Found my first class ring!

bazeball7

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• Dec 22, 2011

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Today was a bonus hunt, because there is still no snow and the ground is not frozen! Hunted an old house site. Found a nice 1920D merc, a toasted 1893 Indian, and a few wheats. After calling it a good day, I decided to randomly swing the coil on the way back to the car. Glad I did because I swung it over a class ring (Marshall HS - Class of 1985). There are initials on the inside so I will try to locate the owner. I don't know what its made of. I took a close-up of the markings on the inside of the ring, but there are no carat numbers, just a circle and two diamonds. Any thoughts? Thanks, and HH. Tim

 

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FelixtheCat

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• Dec 22, 2011

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A class ring and a Merc! That was awesome!!! Good luck getting the ring back to its owner.

 

Pagordon

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• Dec 22, 2011

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Is it heavy? I'm pretty sure thats gold. Congrats on your first!

 

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• Dec 22, 2011

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Jostens had a gold like ring called lustrium or something along those lines. Couldn't tell the difference. Did it come in high or low?

 

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• Dec 22, 2011

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congrats and good luck finding the owner!

 

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• Dec 22, 2011

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Nice finds..Yea they make class rings out of stuff i cant even pronounce not just silver and gold anymore. Anyway nice ring hope its the real deal forya

 

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• Dec 22, 2011

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Congrats on your nice ring find and the silver. I think the lustrium is a silver color, rather than a gold color, so you could actually have gold! Good Luck finding the owner. : )

 

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• Dec 22, 2011

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Nice find! I graduated in 1986 and my class ring was made of Aurorium (I believe thats what it was). Good luck finding the owner and Congrats!

 

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• Dec 22, 2011

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Nice class ring.

 

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• Dec 22, 2011

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Very nice and congrats... Does it say 1985? can't tell 100%. Are there initials inside those diamond hallmarks?

 

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• Dec 22, 2011

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Hey not to Hijack your post, but I was looking for your hallmarks and found this site. It's kinda neat, now I just have to find a class ring

http://www.classringfinder.com/

 

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• Dec 22, 2011

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Congrats on the class ring!!

 

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• Dec 22, 2011

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scout23 said:

Very nice and congrats... Does it say 1985? can't tell 100%. Are there initials inside those diamond hallmarks?

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Yes, it is 1985, and there are initials inside. I haven't found out which school it is yet, but looks like Marshall HS on the center emblem. thanks for looking.

 

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Great finds, that ring is a real honker!

 

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• Dec 22, 2011

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Congrats on the silver and "gold"! If it really aurellium...then it is fake, just a good looking gold like metal. But I bet it still would mean a lot to whoever lost it to get it back!

 

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scout23 said:

Hey not to Hijack your post, but I was looking for your hallmarks and found this site. It's kinda neat, now I just have to find a class ring

http://www.classringfinder.com/

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Hey - that's a great website. Thanks! I registered the ring there and have also contacted the high school.

 

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• Dec 23, 2011

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That's a great hunt! Congrats! Good on ya for trying to return it, gold or not.

 

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Finding a class ring is #1 on my list. Congrats! What did it ring up on your F2? Pulltabs?

 

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Patton said:

Finding a class ring is #1 on my list. Congrats! What did it ring up on your F2? Pulltabs?

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It actually rang up in the zinc range, and for that reason, I think it is probably not gold or silver. Good luck on finding yours! Tim

 

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bazeball7 said:

It actually rang up in the zinc range, and for that reason, I think it is probably not gold or silver. Good luck on finding yours! Tim

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Thanks!