Pure .999 GOLD ring found with the explorer SE! UPDATED WITH TEST RESULTS!

Detectingfreak · Nov 15, 2008

Hey guys! Well I am really excited about this one! I decided to go metal detecting this morning after two weeks of rain. It was a nice sunny saturday morning. I figured since all of the parks were going to be used by people then I would check out a local school. I went to an elementary/baseball/soccer field all rolled up into one. I thought this would be a great place to find some coins! :thumbsup:

The finds were slow for the first 30 minutes. At my 4th or 5th target I got a mix silver tone that sounded like a nickle/dime. I dug down and was amazed at what was looking up at me!

I yelled to myself GOLD! I GOT GOLD! No one else was around and I was really excited! It was a ring also! I looked for markings and could see .999! Pure gold!

I was like wow! I called my Minelab Dealer Dennis up after I told my folks about it. He said, "Yup. .999 is pure gold!" I am really excited!

The next hour went good as well. Dug a good amount of coins at the school. Mostly dimes. :icon_scratch:

Kids sure like to loose dimes around issaquah. I am really happy! I sure did the happy dance all the way to my car! :thumbsup:

From reading online .999 is worth LOTS of money! I'm not looking to sell it, but it was nice to know about it.

Here are the pictures! You can bet at work tonight that I am going to be bragging about this one! :thumbsup:

My hands are still shaking even when I type to you guys! I can't believe it! I cleaned up my SE as soon as I got it home. Being really carefull not to damage the console. It deserved a good clean up from all the dirt that was on it. :thumbsup:

The SE did good today and I am really looking forward to more gold rings/silver ring finds!

Here are the pictures! ENJOY!

Well guys! Today was the day to get it tested! Went to a jewler in issaquah! He said it IS PURE GOLD!!! I AM REALLY HAPPY! Its weight was 3.4 grams and since it was so small it was only worth $70!!!!

Still good enough for me!

Bumpstick · Nov 15, 2008

Re: Pure .999 gold ring with the Explorer SE!!! I am really excited!

Great find my eyes light up when ever I find some Heavy Metal :icon_sunny:

TimC · Nov 15, 2008

Re: Pure .999 gold ring with the Explorer SE!!! I am really excited!

Nice ring, no, great ring. WTG

TimC

mikewaz · Nov 15, 2008

Re: Pure .999 gold ring with the Explorer SE!!! I am really excited!

Wow, Great Find!!!
How were you able to keep on hunting? Your head had to be spinning after that find.
Mike

Mirage · Nov 15, 2008

Re: Pure .999 gold ring with the Explorer SE!!! I am really excited!

First off - two weeks of rain?! Well, I guess that's what you get for living in Washington State. :wink:

Yeah, I should talk....living in the next best place for lack of sun.... ::)

Anyway, you scored big. Very Nice! :icon_sunny:

I have yet to even find a 10k band.

Bob

kimsdad · Nov 16, 2008

Re: Pure .999 gold ring with the Explorer SE!!! I am really excited!

Wow!! What a great find!!! :thumbsup:

Finding a ring like that would really have me torn between selling it and keeping it.

Congrats!! :wink:

jmann2424 · Nov 16, 2008

Re: Pure .999 gold ring with the Explorer SE!!! I am really excited!

great find awesome!!

allen · Nov 16, 2008

Re: Pure .999 gold ring with the Explorer SE!!! I am really excited!

congrats on that great looking gold ring...

Detectingfreak · Nov 16, 2008

Re: Pure .999 silver ring with the Explorer SE!!! I am really excited! UPDATE!

Read top! Theres an update! Turned out to be .999 pure silver ring! Still very happy! :thumbsup:

civilman1 · Nov 16, 2008

Re: Pure .999 silver ring with the Explorer SE!!! I am really excited! UPDATE!

Still Congrat's on the "pureness" DF.....Nice Going!!!!

Captn SE · Nov 16, 2008

Re: Pure .999 silver ring with the Explorer SE!!! I am really excited! UPDATE!

Detectingfreak said:
Read top! Theres an update! Turned out to be .999 pure silver ring! Still very happy!

Why would someone want to gold plate a pure silver ring, DF? :icon_scratch:

Did your friends actually test the metal content of your ring?

HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan

burglarifyoulike · Nov 16, 2008

Re: Pure .999 silver ring with the Explorer SE!!! I am really excited! UPDATE!

way to go!! glad you had a good day!! keep it up!

HolyDiver · Nov 16, 2008

Re: Pure .999 silver ring with the Explorer SE!!! I am really excited! UPDATE!

Nice finds. Keep those rings coming.

mumszie · Nov 16, 2008

Re: Pure .999 gold or silver ring with the Explorer SE!!! UPDATE!

FANTABOULOUS! WTG! You will be talking about this one for a long long time.

jgas · Nov 16, 2008

Re: Pure .999 gold or silver ring with the Explorer SE!!! UPDATE!

Either way, great find....Anything that gets that heart rate up is goooooooooood!!!! :thumbsup:

jgas

Nana40 · Nov 16, 2008

Re: Pure .999 gold or silver ring with the Explorer SE!!! UPDATE!

:icon_scratch:

But, but, it looks like gold? 8) Congrats on an awesome find, DF! :thumbsup:

Nana

creeper71 · Nov 17, 2008

Re: Pure .999 silver ring with the Explorer SE!!! I am really excited! UPDATE!

Captn_SE said:
Detectingfreak said:

Read top! Theres an update! Turned out to be .999 pure silver ring! Still very happy!

Click to expand...

Why would someone want to gold plate a pure silver ring, DF?

Did your friends actually test the metal content of your ring?

HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan

I'm confused.. I thought any gold or silver had to be marked as such.. so a ring like this should have had 999 sterling-14kep for an example... also if this would be true then that would be misleading since it does have gold tone to it an would be assumed to be 999 gold instead of silver.. can someone with more experince explain this to me? thanks..

pookie-princess of rust · Nov 17, 2008

Re: Pure .999 gold or silver ring with the Explorer SE!!! UPDATE!

nice ring

jmann2424 · Nov 17, 2008

Re: Pure .999 gold or silver ring with the Explorer SE!!! UPDATE!

Gold or silver still a really cool find
nice job

TheTreasureAddict · Nov 17, 2008

Re: Pure .999 gold or silver ring with the Explorer SE!!! UPDATE!

Hey,

Your friends are mistaken, that is a 24k gold ring. I have found many of them in asia. The post above was right asians do keep them as investment or a financial gift to children or family. I once found 2 24k rings in the same hole, the insides of the bands were marked with 2 brothers names, it was a once in a lifetime find. The inside is marked with 999 meaning 24k. The ring is also warped because it is 24k and quite soft, I know, many I find are that way, Its because when u continually where the soft gold it will mold directly to ur finger which many people like about 24k rings. Also on the machine all pure gold will read in the silver range and that goes for all machines, for example the EXCALIBUR will give off a silver tone, the SE will register a 00 30 something signal and the ACE 250 will be glued on the 10cent signal which will all bounce around the silver range. I am very confident u have a 24k ring there and would like to know the weight of the ring that will determine it. I almost guarantee its ranges in the 3.7 gram range.

Crackbadger

romeo-1 · Nov 17, 2008

Re: Pure .999 gold or silver ring with the Explorer SE!!! UPDATE!

I think that whoever told you it was silver will probably offer you 20 bucks for your silver ring! Get it tested but I would bet dollars to donuts that it is 24k gold.