Mystery spoon ring...

[Finn74]

I found this ring a couple of months ago and didn't think too much about it. A couple of days ago I made my first post on the site and a few questions arose. Where would you get a silver dime in 1969? I originally thought someone broke it from a proof set. Then I found out you couldnt get a proof set in silver at the time. It is a 1969 D as you can see from the pics.
Any ideas on how to figure out if it is silver would be appreciated. It sounds like silver when you drop it, I know that doesnt help a lot but... It has no copper showing on the edge. The way you see it is the way I found it. Only cleaned it a little with soap and water. Around here regular dimes always turn reddish in color if they have been in the ground a while. Found this about 5"down.
Thanks for any input.

 

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[Charlesp54]

Hi Finn, I really cant tell you much about the silver content of your ring. But you can get it tested for silver content. What I did want to tell you is in your tittle you called it a spoon ring and that, it is not. The way you form a ring with a spoon will not give you writing on both sides of the band. When done with a spoon the outside will not have any writing and the inside will have a center ridge with writing on both sides of the ridge. Take a look at the ring in this link and you will see what i am talking about.
Coin Ring Technique

However it is a very nice coin ring. HH

 

[lonewolfe]

I think it's 1960 - not 69

cool find though!

HH

 

[FoundInNC]

Clearly a 1969 D. The only explanation would be if it were silver plated.

 

[Charlesp54]

I have been trying to find information on it since I saw your post. The only thing that I can come up with is either someone used a very very valuable error coin to make the ring or it was minted on a nickel blank instead of a clad blank. Which would still make it a error coin. The only thing I have not found is what material were the 1969 proofs made from.

Will a magnet stick to it. Please try it and let us know your findings. If so it is nickel.

 

[Fix]

Hi, that's not a "spoon ring". Spoon rings are acutally made from a spoon. What you have is a coin ring. Surf the net. There's some cool videos on how to make one. Maybe Youtube.
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I think I have your answer as to why the coin is silver. I think what you have is a 1960 dime that looks like it says 1969.
Look closer.

 

[GarretDiggingAz]

It's truly a dime ring. First pic says dime on the inside. I've never seen one let alone heard of one. Cool find.

 

[Charlesp54]

Fix
I looked up spoon ring and I see what you mean. I was thinking he meant it was made by hitting it with a spoon. Never too old to learn something new.

 

[Fix]

I think it's 1960 - not 69

cool find though!

HH

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Sorry Wolf. I didn't see you'd already said it's a 1960. I think you're right. I was proud of myself too.

 

[detroitdigger]

Very cool ring, I'd love to find one of those, I just made a ring like that out of a clad quarter.

 

[Fix]

Me again. You might want to check that spot again just in case.
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[Finn74]

Added.a better pic of the year. It is not a 1960...

 

[JimDon]

It might be possible. Here is another one that could be silver.

http://www.cointalk.com/t147661/

 

[Finn74]

Checked that thread. It was on a planchet of pure nickel. Thank you though and HH

 

[ggossage]

That's a very nice ring! I'm no help on the quandary going on here, but I can add that the mintmark is positioned above the date which began in 1968...seems to settle the question of whether it's a 1960 or '69 ring.

 

[stewielouie]

Sweet ring what ever the metal is!!

 

[Finn74]

Well I stopped at a jeweler and he looked at it for a while and figured out it had been plated after it was made.
Thanks for all the replies.
Happy Holidays and Hunting!

 

[Gunrunner61]

cool ring however...........................HH

 

[BuckleBoy]

The dime is 1960. The machine that made the ring is responsible for the scuff that looks like a tail on a "9."

 

[Bad Wolf]

Very cool ring--I'd wear it if I were you!