A bit warm a bit silver a bit gold?

[XP-Man]

This Month has been Hella busy.. Work Work Work and the cold set in.. Well today it broke 50 so went out to my park that keeps giving. Still using my cherry pick mode on the XP.

Ended up with
4 Wheats from the 20's
No Date Buff
Silver Washington
Merc
Old Pocket Knife
A Tiny what i think is a gold ring. Found this ring about 7 inches and had a root right though it. After I cleaned it up the stamp on it on one side says GH and across from it says 14 but with no k or other stamps. This park is from the 1800s so it might be super old maybe it was where i pulled 2 barbers last time there.

Then found a cool token. I think its a old token from Chicago?

Also in other news the wife and I are expecting out 1st child.... enjoy the pics.

 

[Andy Sabisch]

Great day for sure . . . nice finds! The ring is interesting - no corrosion so I would guess against plating ... . . .

Here is some information on stamps on jewlery that might be of interest

Andy

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Here is a list of the most common metal stamps and what they stand for:

Karat with a "k" or "kt" is a measure of the purity of a gold alloy.

10k stands for 10 karat gold
14k stands for 14 karat gold
18k stands for 18 karat gold
20k stands for 20 karat gold
22k stands for 22 karat gold
24k stands for 24 karat gold (pure gold)



A small "p" after a gold stamp stands for plumb (which means "exactly"):

.417 stands for 10 karat gold
.585 stands for 14 karat gold
.750 stands for 18 karat gold
.833 stands for 20 karat gold
.999 stands for 24 karat gold (pure gold)



To explain the numbers above a little bit better, they are actually percentages of pure gold. For example, .585 means that the ring is 58.5% pure gold and the remaining, unstamped, percentage (41.5%) indicates the amount of alloy in the piece of jewelry. Since pure gold is very soft, alloy (other stronger metals) are mixed with the gold to provide strength which is needed to hold diamonds and gems and resist bending and scratching.

The higher the karat, the more pure and soft the gold is.

Some other common stamps you may find is:

D stands for Diamond
ct stands for the measure of weight used for gemstones. One carat is equal to 1/5 of a gram (200 milligrams). Stones are measured to the nearest hundredth of a carat. A hundreth of a carat is also called a point. Thus a .10 carat stone can be called either 10 points, or 1/10 of a carat. Small stones like .05, and .10ct are most often referred to by point designations.
PLAT stands for Platinum
PT stands for Platinum
Pd stands for Palladium
900 or 950 stands for platinum (90 or 95% pure platinum mixed with alloy)
10%irid-platinum stands for platinum alloyed with 10% iridium
S.S., Steel, St. Steel all stand for stainless steel Sterling,
S. Silver, SS all stand for Sterling silver 925 stands for Sterling silver ( which can be plated with gold)
.925 stands for Sterling silver silver stands for silver of unknown purity, usually below 92.5% pure
G.F. stands for gold filled (a term which means gold plating on a base metal)
G.P. stands for gold plated (over a base metal)
G.E stands for Gold Electroplate
A gold stamp (ex:14k) followed by H.G.E means the jewelry has a heavy gold electroplated finish, but is a base metal underneath.
CW stand for the Carat Weight of the Diamonds or Gems in the ring

 

[triplehooked]

That ring looks like the real deal to me! What a nice hunt, silver and gold! It's almost as if we have Burl Ives on the forum....lol.

 

[CZconnoisseur]

You got period spare change! All you needed was the half dollar to make a type set! Looks like you've got a good program going there!

 

[Foot hill]

Congrats on the great hunt and becoming a parent!
I actually started metal detecting (again) because it's so easy to go out to local school or park and spend time with my daughter. She loves seeing all the "treasure" we dig up and the "wormys" are a bonus.
Now if my wife needs a break I know just what to do. And the deus back phones are perfect for listening to dectector and children.

 

[Sleepyjim]

Congrats on the baby!

Nice finds also....

Love the ring

Jim

 

[tnduke]

Nice job uncovering those finds and a hearty congrats on becoming a Dad!

Duke

 

[Ism]

Congrats on being a dad!
That sure looks like old gold. Until identification standards were established and required by law, most gold and silver before the early 20th century may or may not have any markings.
You had a great day and a great location.