Found antique silver ring NEW PICS ADDED

[relic lover]

The inside says STERLING. Anyone know the era or what the design is on the stone. I dug this at an old cellar hole that dates from 1700s. To the early 1920s.

 

[BobinSouthVA]

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very interesting ring. Nice find.

any chance of getting closeup pics of the inside as well as the front?

 

[pl8man]

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Very cool ring !
Glen

 

[relic lover]

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very interesting ring. Nice find.

any chance of getting closeup pics of the inside as well as the front?

I'll Try I am having a hard time photographing this thing.

 

[Tennessee Treasure Hunter]

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Awesome find Congratulations
TTH

 

[Bank Runner]

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Nice ring

 

[Rickiowa2009]

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Beautiful ring, cool find

 

[relic lover]

I added some more pics. I wish I knew how old this thing is does anyone know how far back the STERLING marking goes back?

 

[Charlene]

very interesting ring....like you curious of the era

 

[spitfire55]

 

[umrgolf]

I added some more pics. I wish I knew how old this thing is does anyone know how far back the STERLING marking goes back?

If memory serves me correct, I think "Sterling" marks started in 1867... I remember looking it up trying to date a piece I found in a CW camp and coming up with the marks all being post-CW

 

[ModernMiner]

Great looking old ring.
Congrats,
MM

 

[BURLIVES]

MEGA find! wow, that is awsome...congrats

 

[steelheadwill]

Awesome Find
The archaic spelling means OLD,
or possibly makers name

 

[czoom]

Great find. It does look old.

 

[allen]

sweet little silver ring !!

 

[KOOTNEY KID]

Sweet sweet ring find!

 

[Daedalus]

It looks to be Victorian , from the late 1800's to early 1900's . They were the big time style then. This one looks almost the same as my Greatgrand mothers looked. She had a few of them from that time and her Mothers also. I still have two of them that were given to me when she passed away.

I do not know if this was the way it was to be used , but she used to make a wax seal on her letters to special people and use that ring to make an imprint in the wax , like they did in the times of old.
I have one of those letters with the wax imprint that she made for me when I was a little bitty guy . Would not give it up for no amount of money.

You have a great find there !

 

[relic lover]

It looks to be Victorian , from the late 1800's to early 1900's . They were the big time style then. This one looks almost the same as my Greatgrand mothers looked. She had a few of them from that time and her Mothers also. I still have two of them that were given to me when she passed away.

I do not know if this was the way it was to be used , but she used to make a wax seal on her letters to special people and use that ring to make an imprint in the wax , like they did in the times of old.
I have one of those letters with the wax imprint that she made for me when I was a little bitty guy . Would not give it up for no amount of money.

You have a great find there !

That was what I was hoping to hear I thought it looked Victorian but I never dug a ring before. Thanks for the info.

 

[traverdog]

That's a really nice ring.