me the day I found it.

Felinepeachy · May 16, 2011

Wise choice on the repair. Congratulations once again.

hombre_de_plata_flaco · May 16, 2011

Nice Bling.

pat-tekker-cat · May 16, 2011

Man, that is GREAT! Don't it seem to make it so worth it!

Now, do you keep your poker face, or do your eyes get as big as saucers and ya jaw drop to the ground? LOL!
It ain't easy sometimes! LOL! :icon_pirat: