Colonial church site produces ring but is it old? Paste stones?

gwdigger

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This wasn't found today sorry but I just rediscovered it in a paper towel that held a whole days finds of a colonial church site in 2004.

My detecting partner got a lead from a farmer who said a church sat in his sandy field in Delaware so of course we had to check it out. We thought it was a bogus lead because the church STILL stands today at the other end of the road and is an historical landmark. The farmer said the church originally sat in his field but was moved in the late 1700s to its present site regardless of what the history books said- I cant tell you why he was steadfast in this belief unless it was something his family always knew? (Don't know about you folks but most leads I get like this are just not true) Anyway it was a site and a virgin site at that. It produced dozens of buttons and buckle pieces and relics as well as British halfpennies and this fantastic cut Spanish coin. One of the finds was this ring which I quickly stuffed in my pocket and disregarded as being a cracker jack prize or equivalent. But now after rediscovering it and brushing it with a tooth brush, those gems in the eyes and the mouth are made of the old paste jewelry and I am now wondering if this ring may well be EXTREMELY old. There are no markings at all and it is definitely gold plated. WE FOUND NOTHING NEW AT THIS SITE WHATSOEVER. I just hope its as old as I am now thinking it is!

Any ides???? HH, Gary
 

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hollowpointred

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perhaps the answer lies in the gold plating. when did the technology necessary to gold plate something come into existence?...........nice stuff by the way! ;)
 

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since before christ was born if you so beleive
 

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hollowpointred said:
perhaps the answer lies in the gold plating. when did the technology necessary to gold plate something come into existence?...........nice stuff by the way! ;)

I am not sure but I believe it has been around since ancient times...contemporary theives use to fake roman gold and silver coins from lead etc and plate them.
 

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Believe that plating has been around or believe that Christ is the only son of God and by him I'm saved from my sins. Both (Guess we know what Ramapirate is now ;))

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Ramapirate

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That cut Spanish is awesome, finds like that almost talk to you. That's making change the hard way.

HH,
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You have a great site there. Hit it very hard and methodically. That ring looks old and the stones look like lead from what your picture shows. Keep us posted on what you find out. Try posting it on the whatsit forum too.
 

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Nice finds,

Love the clipped reale.

HH Jer
 

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Great post and Great Story, If I were you, I'd hit that site again and again. I'd also give something back to the farmer whose place you are hunting. A little PR goes along way!.

The silver piece you found is a 2 bit piece. You have heard the old fight song, 2 bits, 4 bits, 6 bits a dollar, well you have a 2 bit piece. Actually the first Quarter!

HH, Ringfinder
 

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Great finds! What do you know about the coin? It's 17--...maybe you can find out how long such a coin was being made. Very nice! ;D
 

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