Ring and Bracelet

Howdy,
I found the bracelet in a yard at about 5 inches a couple of days ago. No makers mark but it came out of the ground real shiny and I'm pretty sure it's silver.
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Last night I had an hour to hunt before dark so I went to a little park just down the street from where I live. As you can see from the pic of the swing set it's not the safest place to let your children play. lol
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The park has been hit pretty hard by me and my hunting buddies so I didn't dig anything but rusty nails until I was ready to leave and on my way back to my truck I hit this ring.
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Thanks for looking and happy hunting!

Pretty nice looking ring. I'd be happy to find it! Nice bangle too.

2 very nice pieces of jewelry. I hope that the swing set was not the only piece of equipment for the kids.

Congrats on the jewelry. Very nice ring

Great looking ring and bracelet! The bracelet sure looks like silver to me! :thumbsup02:

I've heard of a tree swing, but that's ridiculous! :duh: :lol:

I always thought that silver in the ground for a long time turns back, or maybe that is only in salt beaches maybe?

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Originally Posted by Tony Two-Cent

Great looking ring and bracelet! The bracelet sure looks like silver to me! :thumbsup02:

I've heard of a tree swing, but that's ridiculous! :duh: :lol:

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Lol Tony! Thanks

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Originally Posted by Tom

I always thought that silver in the ground for a long time turns back, or maybe that is only in salt beaches maybe?

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It depends on the soil type, but silver generally corrodes very slowly here in Iowa. I have routinely dug silver that has probably been in the ground a hundred years that is almost as shiny as the day it was made.

Congrats on the finds. Nice to ind jewelry. Safe & HH

Very nice. :wow:. Silver and Gold make for a nice hunt.

Sweet looking Ring :groovy: Congrats!

congrats on the fat silver ring Freemindstuck

Very nice ring and bracelet :thumbsup01:

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Originally Posted by del

congrats on the fat silver ring Freemindstuck

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Thanks! It's actually 950 silver and 18 K gold sandwiched together in four layers.

Nice finds way to not give up and get one last good find:)

Nice finds!

Great finds !

Real nice bracelet. Love the design of it. I'd be surprised if it wasn't silver. Somewhere there may be a faint mark on it. HUGE ring. Is it white and yellow gold maybe?

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Originally Posted by Tom

I always thought that silver in the ground for a long time turns back, or maybe that is only in salt beaches maybe?

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I think any water (fresh or salt) will turn silver black, as well as places that do not drain well in parks, fields, etc...

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Originally Posted by coinnut

Real nice bracelet. Love the design of it. I'd be surprised if it wasn't silver. Somewhere there may be a faint mark on it. HUGE ring. Is it white and yellow gold maybe?

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The ring is marked 18K and 950. I wondered the same thing. I just assumed 950 was probably silver. Maybe I'll dig my metal test kit out and do a scratch test.
I think your right about the whole water thing. I've dug a few silver coins from swampy conditions that were coroded.

I thought 950 was the mark for platinum?

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Originally Posted by DaddyDigger

I thought 950 was the mark for platinum?

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I'm not a expert. But I believe 950 just refers to the purity, meaning 95% pure. It could refer to 950 pt, sometimes just marked plat. Or could be 95 percent pure silver also known as Mexican silver, or french 1st silver.

I Googled it and it can be either Platinum or silver, so let's hope for platinum, but silver is ok too, It's all good cause it was free :lol:

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Originally Posted by coinnut

I Googled it and it can be either Platinum or silver, so let's hope for platinum, but silver is ok too, It's all good cause it was free :lol:

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I did a scratch test yesterday for platinum. And the mark dissolved so it's silver. But I'm not disappointed in the least, because as you pointed out it was free. :clapping:

I used to tinker with metal using the lost wax method. 950 IS a platinum mark. ;) GREAT FINDS!!!!