Boy what a rush at first, but soon realith set in...

[Possum]

Well here lately Truth and I haven’t been hunting to much due to an accumulation of things, but we did get a chance the other day to get out for a few hours at a permission I got from a friend in Ponchatoula, Louisiana.

We didn’t find much, a lot of clad coins, Truth found about 10 Wheaties and round pistol ball as well as a token. we both found some other pieces not worth posting. Well right before wrapping things up for the day I pulled these two (2) items.

Even though it gave me a serious rush when I dug it, I soon came to the realization that it was only a piece of costume jewelry and not the silver piece with ruby’s as I first thought it was. The other is a small brass Fleur-de-lis with two (2) points missing.

Not much to post, but here lately it’s the best we can do. Thanks for looking…. “D”

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[xr7ator]

As my dad would say, "better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick".
You have to find a LOT of costume to find some good jewelry. You are one more find closer to the goods!

 

[Inspector]

Been there Possum, exposed it in the hole, almost had a heart attack, them discovered it wasn't what I thought it was, your items look nice just the same, congrats & HH

 

[dts52]

Very nice finds. The thrill is always the best part, even when it turns out to be unwarranted.
HH
dts

 

[dirtlooter]

Reality can be such a bummer! still a very cool find and it still may be worth some money, people are really into the older costume jewelry and pay some big bucks for it.

 

[releventchair]

Congrats on the gettin out. And the keepers!
Reality is ....Detecting is as exciting as we let it be.

 

[Argentium]

As costume jewelry goes , that's not too hard on the eyes at all - is it a brooch ? Does it have any hallmarks ?

 

[Possum]

As costume jewelry goes , that's not too hard on the eyes at all - is it a brooch ? Does it have any hallmarks ?

It is a brooch, and the only Mark is on the reverse side in the upper corner of the bow it says "Sterling", in crude letters, but it just feels so light when you hold it, it's like it almost weighs nothing... "D"

 

[Trezurehunter]

Looks like a nice find Possum. I think we have all been in that position. I once dug what I thought was going to be a gold $20.00 coin. It turned out to be a Readers Digest token ! Talk about a heart stopper.

 

[Hawks88]

Still a nice find and it is sterling. Bet it will look great when it’s cleaned and polished alittle. Congrats

 

[Reanm8er]

Woah Possum! Never say "just costume"! Some of this stuff is top notch in popularity as well as value! First of all the red gems don't look like foil backs. I don't know how big your paw is but this thing looks to be 2.5 to 3". This puts in in the size range of expensive costume jewelry from the forties or fifties. Using a good eyepiece search the back of this thing for a makers mark. Some of this stuff from Trifari or Chrysler can bring some nice change and there were a number of other manufacturers as well. Even International Harvester had a line of costume they gave the wife when a farmer bought a large ticket item. Research before you discard, and remember, there's always Ebay! Best wishes!

 

[Argentium]

Sterling kicks this up a level ! and while the stones aren't rubies, they might well be garnets .

 

[Truth]

I still think its gorgeous either way. It really cleaned up nice. 40 and 50’s jewelry is beautiful.

 

[Possum]

Still a nice find and it is sterling. Bet it will look great when it’s cleaned and polished alittle. Congrats

Hawk,

You think even with it's light weight that it is indeed the real deal? I just figured the whole thing was costume due to it's light weight, however when I rubbed it with my silver jewelers cleaning cloth it did leave a black mark like real silver, so maybe I lucked up and did find a thin silver brooch...

"D"

 

[Truth]

I cleaned up well buddy. Do that research on that old school))

 

[Brendan75]

Hi, nice find. Congrats. Its really a nice looking brooch.

 

[Reanm8er]

Women in the 50s and sixties concentrated on being elegant!

 

[Hawks88]

Years ago they wouldn’t waste silver so I believe your brooch would fetch a few bucks. I agree with Argentium they could be garnets. Let’s hope they are. Good luck.

 

[Digger RJ]

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[xr7ator]

This item is sounding better by the post! Sterling goes into the good pile, grats! How about another pic showing the hallmark?