I had a couple of hunts already this year without any gold, but last Sunday’s hunt did score me an Apple iPhone14 so that was great. (I sold the last iPhone13 recently for $190 
) . I was still looking for my 1st gold when I headed out yesterday at noon with NuBlu. On my way there, I saw the new cruise ship Miami has been abuzz about all week – the Icon of the Seas – the largest cruise ship in the world. It truly is a spectacular behemoth! When I got to the beach, it wasn’t as smooth as I was expecting, but it was still workable. An hour and a half into the hunt, all I had as far as good targets, were 3 pennies. 
I finally got a quarter and at the 1:45 hour into the hunt came the silver ring which I didn’t think much of. Now I thought "well this won't be my worst hunt of the year after all". At the 2-hour mark, I was still working the shore when I got a target. As I brought the scoop up 
. 1st gold of 2024!!! 
I hunted for a total of 4 hours and saw 5 other 
so it was a bit busy. When I got to the car, I noticed that there was writing along the top of the silver ring - “BVLGARI”! 
After I saw that, I then thought the large stone might be an aquamarine. At home, I weighed the 10K ring and tested the diamonds and they test real. As far as the BVLGARI, after some research, I cannot find a single similar ring on-line and the silver work seems a little rough for a major high-end designer. The stone (or glass?) underneath is chipped in a corner as well. So I am leaning that its not a real. No matter, gold season 2024 is now open!
) . I was still looking for my 1st gold when I headed out yesterday at noon with NuBlu. On my way there, I saw the new cruise ship Miami has been abuzz about all week – the Icon of the Seas – the largest cruise ship in the world. It truly is a spectacular behemoth! When I got to the beach, it wasn’t as smooth as I was expecting, but it was still workable. An hour and a half into the hunt, all I had as far as good targets, were 3 pennies. I finally got a quarter and at the 1:45 hour into the hunt came the silver ring which I didn’t think much of. Now I thought "well this won't be my worst hunt of the year after all". At the 2-hour mark, I was still working the shore when I got a target. As I brought the scoop up . 1st gold of 2024!!! I hunted for a total of 4 hours and saw 5 other so it was a bit busy. When I got to the car, I noticed that there was writing along the top of the silver ring - “BVLGARI”! After I saw that, I then thought the large stone might be an aquamarine. At home, I weighed the 10K ring and tested the diamonds and they test real. As far as the BVLGARI, after some research, I cannot find a single similar ring on-line and the silver work seems a little rough for a major high-end designer. The stone (or glass?) underneath is chipped in a corner as well. So I am leaning that its not a real. No matter, gold season 2024 is now open!
sounds nasty!
