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DeepTech

Wow! Tiger Shark strikes a Ruby!

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coin50

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I was out detecting in a local lake in about 4 1/2 feet of water and scored my first ring with hopefully some value to it. The silver band reads .925 9 NV which I found out means that it is .925 silver and the 9 NV means "Nevada silver made in England". The silver has turned to black. Not sure if the blackness might be able to tell how long it was in the water? The stone really sparkles in natural light. It appears to be about 2 carats in size. Any help would be appreciated.
Jody
 
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No matter what the stone is, that is one nice ring! Great job with the Tiger Shark!
 
That's a very beautiful interesting looking ring you found. Way to go!:cheers:

tabman
 
Sweet! Possibly a garnet as mentioned above..
Nice job!
You're hooked for life now for sure!
 
Beauty! If it was black, that's good! Its been there a while, which means theres a decent likelyhood that a GOLD ring is in there too! Not all the time mind you, but when I find a black silver ring that pings in so sweet and hard in the water that nobody else swinging coil would have missed, I get all excited and slow down some listening for the softer gold tones. Great find!:clapping:
Mud
 
9NV is a size reference, it has nothing to do with "Nevada Silver". The internet is full of garbage so you must be careful in your searches. There are rings made of gold and rings made of platinum which bear a numerical mark with the letters NV so that pretty much debunks the Nevada silver theory. Also any sterling item made in England will have at least three hallmarks. A rampant lion for sterling, a letter for the year, and another mark from the assayer's house or city. I hate to say it but it is highly unlikely that your ring has a natural ruby in it as they are usually much too valuable to be set in silver. Also rubies do not have a really high refractive index, in other words, they don't really sparkle a whole lot. The only real way to know what the stone or synthetic stone in your pretty ring is is to take it to a certified gemologist for examination, and often jewelers have such certification and the equipment to do so. It is a nice find, but I don't think when checked out professionally it will have a large monetary value/
 
Yep, you are right. My jeweler put it under his microscope and said that it is synthetic. Had it been real, it would have sold for $40 - $50,000! Oh well, maybe today...
Jody
 
Still a nice ring. Chemically, synthetic ruby is identical to natural from what I've read so it's still a very nice find.
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