18 th century ring

Relicific · Oct 10, 2017

Not much to write home about,but this little ring was found very near my Silver crucifix.
So this ring,which is 18 th century,helps me confirm that the crucifix is indeed from the same time period.
I also found a similar cross online,which helped confirm even more so that it's 18th century.

Musée McCord Museum - Crucifix

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/today-s-finds/556049-unique-early-silversmith-cross.html

Aureus · Oct 10, 2017

Awesome find man! Beautiful ring and the confirmation of the age of your crucifix . Big congratulations, hope you'll find it's stone. Lots of success on your future hunts!

trapperart · Oct 10, 2017

Congrats on the old ring. Sure hope your cross goes up top.

hbru123 · Oct 10, 2017

Congrats on the awesome find!

Phishfindr · Oct 10, 2017

You really must be on cloud 9. Congrats on an awesome ring find!

scruggs · Oct 10, 2017

Spectacular ring!

Kurios1 · Oct 10, 2017

Some of my favorite rings are the "ugliest" most unassuming looking things ever! :tongue3:

ONLY because I know they are OLD!. Age makes the difference for me personally. Gold is cool but, OLD is cooler to me. Love that RING! :headbang:

Relicific · Oct 10, 2017

Aureus said:
Awesome find man! Beautiful ring and the confirmation of the age of your crucifix . Big congratulations, hope you'll find it's stone. Lots of success on your future hunts!

Thanks Man,I appreciate it.

Relicific · Oct 10, 2017

trapperart said:
Congrats on the old ring. Sure hope your cross goes up top.

Thanks

Relicific · Oct 10, 2017

Kurios1 said:
Some of my favorite rings are the "ugliest" most unassuming looking things ever! ONLY because I know they are OLD!. Age makes the difference for me personally. Gold is cool but, OLD is cooler to me. Love that RING!

I agree totally,anything old, no matter how ugly is candy to my eye.

RVRoamer76 · Oct 10, 2017

Really a great find on the ring, Plus like you said it helps date the crucifix you found. Still hoping a place on the top row for you. Congrats on that nice fine.

Mzjavert · Oct 11, 2017

That ring has certainly undergone a few changes since it was lost. Gives it great character.

sprailroad · Oct 11, 2017

Mzjavert said:
That ring has certainly undergone a few changes since it was lost. Gives it great character.

Very true. Of rings I have found over the years, my favorite is still a ring made from a square nail. Can't remember when, and it was a surface find I think while working somewhere in Arizona, but I like to think it was made by a fella some long time ago, way out there for perhaps a daughter, I don't really know, but it does have such a "personal" touch to it, again, it remains my favorite one.

CRUSADER · Oct 11, 2017

Might be 17th C.
Without research I would place it in the 1690-1720s, based on similar cuff-links of that date.

Relicific · Oct 11, 2017

CRUSADER said:
Might be 17th C.
Without research I would place it in the 1690-1720s, based on similar cuff-links of that date.

Very interesting and that probably means it’s a Jesuit trade ring.
Makes sense.
Thanks Cru

dirtlooter · Oct 11, 2017

makes you wonder, lost rings always make me wonder about the owner and how it got lost. I got a call this morning to hunt for a lost ring. At first the story was it was lost like two or three years ago while tamping a sign into the ground, the guy even knew when it came off but it bounced into the thick grass. Turns out it was 8 or 9 years ago and the "grass" was taller than my head and super thick with small trees. The guy lives a hundred miles from here and every year stops and looks again. the spot is under a power line that was all down on the ground a few years back due to an ice storm. heavy equipt had been all in there so it may be a little deeper....when it gets cut or burnt, then might be able to detect in there.