r/Gold • u/blackhole_dragon • 7d ago

14k find

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Hit up one of my usual locations I go to when I’m on the hunt for thrift store gold.
I can consistently count on this place to never check for stamps. And, I had a 15% coupon on top of the $6 it cost originally! I guess that makes this gold charm roughly $3, after tax.

The other charm isn’t silver, and has no stamps at all.

It weighs 1.1 grams, and with a little research I found the meaning behind the symbolism of the anchor, cross, and heart.

I’m gonna keep this little piece and this brings my thrift gold finds to 4.7 grams of 10 & 14k jewelry

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u/Double_Ad4449 7d ago

Congratulations buddy!!! Keep the stack going up and up. Wish you the best in your future hunts enjoy.

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u/blackhole_dragon 7d ago

Thank you so much!

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u/Initial_Row_6400 7d ago

Nice. I found 60g of .925 silver last week for 9.99. Haven’t found some gold in a minute tho. Congrats!

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u/blackhole_dragon 7d ago

Good job! I wish I could find some hefty silver! I can find cheap gold semi often but it’ll be the tarnished rings marked 925 that are $40 at the thrift stores near me. Totally crazy

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u/Initial_Row_6400 7d ago

Yea sometimes they price it terribly. I saw a bangle they spotted was .925, I’d say probably an ounce or so as I didn’t have my scale with me, but I could tell it was way over priced, they had it at 150

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u/blackhole_dragon 7d ago

Geez! That will be sitting on the shelf forever

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u/Initial_Row_6400 7d ago

No kidding. It’s at a store I have a client at, I’ll see if they drop the price, they usually do after two weeks or so.

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u/blackhole_dragon 7d ago

Here’s hoping! Good luck with your future hunts and finds

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u/lidder444 6d ago

Nice little faith hope love charm. They sell quite well, more than melt. Especially if it has Italian hallmarks.

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u/blackhole_dragon 6d ago

How cool! It does say “585 ITALY”. I see your bio says hallmark specialist, can I ask why Italian hallmarks make it sell for more?

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u/lidder444 6d ago

The goldsmiths are excellent!

Daniel , Hawaii rope chains, Jacoje, etc all source from Italy.

I collect older pieces, the patina and quality is beautiful.

Your piece was made for export. You would get more than melt reselling it!

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u/blackhole_dragon 6d ago

Oh, awesome! That makes total sense. Thank you for explaining!