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« on: December 24, 2006, 06:49:05 pm »
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Goes to show, it has to be there to find it, regardless of how long you've used a det. Sue

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In Maine, detector yields its dividends
By Associated Press  |  December 24, 2006
LEWISTON, Maine -- As a real estate agent, Winslow Frank of Auburn knows the importance of one element: location, location, location.
That's true when Frank goes treasure hunting with his new metal detector. He hit the jackpot on Thursday when he unearthed an antique 1.1-carat diamond ring buried 6 inches underground.
"I just stood there for a few minutes thinking, 'This is really exciting, but with my luck, it can't be a real diamond,' " Frank told the Sun Journal of Lewiston.
He was wrong. An Auburn jeweler appraised the European-style platinum ring with a diamond center at $4,000 and estimated that it had been buried for more than 50 years.
Mild weather has allowed Frank to use his metal detector a dozen times.
"I was hoping to find something that, at least in my mind, paid me back for my metal detector," he said.
His targets include sites of old carnivals and fairs, swimming holes, schoolyards, picnic grounds -- anywhere people might gather and lose something. Until Thursday, his biggest prize was a coin from the early 1800s. . . . . . . . . .

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« Reply #1 on: December 24, 2006, 06:54:54 pm »
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Lucky Fellow  Shocked Thanks Sue

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« Reply #2 on: December 27, 2006, 05:27:38 pm »
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NOW THATS SOME LUCK  Shocked

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« Reply #3 on: December 27, 2006, 05:45:46 pm »
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Lucky Guy Grin Grin Grin

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« Reply #4 on: December 27, 2006, 06:16:05 pm »
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That's a couple towns over from me.
Here's what it looks like:


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« Reply #5 on: December 27, 2006, 07:10:25 pm »
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Nice ring

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« Reply #6 on: December 27, 2006, 09:26:33 pm »
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Mind if I point out a "dating tip" for all you diamond ring finders out there?

Look at Owl's most excellent photo attachment.

See what apepars to be a roundish "dot" in the center of the center stone?

This is what is called a "culet cut"...not a cut modern American Brilliant cut stones have.  That is part of the reason the appraisal was for 50 years ago...(should have been closer to 70+ years or more in reality) etc.

The old standby..."4 C's of Diamond Evaluation" -color -cut -carat weight and -clarity? 

This is a great photographic illustration part of the "cut" standard.

THANKS, OWL!



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« Reply #7 on: December 27, 2006, 09:43:49 pm »
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Lucky PR..and guys like me spend years reseaching sites and find little if anything when we track them down!!!!!!!

OK it's worth money..but I would rather find a large cannonball or a good button

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« Reply #8 on: December 28, 2006, 05:57:18 pm »
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A nice chunk of change that is for sure.

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« Reply #9 on: December 28, 2006, 06:12:28 pm »
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Great post.  Thanks for sharing.  That's an awesome find for the person.

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