Results on my first time out!

[mario2d2]

So my wife got me a Bounty Hunter IV for Christmas. I figured a good starting place would be two local playgrounds.

So what do you guys do with your finds? Specifically jewelry? I need to do some more reading here how to check what I actually found. Like if it's a gold ring and what k... Etc... I am not certain on the ring. The one dirty nickel is a 2005 Liberty nickel with the seashore theme on the back. The rest I think is nothing major.

It was a great first time and I think I am hooked.

Here are the pics!

 

[Greastart]

Ring looks legit! Can you get a closeup of the stamp in the inside?

If you found a "real" ring on your first hunt and you only "think" you're hooked, you should probably get checked to see if you have a pulse!!

Welcome to your newest addiction.

Grease

 

[mario2d2]

This is about the best I can do with my phone...
Looks like an O another letter then maybe SA.
It is hard to make out I will have to get a magnifying glass. Thanks!

 

[vpnavy]

Nice finds! Thanks for sharing...

 

[retire05]

Sweet! What a present...the gift that keeps on giving.

 

[bill from lachine]

Good score on the gold ring....i'd venture to guess 10k with the k and 0 you decifered.

Regards + HH

Bill

 

[The Dirt Pirate]

Nice finds.

 

[pencil5757]

You'll get hooked! Great first time!

 

[qaela4]

Looks like a gold ring, can't read the stamps in the pics. Take it to a local jewelry store and have them check the marks and stones, mine do it for free and you can get a lesson on jewels and jewelry at the same time.

 

[Billinoregon]

He .. finds ... a ... gold ... ring ... his ... first... time ... out!

 

[Awbsro2017]

Nice finds!

 

[DW Dirt Whisperer]

Welcome to tnet. And congrats on your first hunt. Nice ring

 

[DW Dirt Whisperer]

This is about the best I can do with my phone...
Looks like an O another letter then maybe SA.
It is hard to make out I will have to get a magnifying glass. Thanks!

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Yup...A magnifier, silver and gold acids, a scale, a diamond tester.....etc........... lol. Oh yes all the tools you'll need to make sure the spoils you find are real. i have run into alot of stamped jewelry that have been fake. good luck on your next hunt.

 

[Loco-Digger]

You can put that ring back in the wife's jewelry box. Congrats on the nice hunt. It took me about 14 months to find real gold. A find like that will make this more of an obsession rather than simply a hobby. That detector has almost paid for itself already. Congrats on a great 1st hunt.

 

[mario2d2]

You can put that ring back in the wife's jewelry box. Congrats on the nice hunt. It took me about 14 months to find real gold. A find like that will make this more of an obsession rather than simply a hobby. That detector has almost paid for itself already. Congrats on a great 1st hunt.

Funny thing is that the ring was a perfect fit on her finger. It was towards the end of our hunt and she was along. I showed it to her and she was like ok I am now a believer... Lol... But she said the ring is not her tastes in jewelry.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratualtions on the first hunt! Enjoy the journey it's what really matters, with time the goodies will flow into your pouch.

 

[mario2d2]

I got a magnifying glass and can confirm that the ring is stamped KOREA. Also there is a 9 and a 0 stamped on each side of the band. So I guess I will take this in and see what they can tell me about it. I am thinking it might be gold plated. Thank so much for the warm welcomes to the forum.

 

[RichieRich]

way to go

 

[mario2d2]

Just as a final update... I took the ring in and had it looked at. Turns out it is gold plated and the stone was CZ. Maybe I will have better luck next time. I can't wait to find another one. The excitement was worth it all. lol.

 

[parsonwalker]

You'll get hooked! Great first time!

Welcome, and NICE JOB for the first time!!