"Trench art" ring, and my first/worst Indian Head.

[Samuel_Champlain_FTW]

The E-trac and I went for a little walk on a nail infested beach where I found some old toasted coppers before.

I found this tarnished silver ring. After a bit of research, it seems to be trench art, from WWI (maybe WWII?). On the inside it reads, "Libert

 

[Goes4ever]

That is a sweet ring! Are you gonna shine it up any?

 

[Samuel_Champlain_FTW]

It is looking rough.

I was sitting here pondering if they have silver polish at the grocery store. Yes, I think I will give a shot at cleaning it. Maybe, I can get a date off of it. At the moment, I don't see one.

 

[Samuel_Champlain_FTW]

I found the date... "1917"

 

[NebTrac]

Congratulations on your first IH Samuel! Thanks for the pictures....nice ring as well!

NebTrac

 

[Goes4ever]

Can u post a cleaned pic?

 

[Samuel_Champlain_FTW]

I need to buy some proper silver cleaner. This baking soda,/aluminium trick didn't really work. I'll post one once I get it cleaned.

 

[Goes4ever]

Pour some baking soda into your hand, add a few drops of water into it, so it makes like a paste, drop the ring into the paste and rub it all over the ring, rub it around real good, it should definately clean it up

 

[banditicey]

My son found the same type of WWI Trench Silver Ring in a Parking Lot

The coin was a French Silver Coin and was in the WWI era

It was certainly in better shape being found on top of the ground instead of in the ground

But I occasionally clean Silver by Dipping It and afterwards I polish it up with Silver Polish to get the shine back if lost by the dip

Great Find and Good Luck with the clean up

 

[Samuel_Champlain_FTW]

As requested by Goes... here' my cleaned up ring.

I used a combination of the methods you all suggested. I used the silver dip, and silver polish for the outside. The inner part of the ring was tougher. Plenty of baking soda paste and elbow grease.

 

[Goes4ever]

That looks like a coin ring! Cleaned up awesome! i bet they used a silver half dollar to make that

 

[zipperhead]

Nice ring is it silver?

 

[Samuel_Champlain_FTW]

Yes, 1917 silver 1 Franc, if I'm not mistaken.

 

[banditicey]

Here is a photo of the Trench Ring found in the parking lot by my son.

Notice the upside down 1918

 

[moonshine]

Nice! Extremely cool ring! Ive never seen anything like that before.

and congratulations on your first Indian Head!

good digs my friend.

 

[Samuel_Champlain_FTW]

Ty, Moonshine. Ty Bandit for the pic.