Old gold signet ring

testing123 · Sep 17, 2016

Got out to a local beach today. Within a half hour or so, got a nice older gold signet ring. Weight is 3.5 grams. Stamped 14k. Does anyone recognize the maker's mark? I'm thinking it's roughly the teens to the 30s based on the mark styling. Anyone have a more precise guess?

Also got a merc and a 1964 Roosevelt. HH all!

A2coins · Sep 17, 2016

Sweet ring and other finds my turn next https://www.bing.com/images/search?...rs+marks&qpvt=old+gold+makers+marks&FORM=IGRE

FLORIDA KEYS PIRATE · Sep 17, 2016

Looks to be a good spot ! Congrats on the gold.

ScubaDetector · Sep 17, 2016

My free 2¢ is that it is older than you think. Most the rings that I have found with the karat stamp recessed into the ring have been from the late 1800's - early 1900's. Not sure of the makers mark at all. You do have an old ring on your hands, congrats

Very well could be this import mark. I am still thinking very early 1900's

https://theassayoffice.co.uk/help-with-hallmarks/other-marks

Gridwalker306 · Sep 17, 2016

I'm voting Victorian on the age of that ring. Excellent finds!

Sleepy · Sep 17, 2016

I also found the following from another online post:

"This stamp was used to hallmark 14 karat gold items, imported into or from the UK prior to 1975.
Import mark for the Birmingham Assay Office Your item was imported into the UK and stamped with the Birmingham Assay Office import mark."

Peyton Manning · Sep 17, 2016

not certain, however
did you realize that the user agreement you signed for Tnet requires all gold and silver items to be sent to me for verification?

Subterranean · Sep 17, 2016

Show us the signet part of this awesome ring, please. It is an awesome oldie for sure. Sub 8-)

testing123 · Sep 18, 2016

Thanks for all the comments! It does look possible it has to do with some kind of importing/exporting from the UK. Now that's pretty neat!

Jeff-Gordon: Guess I should have looked at the User Agreement more closely. I always just hit "accept." Send me your address and I'll ship it right over. Don't want to be in violation.

Subterranean said:
Show us the signet part of this awesome ring, please. It is an awesome oldie for sure. Sub

Here's a pic of the top. One of the few times you can actually make out what the letters should be.

trapperart · Sep 18, 2016

Very nice ring congrats

OBN · Sep 18, 2016

One Very Nice Old Gold!!
My Guess on the design and hallmark I would go around the 1900+ or - a few years. And Guessing it was lost at a New England Beach.
Because of the craftsmanship