Lots of indians and more proof of crooked jewelers

toasted · May 5, 2016

I went to a field that once held a school. It is mostly overgrown but they mowed a small area near the road. Weird grouping of finds consisted of late wheat pennies and early memorials and 4 IhPs including a toasted fatty. Later I got 3 more indians in the seated field

I also found another gold plated ring marked with nothing but 18k and a crown. Second one like this Ive found this year :BangHead:

Tommy G · May 6, 2016

The plated rings are a double disappointment, first for the buyer, then for us when we find them! The Indian Heads; however, never seem to disappoint. I would dig those all day!

park pirate · May 6, 2016

Nice job on the IH cents.... :occasion14:

TRanegar36 · May 6, 2016

Fake jewelry will drive you nuts... especially if the vdi is low.

You'll find it, just haven't got your coil over it yet. Keep doing what your doing, congrats!

toasted · May 6, 2016

TRanegar36 said:
Fake jewelry will drive you nuts... especially if the vdi is low.

You'll find it, just haven't got your coil over it yet. Keep doing what your doing, congrats!

I have found three smallish gold rings but not a big one yet

Carolina Tom · May 6, 2016

That's a nice hand full of IHCs! Wow.

You have been doing well this year. Congrats.

CASPER-2 · May 6, 2016

toasted · May 6, 2016

toasted said:
I have found three smallish gold rings but not a big one yet

Funny how things work out. Got a big gold ring the next day :goldbar:

ajaj · May 7, 2016

Any chance of posting the ring markings? I found a a very old ring that, when it first popped out of the ground, that had so much verdigris I thought it was an old copper ring. I cleaned it with Naval Jelly, and it was marked 18K, but had corrosion. Now, can some gold rings, under the right corrosive conditions, have the alloying metal corrode so badly that the ring is mistaken for a gold plated ring? Just curious.

aj

against the wind · May 7, 2016

Everyday, in NYC, there are shady characters trying to pass off stamped jewelry. 14kt seems to be the most popular but it isn't the real deal. This stuff has nothing to do with any jeweler. It is just another hustle being perpetrated by those who prey on the innocent. There are also people who buy this bogus jewelry, knowing that it is fake. They want to show off their BLING, at least until the plating wears off.
Congrats on the Indians.