Interesting Silver Ring!

JeffInMass

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Ring3.JPG Ring4.JPG Ring6.JPG Ring7.JPG Ventured to my old hometown, which required the obligatory, albeit brief, visit to Seated Park. Hit one small area at basically a crawl swing speed, and, although the soil was very dry, I was getting quite a few good signals. The best were a 1919 Merc and this pretty cool silver ring. The inside is worn basically flat, although there is a small amount of some lettering remaining, but even under a loupe, I can't tell if it's part of Sterling or 925- either way I am certain it is silver. A little research points towards a World War I German Iron Cross ring, from 1914-1915. Please feel free to provide more info if you can!

Thanks and HH all.

Jeff
 

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bearbqd

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Whoa...very cool. It’s been a long time since I’ve found any silver. Good job!
 

UnderMiner

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Looks like a German soldier was awarded an Iron Cross while fighting between the years 1914 and 1915, very interesting! He may have emigrated to the USA after the war!
 

weregolf

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DeepseekerADS

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That's an incredible ring of history. I'd trade 50 Mercs for a ring like that one any day of the week - as far as finds go.
 

Racso

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That’s a cool looking ring with lots of history. Congrats
 

DeepseekerADS

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Please give us more pictures of the ring, each "side", top view, etc. That ring is history, period - and quite unique.
 

A2coins

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That is a great find a piece of history that meant a lot to someone glad you found it nice merc also
 

Oct 5, 2014
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Congratualtions! :occasion14:
 

Hawks88

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Nice silver finds.. thanks for sharing that beautiful ring with us. Congrats
 

DeepseekerADS

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I'm straight up on that ring. Additional pictures will tell us more, but I'm seeing this ring as a potential Banner find. It is historical, it is lost treasure, and it is very very unique on Tnet.
 

Channon

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I agree. With DeepseekerADS. That’s an awesome find!
 

dirtdigginfool

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What can I say that others haven't? Yes, definitely silver, definitely awesome. I wholeheartedly agree with Deepseeker, I'm pretty sure that unit has more significance than its getting credit for presently. Congrats on a truly awesome find. Ddf
 

Clad2Silver

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Nice looking Mercury dime and an awesome silver ring that most likely has some history attached to it. CONGRATS...…...
 

CASPER-2

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