JACKSONVILLE, Fla — Imagine treasure looking at your native seashore and discovering a diamond ring. Then think about discovering out that ring is price greater than $40,000.

Action News Jax obtained an unique interview with a person who skilled that precise state of affairs.

The St. Augustine native says he was simply having some enjoyable on the seashore when he discovered a hoop buried within the sand not an unusual prevalence for a person like Joseph Cook.

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Taking half in certainly one of his favourite hobbie’s, Cook was out trying to find hidden treasure at this St. Augustine seashore: however as a substitute, he discovered a diamond ring.

“Holy crap, is that real because just the weight of it alone. I find a lot of rings but that one was exceptionally heavy,” says Joseph Cook when describing his expertise.

Thrilled and shocked together with his discovery, Cook took the ring to a neighborhood jeweler who instructed him the ring was price $40,000. Cook simply wished to know if anybody may declare it.

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“I’ve returned at least 50 rings so far this year and a lot of other stuff, but my main concern is to get it back to the people,” says Joseph Cook.

With nobody to assert the ring, Cook posted his discovering to social media. Two weeks later he obtained a number of calls from an unknown Jacksonville quantity, it was a person claiming the ring was his spouse’s engagement ring.

“He had the receipt also matching the GI certification number. All those big diamonds like that are certified with a laser inscription,” says Joseph Cook.

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A number of days later Cook met up with the proprietor’s husband at a close-by lodge and returned the ring.

“Good karma, do you believe in it? 100% karma is real. After verifying his ring, I found another diamond ring 5 minutes later I kid you not,”

Cook says he’s been treasure looking right here at St. Augustine seashore for five years now and in that point, he has discovered over $60,000 price of things starting from apple watches to extra diamond rings. He says he holds onto all the pieces in hopes of sooner or later discovering the house owners.

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