A little copper, silver and gold including XXX-W hallmarked ring.

[Ed (Upstate NY)]

I dug a nice gold band yesterday and a little searching revealed I'm not the only one to dig such a hallmarked ring. I saw some others were posted on treasurenet over the years. I believe the XXX signifies 18K and the sideways W is for the maker, J.R. Woods & Sons of Brooklyn, NY. I dug a few indian heads over the weekend including 2 nice 1897's and a crusty 1881. The 1947 Roosie came from a park that rarely gives up any silver these days. A pulltab in the hole was probably the only reason it was still in the ground !

 

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[dfx-kevin]

Wow,the ring looks as if it's as old or dates from the time of the indian pennies

 

[wheatfinder13]

Great finds

 

[terpfan]

Love the JR Woods ring. I agree that it looks quite old. A quick search online showed that the company was founded in 1850. You could have a really old gold ring there--congrats.

 

[unclemac]

my great grandmas wedding ring was very similar to that one....married in the late 1800's....