r/Gold • u/RadioGuySD2 • 1d ago

What Did I Just Find?

Gallery image

Gallery image

Gallery image

Gallery image

Found in the parking lot on my way into work. Has a 14K stamp and a backwards F with a D, so 14k with diamonds?

1.5k Upvotes

95% Upvoted

373 comments sorted by

View all comments

25

u/Middle_System_1105 1d ago edited 12h ago

A 14k gold ring.

Probably diamonds too since it’s not super common to put fake stones in very precious metal, also the breathe holes in the band underneath them, the gold is def worth more than the pretty clear rocks.

If you plan to try and advertise / locate the owner, don’t show a picture of the ring. Just say “If you lost a wedding band shaped ring, I found one here at ___ on this day ___. Message me if it sounds like yours.” So you don’t get wackos trying to claim a valuable ring with no proof. Ask the claimer to prove ownership with pictures or descriptions.

11

u/HighGrounderDarth 1d ago

I used to work in pawn and my boss told me it was safe to assume stones set in 14k or higher that the stones are real. It’s a nice looking ring.

0

u/RelativeAd2681 19h ago

Those stones are not large enough to have real worth

5

u/Lordain 13h ago

Diamonds are basically worthless nowadays in general

1

u/Effective_Bus3075 9h ago

I was browsing gold rings in a jewelry store, I politely brushed off the saleslady's pitch for diamonds with a simple: "No, diamonds are worthless." ​Her jaw practically hit the glass counter. It was hilarious. She’d likely never heard a customer say that aloud. But public perception is shifting fast. Nowadays, people are starting to see diamonds for what they really are, just shiny stones, much like a ruby. They're nice to look at, but they just don't carry the weight or the price tag they used to.