it was DEEP !!

[9volt]

sorry i forgot to post this ring i found at a site not too far from where i got the v and shield nickels last week ... it is from what used to be an old church site built in 1837 with a picnic grove beside it...it read as a scratchy quarter...scratchy because i discriminate out gold when i hunt parks ( 2 many pop tabs for me ) but it is a SILVER ring with GOLD inlay on the sides hence the scratchy signal. but it came out right at 11 inches so yea it was a deepie but it still looks great and the hinge still works perfectly.

thanks for lookin
9volt

 

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[Tubecity]

Nice ring, seems to be in good condition. Wonder what the hidden compartment was for?

 

[JRich98150]

Ah! A secret compartment. They used the compartments in ancient rings to hold poison in .... long live the king. Later rings might have been used to slip someone a mickey. Then again maybe it was just to put a photo in. Well, I suppose you could put the photo and the substance both in the compartment. Certainly not your average everyday ring type of find. Looks good congratulations on the find.

JRich

 

[The Gemologist]

That's one fine ring. I'm betting snuff was put in the ring for a quick rush.

Great find.

 

[aa battery]

Great ringfrom one battery to another 8) AA

 

[stoney56]

Very nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Cubfan64]

That's one fine ring. I'm betting snuff was put in the ring for a quick rush.

Great find.

That would be my guess as well

 

[titan]

very cool ring!

 

[jopher]

Very cool find.
Underdog used to wear one like that.

 

[romeo-1]

Whoa...that's a cool ring!

 

[Stormtrooper154]

Neat ring!

 

[Lucky boy]

that is really neat what era would you say it's from?

 

[Nashoba]

I see a lot of nice rings on here, but that one is WAY COOL!
Congrats on a super find!
~Nash~

 

[northeast hunter]

What a great ring..It's a great place to put an old small gold coin or maybe the morning after pill

 

[rommelvon]

very cool find..mel brooks used one like that in history of the world to get a "toot"It's good to be da king

 

[HOSSNV]

Nice ring 9V ! You are on fire , keep it going ! Hoss

 

[Historyhound]

Here's what I can tell you about that ring. Being that it was that deep, it could have some age to it, and the timeline will fit. Those types of rings were very popular in the late 1700's thru the mid 1800's. Back then some people threw their waste right out the front door and into the streets. And these rings were worn, mostly by ladies, but men too, and they would put a scented piece of cotton or material into the ring so that when then walked (or rode) by the rotting trash in the street, they could open the ring to take a whiff of the scent that was in it to help them get by the overpowering stench that filled the air around them. Granted, it's not as riveting as a story of poison pills and such, but it is fact. Nice find!!

 

[Ridley]

That's one of the coolest rings I've ever seen!

Congratulations!


Ridley

 

[piggman1]

That is a really cool ring! My grandmother had a ring kind of like that she would put snuff, or so I thought, in. That's a fantastic find!

 

[coinman66]

Nice ring! HH