JUST SPEAKING OUT "THE FUN AND ADVENTURE IN REAL LIFE TREASURE HUNTING"

   This is a sample of the small treasures that were found over the week end and with my $20.00 in spending cash. I enjoy sharing the adventures, and the profits that I make with family and friends, and also giving out tips on how to do this too.The $20.00 I am not sure whether it was a lucrative investment or not, but it sure was fun. I went to a local thrift store and started looking around, found a few things. Flea markets and garage sales are great for this too.
  Many people do not know that even gold electroplate is valuable, although one of the chains in my adventure was stamped, it turned out that this chain had a 24k GB stamp, which the stamp usually means electroplate.
  The key reason I purchased it was because the underlay with these chains are usually known to contain Silver, which is about $40.00 or so an ounce. This was a popular thing in the 1980's to do. The ring itself is another story, I did not have my kit with me, and it did not have a stamp. I almost put it back, and last minute glimpse in the light saying to myself "check it out do not dismiss this thing yet."   I then decided to purchase it.
   Well just for the fun of it I took it to a local pawn shop they looked at and tested it with one of those little laser guns,  they verified it to be an actual diamond something called a moisturized diamond or something like that and the band was platinium. I have not found a lot of information available on the diamond name yet, although that is part of the process when a little treasure is found. The total spent on it was about $2.25 on that one, it also did not have a stamp or marking on the band. Found a Silver designer chain weighs about 16oz. multiplied x 40.00=about  $640.00 minus smelting and shipping fees. Last time I purchased some silver that was not clearly stamped. Bought it for $25.00 and the return was about $430.00. The local gold and silver buyers are usually only interested in the pieces that have a stamp, and do not have any electroplating. However, there are many companies out there who are interested, most are extremely reputable. Always do the research before sending your treasure off. Some of the companies even reimburse for shipping too. Treasure hunting every single time can have great success when it is done for fun. Although the greatest success most of all is the adventure.