Old Farm House=Old? Silver Ring

[lairmo]

Hello All. Since everything in the area is a little "rained-out" I had time to hunt a month-old farm house permission. Hunted about an hour and a half with nothing to show for it then got a small wheat spill within a foot of each other and rescanning the last hole BAM goes the headphones!! Nice 925 with no other markings. It's really thick for as small a ring as it is. The pic makes the stone look yellow with the flash but it looks more greenish colored in natural light. Any guess on age or stone is welcome. Happy Hunting!!!

 

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[RiverRat3]

Nice find. Definitely looks older. I wonder when they started to stamp the 925? Probably give you a better date range.

 

[PowerDubs]

I would be *extremely* happy to find that ring!! Good job.

 

[lairmo]

Nice find. Definitely looks older. I wonder when they started to stamp the 925? Probably give you a better date range.

Not sure when they started stamping...I'll have to google it..lol Thanks!

 

[lairmo]

I would be *extremely* happy to find that ring!! Good job.

Thanks PowerDubs. It looked like a pull tab ring at first when coming to the surface. I didn't get exited until I saw it on edge..lol

 

[Inspector]

Nice ring, Congrats on the save

 

[Ogre1190]

Nice!!! Maybe that's a peridot? August's birthstone?

 

[Tpmetal]

That's a nice chunky ring right there

 

[sutphin]

NICE FIND

 

[can_slaw]

Beautiful ring for sure.

 

[Chizzy]

Nice find. Definitely looks older. I wonder when they started to stamp the 925? Probably give you a better date range.

In the US, everything before 1906 (as a general rule) was marked "sterling".
Sources: Handcrafted-Jewelry.net: The Mettle of Metals
Modern Silver Magazine: Basic Hallmarks Identification


I've seen discussions on other sites that recognize US jewelry marked "sterling" as late as 1960.............

 

[lairmo]

Thanks for the replies everyone. It resembles Peridot...It resembles Citrine...just looks somewhere in the middle. Probably just the place where the stone came from...??
It is chunky for it's small size.

 

[Argentium]

Excellent find ! I think its circa 1960's / 70's based on style and the mark . Stone could be peridot , but that light is giving it more of a yellowish hue than the green I would associate with peridot.

 

[against the wind]

Congrats on the Sterling,,
In the 1880's, American silversmiths changed the purity of Silver products from Coin silver, (90%), to Sterling silver (92.5%), to match European Purity. This applied to dinnerware, pocketwatch cases, serving trays and tea sets, etc.
Most Jewelers at the time switched to the .925 purity standard.
Your ring is probably c 1960s.

 

[washingtonian]

Nice silver!

 

[Trezurehunter]

Nice looking little ring.

 

[Rookster]

Now we're metal detecting Congrats on the hunt.

 

[Roundness]

SWEEEET SILVER.... Congrats

 

[Phishfindr]

Nice ring! Congrats!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Nice find, congratulations!