massive silver ring find!!!!

[rayrayvegas]

What I thought was going to be a rather dry hunt, the last three weeks well have not been good to me. Last week I seen they tore down a house downtown, it was fenced off still in the process so I tried my luck today and open it was. I grabbed the detector positive about finding silver today and silver I did! About a half hour in the hunt doing ok 3 wheaties a lot of iron and than a bouncing signal but looked good, 4 inches down this popped out. I dont find a lot of rings but when I do there usually large go figure, this thing is heavy!! Can anyone help on the stone its brilliant in the sun. Finished with another 3 wheats and looking forward to hitting the lot adjacent to it next week.

 

[rayrayvegas]

Sorry forgot to add.

 

[darthoblio]

The stone looks like black opal to me. Also opals are soft, and you'll notice the ring has a protective bezel to keep it from being scuffed. Good thing you found it in dry soil, they can be damaged by water. I think it's fairly modern, but it's a gorgeous find! Good job!

 

[BryanM362]

Very Cool!

 

[pl8man]

Sweet ring !

 

[rayrayvegas]

The stone looks like black opal to me. Also opals are soft, and you'll notice the ring has a protective bezel to keep it from being scuffed. Good thing you found it in dry soil, they can be damaged by water. I think it's fairly modern, but it's a gorgeous find! Good job!

Thanks for the info. : )

 

[cntrydncr1]

wow! very cool! looks like a custom design

 

[rayrayvegas]

wow! very cool! looks like a custom design

Thought that also, only markings are sterling.

 

[SusanMN]

I think it looks like Opal too. That is one outstanding silver ring!

 

[rayrayvegas]

I think it looks like Opal too. That is one outstanding silver ring!

Thanks, it was a great day. : ) cleaning the wheaties, hope to find out soon what years there from.

 

[VERMONTIS]

That's an incredible looking ring you got there!!=ED wheat,I mean weight...??

 

[wvwildman]

nice find congrats looks like topaz to me

 

[CoinandRelicMan]

Very nice ring would love to find one like that !

 

[WHADIFIND]

wow! that is a solid looking ring!

 

[Argentium]

I'm always happy when I find a chunky silver (or gold ) ring ! and that one qualifies as CHUNKY - and with possibly a nice Aussie opal
You scored !!!

 

[rayrayvegas]

I'm always happy when I find a chunky silver (or gold ) ring ! and that one qualifies as CHUNKY - and with possibly a nice Aussie opal
You scored !!!

Chunky is the perfect word to describe this, thanks. Like I said I usually dont find rings but when I do there "chunky:" heres a pic of my last ring find.

 

[Argentium]

I once found a silver ring in Santa Fe ,NM. that weighed a whopping 31 grams ! ( yes a full troy ounce ) It was a Navajo "sand cast"
piece - it wasn't pretty , but hey- I gratefully added it to the pile !
I'd like to know the weight of your new opal ring !

 

[rayrayvegas]

I once found a silver ring in Santa Fe ,NM. that weighed a whopping 31 grams ! ( yes a full troy ounce ) It was a Navajo "sand cast"
piece - it wasn't pretty , but hey- I gratefully added it to the pile !
I'd like to know the weight of your new opal ring !

Ill see if I can get it weighed, dont have a scale, need to get one. Maybe this will push me to buy one. And I feel the same way about this one, not at all pretty! But a great keeper for me. And that ring of yours sounds like the grandady of silver rings. Congratulations

 

[g-olden years]

Awesome ring! When you start digging, you don't mess around, lol. To me, the setting looks like it may have been created by the lost-wax method. I've made rings & other items using that method in our local community college's jewelry classes. If your stone is black opal, wonderful! HH Andi

 

[dig kzoo]

Great ring ! HH