nwohio
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this past summer, wife wanted to drive the blue ridge parkway for our vacation. We started in northern VA and drove to the end. I took my metal detector along on vacation but, other than clad and junk, had nothing great.
We were in NC and I remembered a "hunt for gems mine" that was on discovery channel' s hunt for treasure or some such thing. Turned out we were not that far away, after some discussion (my pleading and whinning for 60 miles) we swung in. Found two nice stones that they said were really worth getting cut.
got them back the other day and had them apprasied.
The Emerald priced out at 850.00 (execellent commercial grade) and the Ruby floored us at $1700.00 (very fine with outstanding color).
Not a metal detector find, but a heck of a treasure find.
Once you get the thrill of the hunt with a detector, I figure any type of hunt is worth the effort. Now she is interested in Diamond Crater in AR.
We were in NC and I remembered a "hunt for gems mine" that was on discovery channel' s hunt for treasure or some such thing. Turned out we were not that far away, after some discussion (my pleading and whinning for 60 miles) we swung in. Found two nice stones that they said were really worth getting cut.
got them back the other day and had them apprasied.
The Emerald priced out at 850.00 (execellent commercial grade) and the Ruby floored us at $1700.00 (very fine with outstanding color).
Not a metal detector find, but a heck of a treasure find.
Once you get the thrill of the hunt with a detector, I figure any type of hunt is worth the effort. Now she is interested in Diamond Crater in AR.