First time out

[kariong chill]

Hi,

Well I jumped in the deep end today and bought a GP3500.

I live near a load of beaches and State Forests, for the first time out I went to a local beach.

I found lots of tent pegs, bits of wire, a few coins, a small threepence (hard to read very black), a 9c gold ring and what seems to be white gold ring. The silver colored ring has 375 EZI F3511 on the inside face of the ring.

Do the rings have any significant value?



Tim

 

[nucopia]

Nice result Tim !

 

[kariong chill]

I was initially just happy that the detector works.

Then i started to have a laugh about the number of junk finds the PI was picking up, but then I found the rings

I don't mind finding lots of junk, the kids can have fun digging it up.

Tim

 

[mbasko]

Looks like its working well! Nice first up finds.

 

[kariong chill]

Thanks Mbasko.

I looked up the F3511 and it seems to be a series of rings made by an Australian Wedding band jewler.
They range from $740 up to over 1k ? cant be lol

valuation anyone? Or do I need to weigh it or.... I figured it was white gold thinking that F3511 was a mark for White gold becasue the results coming up in googles was for the same series F3511. It sounds like that series of Peter W Beck rings were all made from gold

I've looked through the forums, do the members sell what they find and how? Any topic links would be great.

Tim

 

[Paulmarr]

Straight to the scrappers mate ... Most are too battle scarred for resale

 

[AtomRat]

Some great finds with the detector there, the button is a commonly found but early one too.

Threads about jewellery finds:

https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=8034

https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=3272

 

[kariong chill]

Thanks AtomRat the thread links were very helpful.

 

[Heatho]

Geez talk about good luck for a first swing, well done mate.

 

[DAN77]

well done

 

[Ramjet]

Nice hunt Tim. You mentioned state forests. If in NSW you need a permit to fossick in state forests.