My SE has been getting all my attention for the past few weeks but the old faithful XL PRO was wagging it's tail this morning....so I took her for a spin
I was training a lady at the YMCA yesterday and she was telling me of how she lost a big sterling ring a few years ago at an old ball diamond. She said the diamond is now used as a soccer field and people line up to sit on lawn chairs in the same few spots each week. Well now!!!!...She tipped me off to the spot and I told her I would try and find her ring for doing so. It is PRIVATE property and she knew the owner...I got permission...and was granted rights to keep what I found even though it would be only stuff from 1995 on up.
Off I went in a light drizzle. The XL PRO was just begging for action and did NOT let me down. I had about 2 hours of hunt time before returning back to work. Within 20 minutes I found the sterling ring just as she had described with the big stone in the center. It was very rewarding to find it knowing I would be able to return it to her as it had great sentimental value to her. I kept plugging along the spectator section picking up 31 quarters which more than paid for my gas. I then got a sweet foil hit on the analog of the smooth xl pro...BUT it sounded different from the previous can slaw foil hits. It was very distinct yet soft and the meter just locked right between the f and o on "foil". I dug down less than 2" and out popped this gorgeous 14K earing WITH a nice 1/4 carat diamond and a few smaller ones set in as well. The back was broken off which is why it was obviously lost. I checked the diamonds as soon as I got home and BINGO,,,the're good...AND VERY CLEAN.
The big diamond alone should be worth at least $150 to $200. Dang...I wish both earings would have broken and fallen off ...but I'll, gladly settle for this one little beauty.
Returned the sterling ring a few minutes ago to a very happy owner...so it was a great morning inthe drizzle.
The sweet 14k diamond earing was unexpected icing on the cake. "Old faithful"...the XL PRO... was more than ready to go to the dance and can still cut a rug with the best of them!
I was training a lady at the YMCA yesterday and she was telling me of how she lost a big sterling ring a few years ago at an old ball diamond. She said the diamond is now used as a soccer field and people line up to sit on lawn chairs in the same few spots each week. Well now!!!!...She tipped me off to the spot and I told her I would try and find her ring for doing so. It is PRIVATE property and she knew the owner...I got permission...and was granted rights to keep what I found even though it would be only stuff from 1995 on up.
Off I went in a light drizzle. The XL PRO was just begging for action and did NOT let me down. I had about 2 hours of hunt time before returning back to work. Within 20 minutes I found the sterling ring just as she had described with the big stone in the center. It was very rewarding to find it knowing I would be able to return it to her as it had great sentimental value to her. I kept plugging along the spectator section picking up 31 quarters which more than paid for my gas. I then got a sweet foil hit on the analog of the smooth xl pro...BUT it sounded different from the previous can slaw foil hits. It was very distinct yet soft and the meter just locked right between the f and o on "foil". I dug down less than 2" and out popped this gorgeous 14K earing WITH a nice 1/4 carat diamond and a few smaller ones set in as well. The back was broken off which is why it was obviously lost. I checked the diamonds as soon as I got home and BINGO,,,the're good...AND VERY CLEAN.
The big diamond alone should be worth at least $150 to $200. Dang...I wish both earings would have broken and fallen off ...but I'll, gladly settle for this one little beauty.
Returned the sterling ring a few minutes ago to a very happy owner...so it was a great morning inthe drizzle.
The sweet 14k diamond earing was unexpected icing on the cake. "Old faithful"...the XL PRO... was more than ready to go to the dance and can still cut a rug with the best of them!
