That has got to be one of the coolest rings over ever seen dug on this forum. Congrats on such an amazing find of a lifetime. That ring had to have meant something special to the person who lost it.
I'm sure that Ball didn't engrave all his creations and you happen to be lucky enough to find one he did.
Doesn't appear that the owner had it very long by the sharpness of the engraving.
We can only guess how it was lost, maybe on a cold day in Feb. out shoveling
the walkway.
You found more than a ring... You found a piece of history...