A mystery ring hitting at 12-29

[beachdude]

I was dry sand beach hunting today with my Dual Field (digging everything) and found a couple of rings. One is marked 10k and is white gold. The other has no hallmark and is a big heavy men's wedding band. It is not magnetic and when I got home I ran it in front of my Etrac and it hits a consistent 12-29. I am still a n00b at the Etrac, but maybe you Etrac experts could tell me if those numbers mean anything to help me ID the metal of the mystery ring....

 

[etracjoe]

nice pic and find!! looks like GOLD to me!

 

[Jeff in Pa]

I will guess its plated Copper or Brass? If it was gold it should have a stamp.

 

[khouse]

Kind of looks like a well worn mood ring?

 

[Raven69]

Interesting ring. I know 12-29 is where a gold sovereign (91.67% gold) comes in at on the ETrac. Best bet is to get it tested.

Good luck!

 

[Big Boys Hobbies]

No mystery now! You found a good one!! Congrats!

I would take it to a jeweler and see what they say to be sure.

 

[beachdude]

Here is another pic of it with different lighting:

It sort of looks like a stainless steel ring in natural light, but the ferrous numbers are too low.

What kind of # s do tungsten and titanium rings display on the etrac?

 

[FordGalaxy]

Looks a lot like the Monel rings we would make while at sea, when I was in the Navy. They would polish up real nice.

 

[khouse]

WOW. It doesn't look like the same ring... Now it looks like a Tungsten ring to me?

 

[rollie29]

I'm betting it's tungsten, I dug one yesterday but mine is marked tungsten FC on the inside.

 

[JonS]

I have a white gold wedding band that sure looks a lot like that.