DoctorWhy
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Went out searching in the fields around a mid-/late-1800's homestead cellar hole. There were plenty of aluminum can signals, but these two items 'rang true'!
The 1865 Two cent piece had a rotated die -- the obverse and reverse images are rotated by about 30 degrees. Not a valuable error, but interesting nevertheless...
Found one in not as nice condition a few years ago:
https://metaldetectingforum.com/showthread.php?t=248271
The silver ring weighs 1.52g, has no hallmarks, 'acid tests' as 80%, turning the test acid a brownish color. The ring also exhibits the 'diamagnetic' phenomena expected of silver: pass a very strong magnet close but not touching the ring and it moves perceptably...
I am curious of the approximate age of the ring -- old? -- modern?
Happy Hunting!
--Bert
The 1865 Two cent piece had a rotated die -- the obverse and reverse images are rotated by about 30 degrees. Not a valuable error, but interesting nevertheless...
Found one in not as nice condition a few years ago:
https://metaldetectingforum.com/showthread.php?t=248271
The silver ring weighs 1.52g, has no hallmarks, 'acid tests' as 80%, turning the test acid a brownish color. The ring also exhibits the 'diamagnetic' phenomena expected of silver: pass a very strong magnet close but not touching the ring and it moves perceptably...
I am curious of the approximate age of the ring -- old? -- modern?
Happy Hunting!
--Bert
