Old beach yields old silver....ring and "merc"

[Lorrain.]

Old beach yields old silver....ring and "merc"

Hi

Beautiful at the beach this morning..not too hot , and a slight breeze.

Hunted at low tide....very old beach ( love those old beaches !)

Found what looks to be a vintage large silver ring , and a poor -condition "merc"..I think date is 1941.

Here's some pics...

thanks for looking

Lorraine

 

[Gator-Flea]

Re: Old beach yields old silver....ring and "merc"

Good job!!!!!!!

 

[Bootyhunter1971]

Re: Old beach yields old silver....ring and "merc"

Awesome finds! You have got a good spot there for some old stuff. Wish we could pull a date off that Merc but thats great anyway. Keep it up.

 

[DaleGM]

Re: Old beach yields old silver....ring and "merc"

sweet looking ring Lorrain a little hot water, foil and backing soda can get that old silver gleaming again.......good hunt!!!

 

[time4me]

Re: Old beach yields old silver....ring and "merc"

Great job cleaning up that silver ring Lorrain!!

 

[cellar dweller]

Re: Old beach yields old silver....ring and "merc"

I think your on to something "hunting the less traveled beach lorriane". Yesterday there were 11 other swingers on the beach beside Fooser and myself. Im working on getting some pics up for everyone. We did manage 5 pieces of Junk and some clad.

 

[mlayers]

Re: Old beach yields old silver....ring and "merc"

Nice old ring for sure. Merc sure has seen better days......Matt

 

[herb n surf]

Re: Old beach yields old silver....ring and "merc"

You did great . That treasure has a hard time hiding from you !! Congratulations

 

[Les West Central Fl]

Re: Old beach yields old silver....ring and "merc"

You are Awesome finding nice items. congratulations!

 

[Buried Crap NJ]

Re: Old beach yields old silver....ring and "merc"

Nice big chunky ring Lorrain. Just couldn't help but the think D&H Delaware & Hudson Railway. Great finds!

 

[general]

Re: Old beach yields old silver....ring and "merc"

An old beach sounds very inviting! Maybe more targets are lurking in the water. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Da Sand Crab]

Re: Old beach yields old silver....ring and "merc"

Cool signet ring.
Maybe made of coin silver?

 

[gold nuggets]

Re: Old beach yields old silver....ring and "merc"

You are Awesome finding nice items. congratulations!

And even awesomer er er at cleaning them up. The signet ring
just has that "old" look to it Lorraine. Nice!
Gold Nuggets

 

[Lorrain.]

Re: Old beach yields old silver....ring and "merc"

Cool signet ring.
Maybe made of coin silver?

Thanks, Da Sand Crab...I was thinking the same thing;doing a little research on it now.

Lorraine

Addendum to above post: I just acid tested this old ring marked "SILVER" ...and the test was negative...now I'm wondering if the acid test kit is effective on coin silver.

Addendum to the addendum : acid tested a "merc"..tested positive, so this is not a silver ring..mystery solved...something I found interesting is that there is a marking ( stamping ) of some sort...it is the letter "O" or "U" and on either side are three small stripes in the shape like a bird's foot imprint. The ring had also been resized.

Here's a pic of the stamping
L

 

[Lorrain.]

Re: Old beach yields old silver....ring and "merc"

Thanks, everyone for your words of encouragement.

It's a great hobby, no?

I wish you all success out there.

Lorraine