Gold mourning? ring

[Muddyhandz]

Hey there,

I found this gold ring a couple of months ago at an old park deep down and I can't quite figure it out.

An old camera and 20+ pictures later, here's what's inscribed........







From what I can read it says......

Edw(small d) Vaughan Williams Obt,, 15 Augt,, 1808 Obt,, 37.

I thought at first it was "Oct" but maybe "Obt" or it could be "Olt."

When you see the top part, the 37 could be 31 as the 1 and 7's are confusing, which means it could be "Oct."

Here's the top........



At first when I found it, I thought 1875 but after looking longer, both the 1 and 7 are the same so then it's 1815 ??

I got it tested and it's 10k which surprised me as I was expecting 9k or something of an older mixture. The top is yellow gold and the base/band is orange gold.

It weighs 4.4 grams.

This ring has left me somewhat baffled.

Any thoughts?

Cheers,
Dave.

 

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[firemac]

what ever the date is, its a great find

 

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[Beercanman]

Be careful going back there. It could have been lost by an assassin from the future. This post could trigger his return. Nice find.

 

[cntrydncr1]

that is an amazing ring!! congrats on the sweet find!!

 

[DANGLANGLEY]

You may be right about the top face as there's a dot right after the first 7.

You are exactly right.

 

[Muddyhandz]

Thanks a lot everyone for the responses. I've been busy the last few days and neglected to reply to your posts.
I feel way more confident in what this ring is and I can say for sure it's a mourning ring.
The fellow (E.V.W.) probably passed away on 7/8/1875.
I will do some searching to find his descendants.
Cheers,
Dave.

 

[CRUSADER]

You may be right about the top face as there's a dot right after the first 7.

It seems to be a small man's or boy's ring.

Yes & a dot after the 8 & the 75

 

[Davo]

Thanks a lot everyone for the responses. I've been busy the last few days and neglected to reply to your posts.
I feel way more confident in what this ring is and I can say for sure it's a mourning ring.
The fellow (E.V.W.) probably passed away on 7/8/1875.
I will do some searching to find his descendants.
Cheers,
Dave.

You may be right, but I don't think so. It intrigued me enough to do some searching, came up dry. Please let us know what you find out!

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

That is a super cool find!! Very, very nice!!

 

[hamiddetecting]

Dave

Dave

 

[mariposagold]

What a beautiful piece of Jewelry and History. Fabulous find.

 

[scrapdoggie]

I think the hunt for answers is as valuable as the find, hope you don't give up on it.

 

[Silver Searcher]

There's something special about finding old Gold rings like this one, especially when it tells a story, all though a sad one ...very nice find.

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