Found this earring in a park in McAllen, Texas early this morning. It was about 4 inches down and wiped absolutely clean without any effort, so I was pretty excited. I saw the writing on the back and suspected it could be gold, so I took it to a pawn shop and asked them to test it. They put it under a loupe, and the writing said 14k. They tested it and confirmed it was gold, although the stone is fake. They offered me $50 for it. Knowing that pawn shops generally offer about 35% of spot value, I'd estimate the value around $150. I'm pretty excited!!!