Ring and necklace both in 1 day- First Gold Ever!!!

[partenr]

So here is my Saturday haul.
1 hour at local Elementary School netted the necklace
1 hour at 1870s one-room schoolhouse netted nothing
2 hours at a High School netted many pennies and the over-alls clip
1 hour at soccer field netted the wedding band and most of the change, oh and a slip sinker. I like soccer fileds.

There are no markings on the chain whatsoever. It's very heavy and non-magnetic. How can I determine if it's solid gold? Take a look at the clasp. Anyone seen a clasp like this before? Seems like a pretty risky set-up to put on a valuable chain. On the other hand, it looks sorta like it was "bent" into that form, which one could do with a soft metal like gold.

The ring is a 14K Ben Bridge comfort-fit. I have to admit it was thrilling to see the beautiful gold glare emerge from the dark earth. Very different from tying to discern a corroded penny from the soil.

Thanks to everyone's

 

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[gemee]

partenr, I deal in vintage jewelry and I can tell you that YES this is high carat gold....18k-23k. Probably Middle Eastern. Definitely not domestic. It is not neccesarily old, because this type of hook is still being used. GREAT FIND!!! $$$

 

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[Ridley]

..And here's an entertaining yet educational link describing many exotic gold marks from around the globe. Including Thailand.

http://www.belleaircoins.com/Metals testing for website.htm

We should all be interested in information like this.



Ridley

 

[tvanwho]

Re: Ring and necklace both in 1 day- First Gold Ever!!!--Nice

jewelers test wth a scratch and nitric acid,the less it bubbles, the better the gold
-Tom,ps,can you give us details on what the ring and chain sounded like,detector used,meter reading if any,etc?

 

[partenr]

You bet. The necklace was an eyeball find. It was raining (yesterday) and cold but I got impatient waiting for my Fiance to get going for the day so I took the 'tector to the school around the corner for a few minutes. Frustration served me well! The necklace was in the little ballfield playing shortstop. Granted the machine didn't find it, but God knows I would NOT have been at an elementary school in the cold and rain at 8AM if it wasn't for this great hobby.

I have a White's Classic II, only adjustments are Sensitivity (it was cranked) and Disc. which was at about 25% (below the factory's "ring range"). There is no screen or meter. The ground (regualr clean soil) was very very wet.

The ring sounded like the coins I was finding abundantly in the soccer field. I have recently "learned" what ferrous sounds like w/my machine and have been digging only non-blippy, consistent, repeatable sounds (non-ferrous). The ring, like the coins, had a distinct, solid sound. The sound has a definite beginning and end. It's a "symmetrical" sound, if you will. It was 3.5 inches down.

I was digging ALL repeatable signals for a while, but I've been having MUCH more fun self-discriminating (by ear) and getting a higher "fun" return on my 'tectin' time. I'm sure I miss things, but I cover MUCH more ground now.

 

[garbage digger]

Dragging just about any ring from the earth can give a smile for the day, but pulling out a gold band will give a smile every time you look at it and remember back to the day you found it. Well done!!

 

[N.J.THer]

You got to love the gold...The necklace looks great.

 

[Doc2be]

Great finds, I've never checked out a soccer field. I guess it does make a lot of sense though, but congrats on your first gold and hope many more will come your way.

 

[THEDUKE]

Nice gold finds.

 

[Salvager]

Looks like one BRILLIANT day out!!!!!

AWESOME gold!!!!!!!!!!!

Have fun,
Salvager

 

[Trash Digger]

Gold is always nice to find. Way to go.

Mike

 

[jorge del norte]

I worked at a jewelers and my friend from Laos had a 24k chain like that....could be real. That clasp is normal for those type of chains.

 

[shootist]

Sweet asian gang bling. Very nice town you have out there,I used to visit most years and stay near Alkai beach,miss the ocean,the mountains but not the rain,HH...Shoot

 

[oconeescout]

Keep that gold a coming!!!

 

[Jim-MI]

Looks like you had a fun day! I shoveled snow...

 

[TxTim]

Looks like a gold chain to me!!!!
Nice day!!

 

[JerV3]

Nice ring and chain

HH Jer