1937 Melvin Purvis Brass Ring

[Clad Crusader]

1937 collectible ring sponsored by Post Cereal related to former FBI agent Melvin Purvis. Dug at Glen Oak Park in Peoria, IL - between two giant oak trees off the beaten path.

 

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[jewelerguy]

great find. Kids had cool cereal premiums back then that helped them fuel their imagination

 

[tnt-hunter]

Nice ring find. They also had a Melin Purvis badge in the cereal. Here is one I found in 2015 at a private home permission near Cumberland Maryland.

Stay safe and keep swingin.

 

[Digger RJ]

1937 collectible ring sponsored by Post Cereal related to former FBI agent Melvin Purvis who was on the scene of the killings of both John Dillinger and Pretty Boy Floyd. Dug at Glen Oak Park in Peoria, IL - between two giant oak trees off the beaten path.

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Lenrac2]

Great find and in such good condition!! Congrats!!

 

[dognose]

nice find, Dont see many of those.

 

[oldmxrat]

That's about the coolest non-precious metal ring I've seen in awhile, congrats!

 

[CreakyDigger]

That's a keeper, right there!

 

[watercolor]

GREAT recovery!!
I've seen the badges before but never the ring.
Very cool.