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Found a chonky ring in the river today, weighs in at 16 grams says PLATINUM-L inside, but is it? What do you guys think. I'll get the density on monday.
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Looks like the lighter version of that ring style?
 

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It's definitely an L. I actually found someone selling one online! Think i can get 2.7k for mine? JK but I'm pretty sure it's the most valuable thing I've found. If it fit me I would prefer it were a pt-ir alloy b/c those things are nearly indestructible and just plain cool.
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For a ring this size to weight 16 gr I would think it is indeed platinum. Great find! Don't see them often on the forum. I doubt it can be sold for 2.7k , as with any jewellery, it loses a huge part of its value once it's out of the jeweller shop. Hopefully you can.
 

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The metal looks strange under magnification have you tried to clean it up or did you do an electrolysis on it?
 

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platinum is $27.25 a gram
you will only get scrap for a band like that
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Looks genuine to me! :icon_thumright:
 

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Neat ring! Congratulations, and thanks for sharing with us!
 

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What did it ring up on your AT, or rather the number/numbers, also mid tone?
 

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Congratulations on the ever elusive platinum!! Yeah, once you hold a pt ring you feel the weight and know without a doubt it is the real McCoy.
 

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sprailroad said:
What did it ring up on your AT, or rather the number/numbers, also mid tone?
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It's hard to say, it was sitting in a little gravel bar behind a rapid under a bridge where people like to hang out, after I pulled it out I found some lead and a few lincolns in the same hole. I'll hit it with the pro when I get home.
 

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