wwII navy ring....

[whitesid]

i think, it is a navy ring. but all the coins that were found around it at the same level were in the 1940s and early 50's

 

[nhbenz]

Cool! Nice find!

 

[Spitfire Reddie]

Excellent find whitesid !

 

[goldencoin]

cool!

HH
-GC

 

[PBK]

Great ring!
Military branch of service rings like this were often sold in PX (post exchange) stores, and also in off base stores catering to soldiers and sailors. Mail order jewelry and novelty companies sold them, too, as shown in this illustration from an early 1950's catalog.

 

[Mighty AP]

And only $2.49! Hey Whitesid, I'll give you $3.00 fer that ring! lol Thats a great find kid! Congrats!

 

[PBK]

Hey, AP... I saw it first! (Can you loan me $3? )

BTW, there was an identical ring on eBay just last week:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-USN-UNITED-STATES-NAVY-STERLING-RING-Look_W0QQitemZ130035601031

 

[renegade_7]

Nice ring, is it silver, gold, or some other metal? Looks silver or white gold. WTG!

 

[Mighty AP]

Hey, AP... I saw it first! (Can you loan me $3? )

Do you take Paypal PBK? Checks in the mail!
$15.49 on Ebay aint bad fer a big sterling ring, eh?

 

[whitesid]

its sterling
only 15.00 on ebay someone i know offered me $200 in cash for it

 

[Hardy]

Great find bud! I would keep!! It wont bring as much on ebay as the fun of the recovery! HH!!

 

[ernie]

super find.i found a marine ring quite a few years ago like that.

 

[randall61]

man nice ring...certainly not a every day find...congrats

 

[Christopher]

Great find! (lucky You )

 

[Boobydoo]

That's a sweet ring Whitesid, congrats!

Smiles!
BDoo

 

[Green1]

sid , that is a awesome ring....

 

[tabfinder]

Wow kid.....200 bucks I'd take the cash and run!!

 

[romeo-1]

That is a cool A$$ ring...

 

[comfyinvermont]

Nice find Whitesid. Congrats...Lance

 

[jeff of pa]

nice ring whitesid.