Very Old silver ring, Pics

JackalopeZL1

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Went out tonight to do a hunt in my local town at a old Park, this park dates back to the mid to late 1800's or so.. Found a couple wheats(39 and 42) right off the get go, Then this Rang up as a 12-30 on the CTX.. I dug it up and it was tacoed real bad. Not round at all.. At first sight thought it was Aluminum, Picked it up and it was heavy. I knew it was something else.

Very soft. was able to bend it back into shape with minimal effort of a wooden dowl. Got out the acid test kit and holy smokes it is silver, Confirmed it with 18k gold acid turning it blue.. So 2 tests say silver. After doing some reading if it is able to be bent so easy it is more than likely pure silver. Never had any silver like this:cool:

This was within 3 feet of the wheats but about 3 inches lower in hard rocky soil :D

 

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Argentium

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Always nice to score a heavy silver ! ( No marks inside ? ) The funky free form design is more suggestive to my eye of the 1960's /70's
certainly not trying to rain on your parade - just my opinion based on style .
 

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JackalopeZL1

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I thought the same thing about the looks myself for about a second.. But I have dug nothing but old stuff here. With the 39 and 42 wheats being so close, the soil makeup and depth I have no doubt it is older :D No marks but 2 different kinds of acid test Say Silver, I am reading now on Old silversmiths. Hopefully I can find something similar
 

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mihmar79

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Gz on silver ring!
 

ARC

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Nice ring... very old...
Would go back to same area and work it very hard...
Other items may reveal some more clues to this piece.
These types of jewelry can either be...
#1. Pre mark piece (probable) and very rare.
#2. custom 1 off - Jeweler never marked batch.

JFYI> For those of you that are interested...
Jewelry that caries NO mark and tests high or pure...
Is usually a tell tale sign of extreme age.
 

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cool ring find, congrats
 

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