So, I've always preferred relic/artifact hunting over beach hunting; however, I live 10 minutes from the ocean, and without permissions (which I'm very shy to ask for), I'm limited to junky public parks, which gets old quickly. My husband and son are die-hard beach detectorists, and seeing the steady flow of silver and gold they found this summer, I decided to give beach detecting another try. Last Wednesday was the only non-rainy day we had so I went by myself to a local beach at low tide. After abt 2 hours I was feeling discouraged, having found 3 dimes and a few pennies, and a bunch of targets that eluded me despite back-breaking digging/crouching/pinpointing! I was about to leave, but walked a little further down the shoreline where the sand shelf wasn't as high to make it easier to climb back up.
I kept swinging as I walked of course, and then....found this beauty. It was actually in a hole with a tent stake right underneath it, so the numbers were not even that exciting.
So, bottom line is, I'm pretty sure this is an imitation Cartier based on some online research. But I took it to a jeweler to test what it was made of, and lo and behold, it's real gold. I didn't ask them for an appraisal (they would've charged me), just to test it, but I was pretty shocked when they said "It's Gold". I thanked them and quickly left with my jaw hanging opened!
My question is--what do you guys suggest is the best way to maximize my profit on this. Should I sell it for the melt value? Or, should I pay for an appraisal, and try to sell it on my own? I'm not really sure if imitation/replica bracelets made of real gold have a resale value. I don't know if the diamonds are real. I could really use the $$ and am not sure how to handle this. Thanks in advance!!
I kept swinging as I walked of course, and then....found this beauty. It was actually in a hole with a tent stake right underneath it, so the numbers were not even that exciting.
So, bottom line is, I'm pretty sure this is an imitation Cartier based on some online research. But I took it to a jeweler to test what it was made of, and lo and behold, it's real gold. I didn't ask them for an appraisal (they would've charged me), just to test it, but I was pretty shocked when they said "It's Gold". I thanked them and quickly left with my jaw hanging opened!
My question is--what do you guys suggest is the best way to maximize my profit on this. Should I sell it for the melt value? Or, should I pay for an appraisal, and try to sell it on my own? I'm not really sure if imitation/replica bracelets made of real gold have a resale value. I don't know if the diamonds are real. I could really use the $$ and am not sure how to handle this. Thanks in advance!!