Things found ON (not IN) the ground!!

[FreeEnterprise]

When I was a kid, I found a HUGE diamond ring on the street, near my house. (the bling of the stone caught my eye). It was so big, I figured it was fake, so I put it in my pocket.

And forgot about it.

Later my mom found it in the dryer and asked me about it. I told her the story and she got out her loupe and checked it out. She agreed with me and said it was probably fake as it was almost perfectly clear. I put it in my nightside table.

A couple of days later, my mom called me out of class at school to ask me where the ring was.

Turns out one of our neighbors (who had a ton of money) had bought it for his wife and it was real... They were very glad to get it back, as it was worth well over $15,000. (back in 89).

My neighbor told me that anytime I wanted to borrow his car I could.

So I used his porsche 911 on a few dates... It was a blast!

I've been hooked on finding stuff since.

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Originally Posted by FreeEnterprise

When I was a kid, I found a HUGE diamond ring on the street, near my house. (the bling of the stone caught my eye). It was so big, I figured it was fake, so I put it in my pocket.

And forgot about it.

Later my mom found it in the dryer and asked me about it. I told her the story and she got out her loupe and checked it out. She agreed with me and said it was probably fake as it was almost perfectly clear. I put it in my nightside table.

A couple of days later, my mom called me out of class at school to ask me where the ring was.

Turns out one of our neighbors (who had a ton of money) had bought it for his wife and it was real... They were very glad to get it back, as it was worth well over $15,000. (back in 89).

My neighbor told me that anytime I wanted to borrow his car I could.

So I used his porsche 911 on a few dates... It was a blast!

I've been hooked on finding stuff since.

I just had to say, "wow."

Great Story!

[BayouBillsBasement]

I've found two guns, one a rusty sawed off shotgun I found while working at a stream and another time an old single shot 22 rifle also found while working at a stream site. I turned both in to the local State Police barracks. I found a rolled up $20 dollar bill last month in a parking garage at the University of Maryland. I'm constantly picking up change pretty much every place I go. Amazing how all those pennies (and nickels and dimes and quarters!) add up when I toss them into the old bean pot! One of my sisters found a 1/4 carat diamond ring at a park many years ago. Many earrings in parking lots! Found an old dive watch while snorkeling in Belize this past winter.

[MinelabMan]

Went to my nephew's ice hockey game today and when I stepped out ot the car I picked up a dime off of the lot, turned out to be 1956.

[Jack D]

A "Elk" tie tack with a diamond in the antlers. Found in the gutter (My brother and I when we were just pre-teens).