Old Park Hunt yields silver ring

[camb1]

Went to the old park this evening for a quick hunt. My first good tone was this silver ring. I know that this old home-site was gone by 1938, so any idea of age?

 

[mudpuppy]

Sweet! I have no idea as to how old that ring is though...
Mud

 

[Giant056]

Great score on the ole silver ring

 

[jccast11]

[size=medium]Bruce, that rings looks old....I found one similar to it in my own backyard.....but mine had a cameo stone in it[/size]

 

[Ytcoinshooter]

That's a really nice setting. It was common to see amethyst, garnets and other semi precious stones set in silver rings like that. Cameo was mentioned by jccast11 in a reply and that's likely too. I've found both a cameo and nice stones in those silver oldies. I have a jeweler friend who likes to estimate the vintage of rings I and other club members bring in.

 

[butch in pa]

good find congrats

 

[Goldstrike]

Any maker's marks? Sometimes you can research the maker's/jeweller's mark/s and get an approx; age. I would say from the style, about 1900-1910. Go back to the exact spot to look for the stone because of expansion and contraction forces, the stone may be just an inch or 2 from where you found the ring!!! BTW....nice ring!

 

[HEBEGB]

Nice find Bruce! I wish that I could have been there to see you pull it out of the ground. Next time!

 

[camb1]

Nice find Bruce! I wish that I could have been there to see you pull it out of the ground. Next time!

Sounds good buddy. Maybe after the ice.

 

[camb1]

Any maker's marks? Sometimes you can research the maker's/jeweller's mark/s and get an approx; age. I would say from the style, about 1900-1910. Go back to the exact spot to look for the stone because of expansion and contraction forces, the stone may be just an inch or 2 from where you found the ring!!! BTW....nice ring!

Searching the hole for the stone was the first thing I did after finding it. I will look tonight after work to see if any marks.