My bent dime

[tsn]

Thought I might be done for the year, terrible weather the last 10 days, cold, snowy, windy. Forty and sunny today decided to give it a go till I got cold or the wind made me crazy. Went to the cricket pitch in a park 10 min for my house, hunted there lots this year. So this is how it went, pull tab, pull tab, gold ring 4 inches down. Only markings on it are stamped 916, if you click the photo you can see it. Looks like a man's ring, fits snug on my ring finger, no scale but feels heavy. Second gold ring for me and first gold with the Ace 250.
All heated up I stayed out for another 2 hours, $1.42 and a 1940 Canada dime that's bent but I still like it. Not bad for a day that started out with the car door locks being frozen. Thanks for looking.

 

[jog]

What is the coin that the Canada coin is up against in the third picture to the right on top.

 

[echostar61]

WOW , Great Find ....916 = 22kt . Cool Bent Dime too , WTG

Terri

 

[tabdog]

Nice goin.

22k on your second ring.

Thanks for sharin. Hope you

get out some more,

Tabdog

 

[slingshot]

Hey! Seeing the pulltab holding the ring is a great reminder for me mentally.

 

[dahut]

Im with slingshot - Im making that ring and pulltab my new desktop pic.

By the way - whats a "cricket pitch?"
(And no one say, "little bitty balls"... )

 

[tsn]

What is the coin that the Canada coin is up against in the third picture to the right on top.

I think you are looking at the Canadian one dollar coin aka Loonie.

Cricket pitch is a large round field at least the size of a football field, but round. Used for playing cricket, interesting game much like baseball.
Thank you for your comments.

 

[Beale]

Congrats on the very nice ring! That is a good find for sure, Beale.

 

[1859large]

I put it between two pieces of thin cardboard and then placed that between 2 pieces of softwood, pine I think, and put it in a vice. I got most of the bend out and don't think I damaged the coin. I think if I had put it in the vice without the wood I would have flattened it more but would have damaged it as the metal faces would have crushed the cardboard and the metal.

But then again there is nothing wrong with a bent coin.

HH

1859

 

[coinnut]

I also flattened out some coins. I used 2 pieces of hard wood (grainless maple is best). Then hit it fairly hard with a 5 pound sledge. One strike per section of wood. If it's not flat, move the coin to a new location and try again. But that's just me.