ToddB64
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Hi
Below are two attached pictures of a Ring I found near the edge of a Soccer field using my Tesoro Compadre. I was hunting in All Metal mode and thumbing the dial up and then down.
As you can see from one of the pictures, the ring is the same diameter as a Jefferson Nickel.
After getting a hit, I started thumbing up the arc and lost the signal just below ZN (Zinc), but regained it again thumbing down the arc when the dial indicator mark lined up with the 1¢ mark. At that point I was getting a solid beep in two directions N-S, E-W and a beep as the signal came on and then off the edges of the target. So I dug and the ring was approx. 4" deep. WOW ! Was I ever thrilled !
I used my handmade Density Tester rig with a water bowl of distilled water to test the ring. First, I weighed the ring dry in grams mode, then pressed the TARE button and re-weighed the ring suspended on a length of non-absorbent dental floss fully submerged in the water and not touching the sides or bottom of the bowl. After dividing the dry weight (1.8g) by the wet weight (0.4g) I got a density reading of 4.500 g/cm3, which seems to correlate with Titanium in my Periodic Table. However, I'm not sure what affect the red stones might have on the density reading. These stones are locked into a groove and both sides of the groove are pinched in toward the stones, so removal of even a single stone to weigh it would damage the ring.
*I hung the ring on a string and touched it to a neodymium magnet and there was absolutely no response at all !
(*Note ! Paragraph corrected in 4th paragraph of my post #16 on page #2.)
Unfortunately, I could not find a hallmark, millesimal fineness number or Karat etched or stamped anywhere on this ring using a B&L 10X Watchmaker's Loupe.
If not for the density reading indicating Titanium, I would rate this ring at a very low value. The other negative factor is that there is no visible etching or stamping.
Does anyone know if there is a reasonably inexpensive method of testing one of the stones to determine if it is a valuable ruby or just glass, without removing a stone from the ring ?
My wife likes the ring and I've decided to give it to her after determining it's value.
Thanks for any help you can give regarding my above question.
ToddB64
Below are two attached pictures of a Ring I found near the edge of a Soccer field using my Tesoro Compadre. I was hunting in All Metal mode and thumbing the dial up and then down.
As you can see from one of the pictures, the ring is the same diameter as a Jefferson Nickel.
After getting a hit, I started thumbing up the arc and lost the signal just below ZN (Zinc), but regained it again thumbing down the arc when the dial indicator mark lined up with the 1¢ mark. At that point I was getting a solid beep in two directions N-S, E-W and a beep as the signal came on and then off the edges of the target. So I dug and the ring was approx. 4" deep. WOW ! Was I ever thrilled !
I used my handmade Density Tester rig with a water bowl of distilled water to test the ring. First, I weighed the ring dry in grams mode, then pressed the TARE button and re-weighed the ring suspended on a length of non-absorbent dental floss fully submerged in the water and not touching the sides or bottom of the bowl. After dividing the dry weight (1.8g) by the wet weight (0.4g) I got a density reading of 4.500 g/cm3, which seems to correlate with Titanium in my Periodic Table. However, I'm not sure what affect the red stones might have on the density reading. These stones are locked into a groove and both sides of the groove are pinched in toward the stones, so removal of even a single stone to weigh it would damage the ring.
*I hung the ring on a string and touched it to a neodymium magnet and there was absolutely no response at all !
(*Note ! Paragraph corrected in 4th paragraph of my post #16 on page #2.)
Unfortunately, I could not find a hallmark, millesimal fineness number or Karat etched or stamped anywhere on this ring using a B&L 10X Watchmaker's Loupe.
If not for the density reading indicating Titanium, I would rate this ring at a very low value. The other negative factor is that there is no visible etching or stamping.
Does anyone know if there is a reasonably inexpensive method of testing one of the stones to determine if it is a valuable ruby or just glass, without removing a stone from the ring ?
My wife likes the ring and I've decided to give it to her after determining it's value.
Thanks for any help you can give regarding my above question.
ToddB64
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