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Old 07-30-2012, 11:27 PM
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Default First ring i've found! Need VALUE estimate!

The ring has an engraving of something that looks like VB or VS or something then a 750. It also has the girls name and a date of the wedding or engraving (I searched all the lost and found forums for it) anyways, it has white gold and yellow. Im stoked about it , over 100 hrs of detecting and now I'm pumped.


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Old 08-01-2012, 09:53 AM
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It looks like it might be 18K gold. At this moment market price for gold is $38.49 per gram for 18k. Weigh it and you will have your answer. Note that a gold buyer will offer you less than full value, as they have to make a profit.

If you haven't yet tried to find the original owner you might want to. Since you have a name and date there is a small chance you could track her down. The ring might be worth more to her than melt value, but even without a cash reward many MDers think returning a precious item is its own priceless reward.

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Old 08-01-2012, 10:01 AM
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I would guess you would get about $200 scrap price. If you could weigh it you would know. As far as returning it? That's up to you in the end. I would scrap it, you've checked for a lost ad already. A plain band does not resell as jewelry well at all! Scrap it.
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Great job on the old Gold! Its getting harder to find everyday.

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Old 08-02-2012, 12:39 AM
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Cool ring,Good job!

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Great find! Sell it, invest in new camera and get a manicure
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Great find! Sell it, invest in new camera and get a manicure


Nice ring!! I do believe 750 is 18k
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well since ya think its 14K all ya gotta do now is get the weight of the ring and then you can use this............. http://www.dendritics.com/scales/metal-calc.asp

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I found the exact ring, it has a weird set of markings then says 10k gold filled? That must be a real gold version of the same ring/wedding band? GL and HH.......Pat

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What's the weight of that ring? I can find how much you could get out of that ring.

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Should you try and find the owner of the ring? I guess that's up to you. Here is an interesting discussion we are having in the Beach and Water Hunting forum...

http://metaldetectingforum.com/showthread.php?t=123057

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100 melt prob.

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