FRIDAY THE 13TH FINDS :biggrin:

[ihuntrelics!]

Got out awhile yesterday evening to do a little exploring and run across a few relics. I dug some musket & buck balls, a fired Gardner, a carved & fired .69 cal. & a small gold ring that was in the same hole as a musketball. Does anyone recognize the stamp on the ring? ( Looks like "&" )Thanks for viewing & HH!!

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[Brian(upstateNY)]

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[ihuntrelics!]

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[Magyar]

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[Jigflipper]

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[ihuntrelics!]

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[Craig in Alabama]

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[ihuntrelics!]

after I had dug the musket ball I noticed the inside of the ring was nice, clean and very shiny but the outside looked like aged brass or copper ( brownish-maroon in color ) I figured it was just another plated ring. Once I started scrubbing it ( and it took a whole lot of elbow grease in doing so!! ) I noticed the outside of the ring was showing more and more gold. Just wonder about the maker's mark and if it is possibly from the same era as the bullets.

 

[Magyar]

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thanks , ihuntrelics,

Yes, I forgot that it was found with a musketball in the same hole

That is a fantastic , precious find....I love the old gold rings better than the current stock.

 

[Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska]

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[ihuntrelics!]

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[Goes4ever]

I had a gold ring that was the same way, inside was shiny, outside looked like copper, but after a lot of elbow grease the outside shines the same as the inside now, and it is stamped 18K, nice finds!

 

[ihuntrelics!]

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