This is a ring, not a coin, but I need advice about it.

[pjadams]

http://tinyurl.com/22k6oz My teen home schooled daughter went here and bid on her "class ring". She just received it.

She wanted something different, and she got it. No one has ever had a class ring like this! (Actually I think it's cool...ancient or not!)


They say it is a

STUNNING ANCIENT ROMAN BRONZE RING

.
Well. If it is that would be great. But it does appear to be bronze with a rich green patina, and the stone appears translucent with a luminous quality.


She plans to have the stone polished but wants to keep the band patina. *I* want to find out if there could be any lead in the ring. The dealer simply told her that they never used lead in bronze. Any comments about that to a concerned mom?

[jeff of pa]

The Jeweler you Take it to, in order to have the Stone cleaned
Should be able to Confirm this.

It should be done Professionally because of age.

[pjadams]

Thank you! Did you mean the jeweler can tell if it contains lead?

We were going to take it to a jeweler we know and trust tomorrow.

[jeff of pa]

Yes The Jeweler Would Be able to tell you IF there
is any Chance It Could.

And IF there is any chance, they Should be able to test it.

[Ant]

http://tinyurl.com/22k6oz My teen home schooled daughter went here and bid on her "class ring". She just received it.

She wanted something different, and she got it. No one has ever had a class ring like this! (Actually I think it's cool...ancient or not!)


They say it is a

STUNNING ANCIENT ROMAN BRONZE RING

.
Well. If it is that would be great. But it does appear to be bronze with a rich green patina, and the stone appears translucent with a luminous quality.


She plans to have the stone polished but wants to keep the band patina. *I* want to find out if there could be any lead in the ring. The dealer simply told her that they never used lead in bronze. Any comments about that to a concerned mom?

I wouldn't let my daughter where a ring likes that without sealing it first even if it didn’t have lead in it. Her finger will most likely turn greenblack in no time. Because our fingers secrete an acid that will react with yellow metals like brass/bronze, copper and the likes that aren't gold. Gold is the exception. But some people can even react to alloyed gold. It would be fair for me to say that it’s rear for a person to react to 24k (pure) gold.

Just my .00002 cent.

[jeff of pa]

I agree, The Green will Come off on her Finger & could cause Infection.

[pjadams]

OK, we saw the jeweler today and he was a bit curt with us. He looked at the ring and said, "This is not a precious metal (well, we *knew* that! It's bronze!) and I can't tell you about lead content and won't even try to polish it." So, there we are. I need to get someone to clean it up, polish the stone and check it for lead content..obviously not a jeweler. Is there a data base here of dealers who can do this?

[EDDE]

put it in a cheap rock tumbler with the finest "hobby"sand you can find say like from a hobby store that sells railroad supplies etc for modeling land scape's etc
a drop of soap some hot water tumble for a 1/2 hour (or in place or soap a teaspoon of comet dont mix ammonia based soap and bleach based comet)
then check and rinse repeat till you get the cleaning that you think is appropriate

[pjadams]

Thank you!