My First GOLD Ring With A Pretty Face On It

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I went out for a half hour this morning in the rain before work to one of the old farm sites I have been detecting. I was going along a path on the edge of the site for a few minutes before I had to leave. I dug the horribly smashed thimble on one side of the path. On my way back on the opposite side of the path as the thimble I got a nice mid- range signal and thought it was just a pull tab. When I pulled it out and saw the detail I knew right away this was GOLD. I was at least hoping for silver but was blown away to find gold. The tiger's eye stone fell off the ring when I pulled it out of the hole. It still had the glue on the back. It's mangled but still an exciting find for me.
The strange thing about this site is I have dug more jewelry than I have coins. Seems kind of odd for an 1800s farm site.
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The mage on your ring looks like this item recently found. Congrats!

 

Congrats on the ring save, looks like it has had a hard life while being in the dirt.
It's probably a chatoyant tiger's eye.
Some are dated to be Late Victorian/Art Deco.
Looks like Rose gold, in what's called a tank style ring (curved for comfort)
Any thoughts on getting it restored?
 

The mage on your ring looks like this item recently found. Congrats!

The face does look pretty similar. It seems like this type of imagery was popular during the 1800s into the early 1900s.
 

Congrats on the ring save, looks like it has had a hard life while being in the dirt.
It's probably a chatoyant tiger's eye.
Some are dated to be Late Victorian/Art Deco.
Looks like Rose gold, in what's called a tank style ring (curved for comfort)
Any thoughts on getting it restored?
I would like to get it restored. It looks like it was a very pretty ring before it was destroyed. I have found several rings online that look very similar to mine in style and manufacture that are dated to around the 1880s.
 

I have been thinking about this,
A glance at her beauty is said to leave a man dumbfounded.
Maybe her image is worn as a sort of magic amulet...
The peice you found is way cool and would be awesome restored.
 

I went out for a half hour this morning in the rain before work to one of the old farm sites I have been detecting. I was going along a path on the edge of the site for a few minutes before I had to leave. I dug the horribly smashed thimble on one side of the path. On my way back on the opposite side of the path as the thimble I got a nice mid- range signal and thought it was just a pull tab. When I pulled it out and saw the detail I knew right away this was GOLD. I was at least hoping for silver but was blown away to find gold. The tiger's eye stone fell off the ring when I pulled it out of the hole. It still had the glue on the back. It's mangled but still an exciting find for me.
The strange thing about this site is I have dug more jewelry than I have coins. Seems kind of odd for an 1800s farm site. View attachment 2136091View attachment 2136092View attachment 2136093View attachment 2136094View attachment 2136095View attachment 2136096View attachment 2136097View attachment 2136098
Very Nice!!!! Congrats!!!!!
 

I went out for a half hour this morning in the rain before work to one of the old farm sites I have been detecting. I was going along a path on the edge of the site for a few minutes before I had to leave. I dug the horribly smashed thimble on one side of the path. On my way back on the opposite side of the path as the thimble I got a nice mid- range signal and thought it was just a pull tab. When I pulled it out and saw the detail I knew right away this was GOLD. I was at least hoping for silver but was blown away to find gold. The tiger's eye stone fell off the ring when I pulled it out of the hole. It still had the glue on the back. It's mangled but still an exciting find for me.
The strange thing about this site is I have dug more jewelry than I have coins. Seems kind of odd for an 1800s farm site. View attachment 2136091View attachment 2136092View attachment 2136093View attachment 2136094View attachment 2136095View attachment 2136096View attachment 2136097View attachment 2136098
Very cool. Congrats
 

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