cellrdwellr
Elite Member
Hey everyone, been awhile! My hunting has slowed way down compared to previous years, but I try to post the best of it. Today I hunted a park I've been to many times. I'm lucky to pull a wheat out of here nowadays, but it's an old spot, and I know all it takes is one signal. At first it was as slow as usual, then I found a small patch of relics and old coins. A flat button from the mid 1800's, a few wheats, a v nickel, plenty of older pop tops, etc... I started walking towards an area that was filled with water from all the rain we have been getting up here, and there were semi fresh tire marks in the mud. I could see a glint in the mud, so I reached down an pulled it out. Completely expecting costume jewelry, I unearthed this beautiful bracelet:
I immediately checked the clasp, and sure enough, 14k. It's actually marked twice in two different spots. So I come home, clean it up, and grab the diamond tester. She screamed at me for sure! I then start looking up the maker's stamp. EREV 14k. A quick google search shows it was made by Harold Freeman, a high end jewelry designer after a little more googling, we found a match (so we think) here's a brand new one for sale on another site:
https://www.1stdibs.com/jewelry/bra...d-bracelet-14-karat-yellow-gold/id-j_6289311/
I realize that's probably retail, and I wont get anywhere near that, but if it's a match, we are talking close to 4 karats of diamonds there are 70 baguette cut diamonds and 14 round ones for a total of 84 diamonds by far my most valuable find, and one I will never forget. I plan on keeping it for now, I might get it appraised, not sure yet. The wife is certainly interested too I'll keep this thread updated when I do decide what to do with it. Thanks for looking!
7/31 UPDATE:
I brought the bracelet in for repairs and a full written appraisal yesterday. Should have the results in a couple weeks. Apparently it was already repaired once, and it isnt in the best condition, has alot of wear to it. 80$ bucks for the repair, and 125$ for the appraisal gotta spend money to make money I guess. I will update this thread when the results are in. Thanks everyone!
8/19 UPDATE:
The results are in, and it's definitely alot better than I thought it would be. Just goes to show you, just getting out and keeping your eyes peeled can pay off sometimes. I don't plan on selling it anytime soon, I think a display of sorts is in the bracelets future. That's if I can keep it away from the wife long enough thanks for looking!
I immediately checked the clasp, and sure enough, 14k. It's actually marked twice in two different spots. So I come home, clean it up, and grab the diamond tester. She screamed at me for sure! I then start looking up the maker's stamp. EREV 14k. A quick google search shows it was made by Harold Freeman, a high end jewelry designer after a little more googling, we found a match (so we think) here's a brand new one for sale on another site:
https://www.1stdibs.com/jewelry/bra...d-bracelet-14-karat-yellow-gold/id-j_6289311/
I realize that's probably retail, and I wont get anywhere near that, but if it's a match, we are talking close to 4 karats of diamonds there are 70 baguette cut diamonds and 14 round ones for a total of 84 diamonds by far my most valuable find, and one I will never forget. I plan on keeping it for now, I might get it appraised, not sure yet. The wife is certainly interested too I'll keep this thread updated when I do decide what to do with it. Thanks for looking!
7/31 UPDATE:
I brought the bracelet in for repairs and a full written appraisal yesterday. Should have the results in a couple weeks. Apparently it was already repaired once, and it isnt in the best condition, has alot of wear to it. 80$ bucks for the repair, and 125$ for the appraisal gotta spend money to make money I guess. I will update this thread when the results are in. Thanks everyone!
8/19 UPDATE:
The results are in, and it's definitely alot better than I thought it would be. Just goes to show you, just getting out and keeping your eyes peeled can pay off sometimes. I don't plan on selling it anytime soon, I think a display of sorts is in the bracelets future. That's if I can keep it away from the wife long enough thanks for looking!
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