More gold ring TID numbers....

[Porschephile]

Nice list Randy! Very helpful!!

I also want to add that my latest find was 14K white gold at 12.01...

 

[Lepreshawn]

Thanks!

 

[Doctorcoinz]

No variation on the ferrous reading , they mostly read 12 i notice.

 

[sonnydigs]

Nice list Randy! Very helpful!!

I also want to add that my latest find was 14K white gold at 12.01...

LOL, dang it..
It's back to the school...
I've had a few times I've seen a 12-01 and thought nothing about it..
Never dug a one of them..
Thanks..

 

[Silverfishin]

Odds of me finding another one like that are slim and none..... and slim already left the building! Seriously, I imagine those numbers are skewed because that specific ring is the one that has the 1909 Wheat penny wedged inside. It was that way when I dug it and I've not been able to shake it out. It is stuck so tight, I've thought about prying on it, just to see if it is a VDB! But I've not done that as it is "unique". Besides that, I'd end up scratching both the coin and the ring! I'd guess that long ago, some guy stuck his ring in his pocket, along side his change. The penny became wedged prior to being lost. I'd bet he didn't even miss the penny! HH Randy

Maybe drop it in boiling water for a few drain like a boiled egg and then as hot as possible see if penny comes out. Gold will expand more than copper. Just a idea.

 

[Pifukas]

Don't know how, but this ring gives 12.47. It weights 19.89g. 22K

 

[Digger]

higher CO number is likely due to large surface mass.

 

[Roland58]

I sure am glad I wandered back here today. My CTX is on a truck and slated to be delivered today. This site is going to be a Godsend for me and will surely flatten out my learning curve!!! Thanks to all who have contributed......maybe, someday I will be able to contribute a little!

Everyone stay safe......

 

[vancemetaldetecting.com]

Randy confirmed what we already knew, that gold comes in all across the VDI spectrum, but I was really surprised at the 12-46 on the wedding band. The highest I have had is a 12-33 on a large class ring.

I assume it was 10k most class rings are but if it would have been 18 or so it would have come in high

 

[harryhh]

Say Digger, if you wanted to get that penny out of the ring, you might try heating the ring. The penny might fall out. You might try looking into the expansion rates of the two metals to see which would expand first, or the most, with the heat. The only problem I could see is if the copper expands at a much higher rate than the gold, the penny might crack the ring. You might also try keeping the penny cool, perhaps simply a few drops of water, while heating the ring.

But, as you said, it's kind of unique.