smallest ring ever

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machineman

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• Nov 4, 2014

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This is what you get when you jewelry hunt with a gold detector. Ihad a hell of a time finding it. The pro pointer wouldent hit it, but the GBP said it was there. It was around the roots of some grass. I pulled the grass out and detected the pile. The target was gone so I detected the grass and hit it good. Picked up a single bit of grass and thought for a miniut I had metal grass. I could barly see it. Anyway it weights about 1/10 of one grain. I think its copper.

 

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Rammjäger

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• Nov 4, 2014

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Nice Find!
Your ring is similar to the one I found :
http://metaldetectingforum.com/showthread.php?t=177653

I guess yours and mine are from 19th century

 

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I really think mine is some sort of industrial part. Out of a sprinkler or such. Not really a ring. But its so tiny.

 

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• Nov 4, 2014

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Interesting. Any marking at all on it anywhere? Had times like that, not able to find the tiny earth colored metal

Neat find.

 

Rammjäger

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• Nov 4, 2014

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machineman said:

I really think mine is some sort of industrial part. Out of a sprinkler or such. Not really a ring. But its so tiny.

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A zoomed pic would help ID it

 

Cowboy26a

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• Nov 4, 2014

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Here is a ring I found back in the 80's made out of a dime. I believe the date is 1964. Looks like it was made for a small child and the writing on the dime can still be seen inside the ring. You can see the size of the ring compared to a regular dime.

 

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Cherry Picker

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• Nov 4, 2014

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Here is a small gold ring I found.

 

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machineman

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There aren't markings on mine. They would be microscopic. Those are some amazingly small rings you guys have found. But this is in a league of its own. This one cant be 1/10 of the weight of those. I just measured it with my calipers and it is 15/1000" by 17/1000" thick. Like I said I dont think its jewelery. Just a really small spacer or something.

 

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• Nov 8, 2014

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I suppose if you were really wealthy you could have jewelry made for your child's dolls....
Crazy thought I know

 

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• Nov 9, 2014

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So much for one ring to rule them all... haha

 

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• Nov 22, 2014

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Still a good find

 

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• Dec 8, 2014

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that's the littlest one I've ever seen posted..

 

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• Dec 8, 2014

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machineman said:

There aren't markings on mine. They would be microscopic. Those are some amazingly small rings you guys have found. But this is in a league of its own. This one cant be 1/10 of the weight of those. I just measured it with my calipers and it is 15/1000" by 17/1000" thick. Like I said I dont think its jewelery. Just a really small spacer or something.

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could it be the spacer from a ball point pen?

 

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• Dec 8, 2014

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You think that's a small ring, check out this one!

 

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Rammjäger

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• Dec 9, 2014

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Chipk said:

You think that's a small ring, check out this one!

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now really ,I need my glasses

 

Rammjäger

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• Dec 26, 2014

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I had to "bump" this thread because while reviewing my past finds I
came across this "ring" which was part of a rotten away shotgun headstamp.
What the OP possibly found was also a headstamp remains?

 

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• Dec 26, 2014

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Man that's small!

Here's one I found at an old "Ghost Town". The site I was hunting was the Commissary (Company Store) for a Turpentine Still. It sizes up at just under size 2-1/2! It is a non precious metal according to one shop that I had test it and a synthetic stone. It was down 7 inches in the dirt and I was using a buddy's DFX (I had not gotten my E-Trac yet) when I found it. I am guessing it has to be circa 1920's based on the depth, style, and age of other artifacts we have found there. The DFX indicated "Ring". I have not air tested it with the E-Trac yet...