How long?

X-Terra70 said:

That is a really beaten up ring, but a nice find for sure! What is that black silver thing to the left of the ring? Looks like a slug to me.

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Dirtfishn350 said:

I'm sorry, I also think it looks plated. I've seen a lot gold come out of the water... Most of the water. It looks the same as it went in...

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imalookin2 said:

Craig,,,It's BRASS man! Remember? Hate to say it does not look good on the gold. I learned the hard way. If I read right, it held 14K acid for 30 seconds. ? Might have misunderstood but 14K acid will not eat it at all. Real 14k can stay under acid for hours.

The BRASS comment to Craig above is an old thread where I swore a ring was gold and Craig was teasing me saying brass. Took it to a jeweler and he tested it. Sadly it was brass. Brass looks good and can fool. Hope your ring is gold.

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Numil said:

Looks like Someone was chewing on that ring. Depending on conditions I’d say it was in the water at least a year but realistically more like 5+ Years to get that beat up. Nice save!

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fdutra said:

For the doubters, try the specific gravity thing. Brass comes in around 8.5, 10K @ 11, and 14K over 12. Might have something to do with what it's alloyed with, but I got to go along with the surf eroding it, especially in the rocks.

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dewcon said:

appears to have been plated........ is it possible it was plated with nickel or Rhodium?

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FelixtheCat said:

X2! Simple but effective on a band like that.

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Caribbeanson said:

After seeing some of that rough sand that the guys in your area try to skimboard on I could imagine what 60 years of tumbling in those thrashers could do to a ring.

Remember Tilton? The king of Crusty gold http://metaldetectingforum.com/showthread.php?t=176401

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