Decent hunt today, need help to identify ring!

[EpsilonMinus]

Hey guys, went out for a few hours this labor day to a park in a nearby town that always gives me something interesting. This time, besides the pocket full of change, I got this ring. After spending a little time with google I was able to figure out what part of this ring means, but not enough to really identify it. It feels heavy and looks like silver (sterling?), but there are no indicators as to the type of metal it is made of, here are some pics if anyone has any ideas on how to find out.

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$3.29 is not bad, battery-fund appreciates it. The 'false alarm' ring really got me going when I found it. It was like four inches down in some really heavy soil by a tree and seeing that gold really got me excited... that is, until it started falling apart in my hand as soon as I touched it... the fake gem fell off, the gold flaked, hence, false alarm...

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Here is the ring I can't identify. It appears to be some kind of a 'class ring', as the company stamped on the inside seems to specialize in, but after going to their website, they don't have any designs like this for sale. I have figured out what 'Ponca' is, being a tribe of Native Americans that are centered in Oklahoma. The other clues only make it weirder...

More on Ponca tribe: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponca

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No idea what this stone is either, but it's damaged/chipped... I assume that implies that it's a fake or something.

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"AST (C) JOSTENS" - On the inside-left of the ring, this is stamped.

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"P G" (I think that's a G) This stamp is on the inside-bottom, which I assume is someones initials.

I'd say for a few hours long hunt I didn't do too bad, and as always, I found something interesting to occupy myself with further hunting online. If anyone has any ideas about what this ring is and/or is made of, please let me know.

Thanks for checking out my post!

-EpsilonMinus

 

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[EpsilonMinus]

Nice find!

Just a suggestion, next find, don't post the inscription. If you do, you'll never know if someone claims to have lost the ring is for real. They could have seen your picture on the web. You now longer have a "secret" question only the owner would know.

Jack

You make a good point, which I will definitely remember for next time. But, I haven't told where I found it. I am pretty sure that who ever lost this would know where they lost it. At least, that's my Ace, so to speak, heh. Thanks for the advice about that, though, I should have considered that.

 

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