Colonial wedding band?????

[mainer]

Hello all. Have been out at the colonial site for a few hours this morning. Got a ring. I think it may be a mans brass or copper wedding band. Can anyone tell me if it is infact a wedding band? And if so if it is as old as I think it may be? Thank you so much for the help. Going to post it in the what is it forum aswell see if I can get a positive ID on it. Thanks for looking.

Mainer

 

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[allen]

sure does look like a ring,
but no positive id from me.

 

[Wheresthegoodstuff]

Looks like a ring to me too. Any markings on the inside of the band?

 

[jgas]

Looks cool. But not sure, someone will get you the answer... Congrats...jgas

 

[fortbball9]

Here is one that looks just like yours
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,249430.0.html

all kidding a side,that is a great find
Congrats.Have you tried to clean it to see if it was silver or not.

fortbball9

 

[WeaponsUSMC]

I have found quit a few of those over the last couple of years. It is a ring, in those days, silver and gold were very uncommon, so they wore brass or copper. Copper was used to help heal the body, kinda like in the 80's people wore crystals to help heal, just old wives tales to me. Great find, hope you find many more.

 

[BuckleBoy]

Well, I will tell you that your ring is Brass, not copper. Copper in those days was made into coins. If you find something made of copper in a mid-1800s or earlier site, it will be a coin. Everything else is Iron, brass, pewter, or lead. Likewise you don't see much made of silver except for coins.


And that is not a Large Cent turned into a ring.

 

[blurr]

Well, I will tell you that I cannot identify the metal composition of an item from looking at a picture. No matter what it is made from, you found it. Exciting isn't it? Congrats.

John

 

[zaxfire69]

Who removed my reply?

 

[BuckleBoy]

Well, I will tell you that I cannot identify the metal composition of an item from looking at a picture.

How many brass wedding bands have you dug?

Do you read Finds posts often? If so, how many brass ones have you seen posted on this forum alone in the past 2 years?


The ring is too regularly shaped to have been a Large Cent made into a ring. That I Can tell from the photo.


Such finds, true, cannot be Identified by sight as to what they're made of... But I have dug close to 150 homesites in the last year and a half alone--and other than copper Coins, I have only found one or two pieces that were made of copper. Thousands and Thousands of Brass items. If you, John, have done any digging at mid-1800s sites then you would already know that copper was not used in the making of everyday items. I am assuming that your smart-a$$ reply is either to try and rub my face in it, or it is out of genuine ignorance about what is dug by real people swinging real metal detectors at actual sites like these.

Show me a copper wedding band from the mid-1800s that was not made from pounding a coin into shape. I've never seen one before--and that's the truth.



-Buck

 

[blurr]

Well, I will tell you that I cannot identify the metal composition of an item from looking at a picture.

How many brass wedding bands have you dug?

Do you read Finds posts often? If so, how many brass ones have you seen posted on this forum alone in the past 2 years?


The ring is too regularly shaped to have been a Large Cent made into a ring. That I Can tell from the photo.


Such finds, true, cannot be Identified by sight as to what they're made of... But I have dug close to 150 homesites in the last year and a half alone--and other than copper Coins, I have only found one or two pieces that were made of copper. Thousands and Thousands of Brass items. If you, John, have done any digging at mid-1800s sites then you would already know that copper was not used in the making of everyday items. I am assuming that your smart-a$$ reply is either to try and rub my face in it, or it is out of genuine ignorance about what is dug by real people swinging real metal detectors at actual sites like these.

Show me a copper wedding band from the mid-1800s that was not made from pounding a coin into shape. I've never seen one before--and that's the truth.



-Buck

Once again with the arrogance. I simply said that I couldn't tell what metal the ring was made from, but congratulated him on an interesting find. I find it more interesting that you commented on what the ring was made from, and that it couldn't be formed from a coin. You don't know either of those things. Further more, the original poster said nothing about it being made from a coin. In fact, he said it looked copper, or brass. Maybe I'm not the one making the smartass comments after all. Sorry Mainer, I won't comment further to disrupt your thread. Again, nice find whatever metal it is made from.

