Genuine Civil War Marked 18k Brass Wedding Ring
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What is "18K Brass", and why does it make it Civil War? Congratulations on the find!
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Nice!!! Congrats!!!
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18K gold plated brass. The story goes, the wedding ring might be a months paid (or pretty valuable), so at times of War they would be left with the wife (and/or kids), incase of death, giving a short term income. A 'fake' would be put in its place.What is "18K Brass", and why does it make it Civil War? Congratulations on the find!
However, there are other explanations & these rings were still about post-CW.
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We (hunting partners and me) have found a number of them in sawmill ghost town's from the late 1800's and early 1900's. Sold as real by scammers and peddlers
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I think I have it’s twin, most of the gold plate is worn off and it has 18k on the inside. Found it while beach hunting in an area where I have found several late 1800’s to early 1900’s shotgun shell headstamps.
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This was found next to numerous CW eagle buttons and some gun parts from the CW. Found on a battlefield and no post CW items are found in the area, just modern aluminum cans. Not even shotgun bases which is great.
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Yea Smokey nice find but you wonder if the guy was killed? Really hits home when you recover personal items. Let's tear it up again this Saturday!
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Probably killed. I used a ring mandrel to make it totally round again. It took an hour to find the new mandrel.
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Such personal relics are even better than coins...
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The personal items are right up there with cut Spanish reales!
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