Ring find today

Volksman · May 21, 2018

I found this ring at a house that was built in 1869. It looks like it was gold plated at one time but the mount feels solid and the stone is very “sparkly.”

Anyone have any idea on age or type of stone?

There are no markings on the inside.

matmit · May 21, 2018

I would guess early 1900's but that's just a guess.
Nice ring!

woodbutcher · May 21, 2018

That’s a nice find,cool looking ring

Volksman · May 21, 2018

matmit said:
I would guess early 1900's but that's just a guess.
Nice ring!

Thanks! That's kind of what I was thinking.

Volksman · May 21, 2018

woodbutcher said:
That’s a nice find,cool looking ring

Thanks! Everyone I show it to really likes it.

GeneralQuarters · May 21, 2018

Looks a good 100 yrs old.. many people couldn't afford the real deal back then. Love the style. WTG!

Volksman · May 21, 2018

GeneralQuarters said:
Looks a good 100 yrs old.. many people couldn't afford the real deal back then. Love the style. WTG!

Thanks!

rob.ream258 · May 21, 2018

Super nice ring - I'd take it to a jeweler and get a professional opinion...

schmitzplumbing · May 21, 2018

cool looking. nice find. no guess on age or value

Volksman · May 22, 2018

rob.ream258 said:
Super nice ring - I'd take it to a jeweler and get a professional opinion...

That’s the plan. I live in the sticks so it will be a few days.

Walrus350 · May 22, 2018

Congrats on the sparkle!

Volksman · May 22, 2018

Walrus350 said:
Congrats on the sparkle!

Thanks!

beephead · May 22, 2018

That's a gorgeous old ring! Big Congrats!

beephead

Volksman · May 22, 2018

beephead said:
That's a gorgeous old ring! Big Congrats!

beephead

Thanks!

StratTone · May 22, 2018

Very cool looking old ring! I'm guessing old too by the way.

Let us know what the jeweler says.

I haven't found a ton of jewelry yet but I wonder if I am under valuing some of it. I usually just assume it is worth it's silver weight but I wonder if some of the earlier 1900s ones may have a few more bucks attached because of age?

Zse · May 23, 2018

Cool ring! Definitely has the old feel. Take a look at the stone in sunlight; does it split the reflected light into a rainbow like a prism would? If so you can probably assume the stone is glass.

Vermonster · May 23, 2018

Beauty! Definitely period piece right there!

Volksman · May 23, 2018

StratTone said:
Very cool looking old ring! I'm guessing old too by the way.

Let us know what the jeweler says.

I haven't found a ton of jewelry yet but I wonder if I am under valuing some of it. I usually just assume it is worth it's silver weight but I wonder if some of the earlier 1900s ones may have a few more bucks attached because of age?

I took it to a jewelry store today. It’s a local place, not a chain, and the girl at the counter looked at it and suggested pink cubic zirconia. I asked about age and she wasn’t sure and showed it to the jeweler who was working working on something behind the counter. He looked at it briefly and said it wasn’t very old and that was it. He didn’t seem like he wanted to put any effort into it.

Oh well. I like it.

Volksman · May 23, 2018

Zse said:
Cool ring! Definitely has the old feel. Take a look at the stone in sunlight; does it split the reflected light into a rainbow like a prism would? If so you can probably assume the stone is glass.

I’ll try this tomorrow.

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