John

 

[BuckleBoy]

Once again with the arrogance. I simply said that I couldn't tell what metal the ring was made from, but congratulated him on an interesting find. I find it more interesting that you commented on what the ring was made from, and that it couldn't be formed from a coin. You don't know either of those things. Further more, the original poster said nothing about it being made from a coin. In fact, he said it looked copper, or brass. Maybe I'm not the one making the smartass comments after all. Sorry Mainer, I won't comment further to disrupt your thread. Again, nice find whatever metal it is made from.

John

You didn't "simply" say anything. You pointed out that you couldn't tell from the photo what it was made from, and therefore I shouldn't be able to know from a photo. The fact that you phrased your statement Exactly like mine was Intentional. It was meant as a slap in the face. So don't PollyAnna me--you are a wolf in sheep's clothing.

Well, I will tell you that your ring is Brass, not copper.

Well, I will tell you that I cannot identify the metal composition of an item from looking at a picture.

I'm sure your wording is pure chance, and not meant to be mocking.


All I care about is the ID of an item.


Do you have a photo of a dug 19th c. wedding band made of copper to show? Please post one. I would like to see it.

 

[blurr]

I meant what I said. If you want to argue, go for it. Life is too short, I'm going to decline. My only points were that you can't possibly tell what the ring is made from just by a picture. It sure looks to be some sort of copper alloy. Brass? Maybe. I don't know, and neither do you. The only one that mentioned anything about a coin was you. I think it is a nice find that is probably over 150 years old. Maybe it is just the way you word your posts buck, but you many times come off sounding very arrogant. "Well, I will tell you that your ring is Brass, not copper." I doubt that I am the only one that notices these things. This surely isn't the only instance. Maybe I am just not reading you right. Maybe you could have said something like, "To me, your ring looks like it is made from brass, or another copper alloy. This is the reason why......"



John

 

[leddel]

i've have found more than a few brass wedding bands at early 1800's sites and some at colonial ones too one in particular cough up this nice little brass and copper band which is most unusual .i believe its for a woman as it is pretty small , anyone ever see one like it??

Dan

 

[blurr]

i've have found more than a few brass wedding bands at early 1800's sites and some at colonial ones too one in particular cough up this nice little brass and copper band which is most unusual .i believe its for a woman as it is pretty small , anyone ever see one like it??

Dan

That really is unique. Never seen one before. Looks to be made pretty well. Thanks for sharing it with us.

John

 

[BuckleBoy]

Maybe you could have said something like, "To me, your ring looks like it is made from brass, or another copper alloy. This is the reason why......"



John

I didn't say that because it does not Look like either one in particular. My point was that Copper bands are simply not in the populus of dug finds from that era. In other words, I was sharing my knowledge from actually digging these items, and seeing examples of them dug--I was not trying to discern the composition from the photo in the first place. Do you understand?

 

[blurr]

Maybe you could have said something like, "To me, your ring looks like it is made from brass, or another copper alloy. This is the reason why......"



John

I didn't say that because it does not Look like either one in particular. My point was that Copper bands are simply not in the populus of dug finds from that era. In other words, I was sharing my knowledge from actually digging these items, and seeing examples of them dug--I was not trying to discern the composition from the photo in the first place. Do you understand?

Yes, do you understand my point?

John

 

[Mainedigger]

Maine...sure looks like a wedding band to me as well. I've found a few of em myself, most I;ve found are what I beleive to be brass and as WeaponsUSMC stated gold and silver rings were uncommon back then for most could not afford them. Also during the Civil war and I assume the Revolutionary war, those that did have gold or silver bands left them at home in case they were killed and made brass replacement bands to wear until they got back from war. This was extremely common with the soldiers from both sides in the Civil War, they didn;t wanna have their gold bands looted from them if the were a casualty.

 

[mainer]

Thanks for all the info guys. and Dan that is one beautiful ring. Never seen one like that before. Thanks for the info and best of luck to everyone.

Mainer

 

[RCBAKER00]

what do you mean that they did not make things out of copper almost all the stuff i find is made of copper buttons, pans ,jewlry, i got cuflinks, i can go on