Strange Ring - Copper?

[alienbogey]

Strange Ring - Copper? (Update: Silver!)

Here is a photo of my finds from the dry sand of a Hawaiian beach this morning:

The ring was a whisper signal that became good as I went down, but was too high for gold on my Excal and didn't quite sound like a coin or anything else. It came from hard-packed material 8-10" down.


Ring closeup:

It's more green in person than the photo shows. Seems to be too light for gold content.


I'll clean it up when I get home. Any suggestions as to how to best remove the sand/corrosion?

 

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[lorraine]

Nice clad count, alienbogey

Interesting ring find...electrolyze it and clean it with baking soda; I 'd love to see the ring after cleaning

Lorraine

 

[plymouthian12]

guessing there might be silver there

 

[hamiddetecting]

Nice haul 100% Silver

 

[alienbogey]

Darn, it's not 100% silver.

But it is 92.5%.

Here it is as dug:

Here it is after vinegar/aluminum foil, then baking soda:

That strange bulge in the ring as-dug turned out to be tape, or a bandage type thing, that had been wrapped around the (factory) split in the band, either to help make a too-big ring fit better, or keep the split place from pinching, or both.

I had wondered if the bulge was a stone, but nope.

Here is the ring in electrolysis:

That's a water, lemon juice and baking soda electrolyte with a DC current passing through it in accordance with this link.

And here is the ring on my thumb, after cleaning but before any polishing:

It is stamped 925 on the inside, and weighs 6.7 grams/.23 ounces. It's my second silver ring. No gold yet, but I'm working on it.

 

[alienbogey]

Here's the ring undergoing electrolysis.