Help! Beauty of a find...no clue

[usmcscorpio]

:?: Hello to all...I found this very old looking "Colonial Bust" ring in the old historic downtown part of New Albany Indiana. I was using a White's XLT, and dug the ring from a solid 10+ depth...very solid packed soil too. At any rate...the ring is a very heavy man's ring..(size 7 I think) and made of silver...(I haven't cleaned the ring at all...you just "know" silver when it comes up outta the ground The "bust" is of a colonial man...(perhaps of political fame?) :roll: AnyHoo...I am humbly requesting any information or help with the ring, in terms of age, details, value, or any of the above. Thanks in advance for your time and help! George

 

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[SCdigger]

You may have a historically significant ring...LOOKS like a wax seal...the ring owner would make impression in a "blob" of wax on the back of an envelope to seal it...if you could find out "who" it is, might be worth some big bucks!!!!

 

[MIG73]

I do not believe it is a wax seal, and this is why. In my searching for a match to your ring, all the wax seals I found had a concave impression, therby leaving a 3-d imprint. The carving on this ring is obviously 3-d , and would thereby leave a concave impression. It may still be a signficant find, and I hope for you that it is, but I dont think that the wax seal idea is correct. Best of luck.
MIG