First Gold Ring

[RL419]

Found this ring yesterday with the excal 2 in an old park. I believe I broke it while digging it out because the signal changed after I pulled the two pieces out. Why would it break like this rather than bend? Is this common with old rings? I am confident it is gold my question is..is it 12k..14k.. or greater. It appears to be old. I can't find a mark on it with the naked eye.

 

[REVIER]

Congrats...she's a beauty!
One reason it could have broken is a good one...it could be close to 24k.

In the old days, and in Europe, they used to make gold rings a lot from pure gold.
Without an alloy, gold is really soft at 24k so it is not made into jewelry as much anymore, but I have an MD buddy in my club that just found an old ring like this that is marked .999.

Old gold and 24k gold has a look all its own and you just might have some there.
Yours is a bit more shiny than some 24k I have seen, but it still could be that or maybe 22k at the least.
Get that baby tested asap!

 

[kingingkunsan]

You can get tested at jeweler or pawn shop

 

[RL419]

It's not very heavy. Hopefully it tests 22-24k

 

[GunnarMN]

It may have been cracked to begin with , but its a nice gold find very nice

 

[JamesBondaka]

Nice ring in any case!

It could have had soldering problems when it was made or sized.....and its "lightweight".

 

[opus]

Way to Go!

I found my first gold ring 2 weeks ago, (not as nice as the one you found). It's a great feeling isn't it?

 

[DiggerODirt]

I do not mean to burst your bubble, but most rings that break like that turn out to be plated...Is there gold all the way thropugh at the break points? If so, it should be real. From the shinyness, I would say no less than 18K...Europeans used a lot of 21K stuff too...

HH,

 

[RL419]

The ring broke where the filigree pattern ends and right in the center as you can see. Looking at the clean break on the band it appears to be uniform in composition throughout. That, and the total absence of any corrosion leads me to believe it has to be solid gold. I am going to take it to a jeweler this weekend and have it tested. I'll let you know how it "pans" out.

 

[bob.oz]

CONGRATS ON YOUR FIRST GOLD RINGWTG!!!

 

[DESERT DOG]

n/t

 

[Furious T]

Congratulations on the find. If it is high carat gold, it would be well worth paying to have it fixed. Keep up the good work, take care when digging, you just dont know what's down there. HH

 

[knarfj]

Beautiful little piece! Very ornate. How low were you running you're discrimination at the time?

Is there more than one color of gold used to make up the filigree pattern? If my screen isn't playing tricks on me it reminds me of "Black Hills Gold".

https://www.google.com/search?q=black+hills+gold+rings&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=dNCnUfaAFMbJiwKpm4GICw&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1600&bih=767


HH

 

[Larry--IndianaHVAC]

Found this ring yesterday with the excal 2 in an old park. I believe I broke it while digging it out because the signal changed after I pulled the two pieces out. Why would it break like this rather than bend? Is this common with old rings? I am confident it is gold my question is..is it 12k..14k.. or greater. It appears to be old. I can't find a mark on it with the naked eye.

Congrats! It looks like its just a very thin band. If it was plated and in the ground for a length of time, you would definitely see pitting. Hopefully its a higher K. Still a nice find.

 

[MikeO]

Looks pretty thin and that probably contributed to it breaking.
As far as whether its 12,14 24 etc have it acid tested.
Congratulations on your first gold ring.