Button /Ring help

[A2coins]

Is this an old button or a newer one that looks like a military ? Also found this ring has initials year and school I want to find owner I dont want to pay money to these sites for classmates and get ripped off are there any reliable sites to try to find this person there are just so many sites I know ill have to pay some well worth it but just want the right site to use. Thanks

 

Amazon Forum Fav 👍

Diving for Pleasure and Treasure - Grab it through Amazon!

[A2coins]

Sorry my camera s.... these are the best pics of a ton of em Thanks

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

The button is a World War One era US Army button showing the "Great Seal of the United States" -- so it is commonly called a Great Seal button. The Great Seal was first adopted for use on US Army buttons in 1902. I'm saying WW1 era because your button appears to have bits of "black finish" remaining on its brass front, which was applied by Army Regulations as a form of camouflage on these buttons at that time-period until 1923. But maybe the black is just an illusion caused by the low-quality photos. Please tell us whether the black finish is actually "there" or not.

 

[A2coins]

looks to be a black finish definatley a brass underneath cant tell if its dirt or black finish ill have better pics in the day tomorrow can I IM them to you

 

[jewelerguy]

I don't know much about any of the lost class ring web sites. first one that comes to mind is classringfinder.com I don't know if they charge a fee or not, and would suspect chances of it being listed on any site to be slim at best. One avenue some finders take is to contact the school principal or registrar, who will sometimes be helpful in seeing the ring returned.

 

[duggap]

If you know the school name and the initials of the owner, why not contact the school direct.

 

[Tony in SC]

Last one I found, I just called the school. If it is local, go to the library. Tony

If you know the school name and the initials of the owner, why not contact the school direct.

 

[Spats]

If you can locate a yearbook, you can find your guy. I can't tell by the picture if the school is near you, but if so, a yearbook wouldn't be that hard to find. You can also Google class reunions, etc. for a clue. I have only found one and used the yearbook for identification.

 

[A2coins]

Yearbook great idea thin ring says 1973 on it so Ill give it my best try. I kinda wish it was just a gold ring. My conscious would bug me if I didn't try to find the owner

 

[sandswimmer]

School library has the year books...contact the librarian, or
Contact can be made through the reunion committee or school alumni board....look it up on the web
the school might also have a FB page for that year grads.
Good Luck,SS

 

[sutphin]

NEET RING . HOPE YOU CAN LOCATE OWNER ...

 

[A2coins]

Thanks