Katia Gives Up Soviet Gold!!! Help From One of Our Russian Friends!

[West Jersey Detecting]

I found this HONKER of a gold ring today marked 583 (which is 14K) in a star with a hammer and sickle. It weighs 7.3 grams so it is around $280 in melt value! It also has another symbol or may be russian writing, so I am hoping someone can tell me what the symbol represents.

This one was uncovered by the strong surf at the shore by Tropical Storm Katia!

 

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[mainer]

Re: Soviet Gold!!! Need Help From One of Our Russian Friends!

Man that is a honker!

 

[High Plains Digger]

Re: Soviet Gold!!! Need Help From One of Our Russian Friends!

Melt value? Man, commie gold isn't just laying around everywhere. Someone will pay for that hammer and sickle.

 

[JW15]

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NICE score!!

 

[Mackaydon]

Re: Soviet Gold!!! Need Help From One of Our Russian Friends!

From 1959 to 1992 the government inspection hallmark changed to a five-point star with the hammer and sickle inside it. “583” was the most commonly-used type of gold in the Soviet Union.
Source: http://knol.google.com/k/jewelry-of-the-soviet-union#
Don.......

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Re: Soviet Gold!!! Need Help From One of Our Russian Friends!

From 1959 to 1992 the government inspection hallmark changed to a five-point star with the hammer and sickle inside it. “583” was the most commonly-used type of gold in the Soviet Union.
Source: http://knol.google.com/k/jewelry-of-the-soviet-union#
Don.......

Thanks for the info on the hallmark. There is also some other writing, which is not so clear in the photo. I will try to copy it from the soviet alphabet..

 

[SouthJerseyJim]

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That is sweet Neil!

 

[stavr]

Re: Soviet Gold!!! Need Help From One of Our Russian Friends!

Yes, it's a wedding ring from the USSR.
near the star should be the letter of your plant.
and three letters stand for the master stamp.
good find! especially considering what was found in the United States ....

PS: http://www.dragmet.com.ua/proby-zolota.html

 

[kevkirki]

Re: Soviet Gold!!! Need Help From One of Our Russian Friends!

Sweet...take that any day

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Re: Soviet Gold!!! Need Help From One of Our Russian Friends!

Yes, it's a wedding ring from the USSR.
near the star should be the letter of your plant.
and three letters stand for the master stamp.
good find! especially considering what was found in the United States ....

PS: http://www.dragmet.com.ua/proby-zolota.html

Thank you for the information! I see the plant. It is tiny but appears to be either and L, an A, or a D.

The link is saved as my bookmark!

 

[jerseyben]

Scrap it and keep the dime!

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Scrap it and keep the dime!

Too late, my wife said "you can have it when you pry it from my finger".

 

[Ron P]

 

[ES66]

Awesome ring!! That is a nice one... Congratulations!!

 

[sniffer]

just like a wife. what's hers is hers and what's yours is hers too.
seriously, awesome find on that one

 

[DaleGM]

sweet gold ring Neil, it sure is not your every day gold ring find, what machine did you hit it with and if your V3 what kind of VDI was that nice honker.........

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

sweet gold ring Neil, it sure is not your every day gold ring find, what machine did you hit it with and if your V3 what kind of VDI was that nice honker.........

Thanks Dale! This was a beach find, so I was using my Excalibur. Of course I had to test it with my V3i to see what the VDI would be. I actually did it yesterday, and it came up as a 49, right there with the Indian Heads, Zincolns and mini balls!

 

[High Plains Digger]

Most of those scratches will polish out. Since there is so many, and so deep, a jeweler may want to charge a little. Most jewelers polish many pieces for no charge. It will look great buffed.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

NYCE NEIL!!!

You ready for the T2 LTD now?

 

[steelheadwill]

Big piece of Foreign AU Congrats