Old faithful comes through again!

[incajoe]

I spent about 3 hours at my top secret old faithful location that I have found many goodies at in the past. This trip was no different. I found a pile of wheats and clad along with a 1935 silver quarter. There is another twisted up piece of silver that I will add to my scrap pile and best of all was digging up a nice 14K family crest ring. It's a little difficult to read but I believe the name is "Hozier". These were used to make an impression in a wax seal. The band is bent but I don't think it will be any problem to straighten it out. I'm wondering if there is way to figure out how old this ring is but something tells me it's not from the era when people made wax seals on letters. I'm thinking of fighting the heat and going back this evening. Wish me luck!

Anyway, enjoy the pics.

 

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[GhostRidr]

Very interesting ring. Appears to be a signet, the kind you would use to stamp a seal into wax.

 

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[Nana40]

That's a stunning ring, Joe! Beautiful!!!

Congrats! Nana

 

[JerV3]

Nice finds,

That ring is a real keeper. And yes you can bend that out without a problem.

HH Jer

 

[Old Dog]

Joe,
You may want to do some research on that big ring,
I have noticed that the whole thing is reversed, that would make it a Signet Ring.

Used to imprint sealing wax on a letter or post.
like writing your signature only better,
because you can chase this one down.
Very cool indeed
a great piece of history,

Thom

 

[Dirty Knees McGee]

Choice Find!!! That would make my day!