Dug a Nice Ring for the Wife!

[KYshooter]

I had to run a couple of errands the other day, and was scheduled to pick up my wife after school. I had about an hour to kill, so I went to one of the old parks in the town where she works, hoping to dig some old silver.

I started getting dime VDI's at 3 to 4 inches, but I was completely devastated as I dug one deep clad dime after another. Go figure ...

But then I got another solid 79 VDI at four inches, and this time I pulled this beauty ...

And here's a close-up on the stamp:

The ring simply looks old to me. I don't know how to describe the style, but it doesn't seem to match what is produced and sold today ... it is too ornate and heavy, with too much attention to artistic detail.

I've done a little research on the ISC mark ... the best I can figure out it was the International Silver Corporation. I found one note online that it went out of business in the 1950's. If you have any other info, I would love to hear it.

It was pretty much my only decent find. I dug a pouch full of clad and a couple of Wheaties (one of them holed with a loop through it ... a first for me with a Wheat Penny).

My wife loves the ring ... and it looks great on her!
Scored me a few points ... oh, yeah!

Thanks for looking.

 

[MiniMe]

Scored me a few points ... oh, yeah!

Just got yourself a permission slip for another day of hunting!!! JK Beautiful silver ring!! HH

 

[Golden1]

Nice looking ring

CONGRATS

G1

 

[underdogger]

I would say that is odd and old . Nice find

 

[mlayers]

Nice find yes I would say it is old. You said you wanted to dig up some old silver. WTG....Matt

 

[Indianhead Jones]

Pretty ring....a very interesting and intriguing design....love it!

And, as we all know....share your finds with the wife, and you get to hunt another day!

Larry G.

 

[treasure diver]

Nice gold, that would take a lot of panning. My two son in laws & I sure like the Crappie fishing down your way. We try to make it that way one or two times a year, but boy that is a long drive from Eastern Ky.

 

[traverdog]

A beautiful ring!! Congrats!!

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Very nice ring find there KY!
Looks to possibly date from the 1960's

Congrats,
Dave

 

[Mr Tuff]

nice silver ring!!! MR TUFF

 

[Chug And Red]

I rotated the Pic for you It looks like Initials to Me the first is G HH Chug

 

[bradyglover]

It allwas helps when the wife's happy every once in awhile i find a ring give it to her and she don't mind me going out every chance i get but when I'm on a ring drought things start to get tense then that's when my wallet fills it lol
j/k Its not that bad she's great but it dose help when something u love makes her happy

Very nice ring

 

[Bugsterx2]

Nice find KYShooter!

 

[aarr]

Nice find. I hope your wife enjoys it. It's worth with the clad a couple of days of hunting. haha I do see the 'G' and it looks like a 'B' with a possible 'R' at the end. Still nice find.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

At silver prices the way they are, I'd take one of those!

Nice find brother.

Mike

 

[spitfire55]