Check Those Markers Marks!!!!!

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Found this little 10k the other day, only 1.7 grams with the citron stone, hardly worth finding since it's low k and most of the weight is probably in the stone, right? WRONG! At first, before I ever saw the markings, I thought it was junk, but after getting home and looking it over under magnification I felt the ring looked old and since it had the marker's mark "OB" I looked it up - here's what I found out:

"The maker Ostby & Barton is out of Providence, RI and the fun history fact is that the maker E.Ostby died on the Titanic in 1911. His jewelry is highly collectible now." Who would have thunk it?

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That is crazy! How in the heck did you hold your breath long enough to metal detect the Titanic?
 

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Turned from a nice ring to a fantastic ring in a second.
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That is crazy! How in the heck did you hold your breath long enough to metal detect the Titanic?
:laughing7:.....that's funny! I was just taking a sip of soda when I read your post and I nearly choked to death. :laughing7: Love the humor!!!! :thumbsup:
 

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Turned from a nice ring to a fantastic ring in a second.
:occasion14:

Honestly, when I first saw it I noticed the tabs holding the stone in place and I thought..."junker!" And you are right, it is/was a low grade ring.....I didn't even know they made that kind of thin/flat formed rings back then. So glad people like to collect things of this nature. :laughing7: But really, the history is kind of kool....might just have to keep it?
 

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Now that turned out to be an Awesome find! Very cool!
 

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Sweet find...love it!
 

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Interesting, something new to check for in my collection.... from what I saw on the google search, you should get more than melt for that ring. Cool find and interesting information!

Cliff
 

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Very Nice ! should look into it more and find one for sale to see its value could turn out to be even a lot more than your thinking !
 

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Interesting, something new to check for in my collection.... from what I saw on the google search, you should get more than melt for that ring. Cool find and interesting information!

Cliff

It's still not going to be worth much, however, just goes to show that even the most modest of items may harbor additional value simply due to the unknown/unexpected circumstances surrounding the item. I would have never suspected this very modest piece of low k jewelry to also be a collectible item.
 

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I think that is the draw to MDing. You never know. It's like being a kid again and playing treasure hunting. Beautiful ring.
 

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It might be 10K, but it's a beautiful designed ring. The fact that it was designed by someone who was on the titanic is interesting history. Congratulations.
 

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