1913 Barber dime ~ OLD GOLD RING ~ UPDATED 2-13-08

[oddcoins]

I took the gold ring to the local coin & jewelry shop to have them evaluate it. It tests at 14K and weights 8.8 grams! NICE!!!

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I met Ron downtown again today to do some detecting! The weather wasn't as nice & sunny as yesterday ~ but the rain held off for us!

Today I dug:

6 clad quarters
30 clad dimes
2 nickels
75 Memorial cents
3 Wheat cents ~ '38-S, '57-D, '58-D
1913 Barber Dime
old gold ring (looks home-made)
"skill" token ??

The Barber dime was in a bunch of dirt/mud that was left behind from a site where a house was just removed. Ron called me from the site to invite me there to detect with him ~ I just arrived at the site and within just a couple swings I got a nice penny/dime signal ~ I bent down to dig and I saw the silver edge sticking out from a clump of dirt! a 1913 Barber Dime! SWEET! Then just a few feet away I dug the gold ring! It's not marked inside the band ~ it looks like a home-made job to me. I bet it weights atleast 5 grams.

The token is one I've never seen before ~ it's about the size of a US nickel ~ one side reads, THIS TOKEN REWARDED FOR SKILL with a big R in the middle . . . . . and the other side reads,THIS TOKEN HAS NO CASH OR TRADE VALUE and another big R in the middle. Anyone ever see one of these?

It was a good day of detecting! Thanks for looking!
Neil

 

[Ray in CA]

Re: 1913 Barber dime ~ OLD GOLD RING ~ three wheat cents ~ token

Three great finds! That's gotta be sweet.

Ray

 

[DANGLANGLEY]

Re: 1913 Barber dime ~ OLD GOLD RING ~ three wheat cents ~ token

Very nice finds. Love that ring too. Could it have been made out of a gold coin?. If there's a way to tell the purity of the gold it would tell you I guess.

DANGLANGLEY

 

[oddcoins]

Re: 1913 Barber dime ~ OLD GOLD RING ~ three wheat cents ~ token

Very nice finds. Love that ring too. Could it have been made out of a gold coin?. If there's a way to tell the purity of the gold it would tell you I guess.

DANGLANGLEY

You know, I thought of that too! I'm going to take it to the local coin and jewelry shop tomorrow ater lunch and see what they say ~ they can test the gold to see what it's purity is. I'll post the results tomorrow after I get it tested.

 

[oddcoins]

I took the gold ring to the local coin & jewelry shop to have them evaluate it. It tests at 14K and weights 8.8 grams! NICE!!!

 

[john37115]

Well there you go you found the Token I left for you. Your Award For SKILL! LMAO
You got Silver, Gold, a pile of clad WHAT else could a detecta ask for. Keep Her Swinging. Remember to carry the token with you, maybe in your wallet, so if anyone ask you can show them proof " YOU GOT SKILLS" Congrats Oddcoins

 

[oddcoins]

Re: 1913 Barber dime ~ OLD GOLD RING ~ three wheat cents ~ token

Very nice finds. Love that ring too. Could it have been made out of a gold coin?. If there's a way to tell the purity of the gold it would tell you I guess.

DANGLANGLEY

Well, I was hoping that it would test real high thinking it may have been made from a gold coin, but it tested at only 14K. 8.8 grams of 14K ~ worth well over $120.00 in scrap gold!