Dancer
Well-known member
Couple weeks ago, hunting a Middle School ball field that I've been working off and on for a while. Always like this field cause it's low on trash and has a lot of nickels mixed with the clad. Hunted this field many times without finding any gold. Until near the end of the last hunt, working my way back to my Jeep. Got a hi-low , not a slam dunk signal but better than a iffy. Cut a plug. Probed with the pointer, just about 4" deep, side of hole. Got a nice glimpse of yellow.
Turned out to be a heavy mans 18K, 10.5 g ring. Walked it around to a couple of Jewelry stores. So brand new right than, value would be about $1,100 or so.
Melt value around $280, scrap $206 maybe. Hunted over area it was found many times. Maybe too fast, maybe just missed it. It didn't escape the 8" mono this time. Had a 1992 wedding date. No telling how long it was lost. Anyway score a nice one for the Inferno. Picture can't show how good it felt.
Turned out to be a heavy mans 18K, 10.5 g ring. Walked it around to a couple of Jewelry stores. So brand new right than, value would be about $1,100 or so.
Melt value around $280, scrap $206 maybe. Hunted over area it was found many times. Maybe too fast, maybe just missed it. It didn't escape the 8" mono this time. Had a 1992 wedding date. No telling how long it was lost. Anyway score a nice one for the Inferno. Picture can't show how good it felt.