Etrac w/ Ultimate 13 Coil finds Ring

[John85]

Does anyone know what type of metal this ring is made out of
ETRAC was showing solid 12-38 VDI.

 

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[jewelerguy]

the mark of U with an arrow through it is the Uncas Mfg. Co. I can't really tell the color of it with your pics, but would assume it's gold

 

[John85]

I had a hard time cleaning the dirt/stain off the ring, and it must of been in the ground a long time. My first thought was copper or brass, but I think it would of rang up higher on the CO. Wouldn't real gold cleanup nicely?

 

[jewelerguy]

Wouldn't real gold cleanup nicely?

In most cases, gold comes out of the ground looking like new. I have seen gold rings come out looking bad because of heavy use of fertilizers, causing the other alloys mixed in to turn brown. I think Uncas is known for costume jewelry as well. The '8' stamped next to their mark is most likely a size (not typical on fine jewelry), which could indicate that it was a ring sold on a display card or something where you just picked a size, so it might be some other metal such as brass.

 

[hvacker]

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