Biggest and favorite silver ring to date!

swolfe

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My mom and I were out detecting and I found a huge silver ring. It's pretty cool!

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John_Deere

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Man, that thing looks like a monster! How someone loses something that big is beyond me. Congrats and HH!
 

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That's a nice find to be sure ! Nakai is/was Navajo , and the ring was most likely made in New Mexico or Arizona - circa 1970
 

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swolfe

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That's a nice find to be sure ! Nakai is/was Navajo , and the ring was most likely made in New Mexico or Arizona - circa 1970

hey thanks for the info :)
 

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Beautiful! Love it!!
 

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WOW ! One sweet ring !
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swolfe

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wow! that "bombing" process sounds cool. maybe in its prime my ring had a bit of value to it!

Nakai is very collectable. If my better half had your ring for sale it would have a $75 price tag on it, maybe a little higher depending on the size and weight.
 

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In reply to questions about the colored chips used in the inlay on this ring and other chip/resin inlay jewelry of this vintage - Typically
the blue chips were comprised of crushed turquoise , the reds ideally would be coral - however it is possible that simulation coral ,
may be used here (plastics , or dyed alternative stone chips ) these chips are mixed with a resinous epoxy and put into the place
allotted for them . This chip inlay was quite popular from the 1950's thru the mid 70's in the south western U.S. and is associated
with Navajo and Zuni Native work primarily.
 

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Very Cool Ring!:headbang:
 

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geez that thing looks heavy!!
 

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In reply to questions about the colored chips used in the inlay on this ring and other chip/resin inlay jewelry of this vintage - Typically
the blue chips were comprised of crushed turquoise , the reds ideally would be coral - however it is possible that simulation coral ,
may be used here (plastics , or dyed alternative stone chips ) these chips are mixed with a resinous epoxy and put into the place
allotted for them . This chip inlay was quite popular from the 1950's thru the mid 70's in the south western U.S. and is associated
with Navajo and Zuni Native work primarily.


I'm learning a lot of stuff from one find, thanks :)
 

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