Kapi
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Mud-puppy
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That sure was one beat up ring! You Cleaned it up very nicely and its gold, so hey...Congratulations!
Crackerjack
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It looks old. Does it have anything stamped or engraved inside?
That is how my brass ring looked after I tumbled and buffed it. It held on 14K acid. Take it to a jeweler. They have electronic testers.
Kapi
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This is the best shot I could get of the inside.
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Kapi
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I did take it to my jewelry repair shop guy who also makes and sells jewelry and he confirmed it was 14K. It also rubbed off on the stone like butter as compared to when I rub brass it takes some pressure and kinda gives you the feeling of nails on a chalkboard.
The specific gravity test that she did should've be extremely accurate on a simple band with no stones. Its gold.
Crackerjack
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Looks to me like there are maker's marks in the left side of the photo. In the center, I definitely see an s on the left and an e on the right, the letters in the middle I can't make out for sure.
Possibly "sake"! 
Kapi
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Looks to me like there are maker's marks in the left side of the photo. In the center, I definitely see an s on the left and an e on the right, the letters in the middle I can't make out for sure.
Here's a different angle of the left side and my interpretation of it and I agree that I see the word sake on the right side.
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Crackerjack
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Souvenir from THE LAST SAMURAI?
Maybe it was once owned by Tom Cruise as a souvenir of his role as Nathan Algren in the film The Last Samurai.
Sake!
Maybe it was once owned by Tom Cruise as a souvenir of his role as Nathan Algren in the film The Last Samurai.
Sake!
Kapi
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Maybe it was once owned by Tom Cruise as a souvenir of his role as Nathan Algren in the film The Last Samurai.
Sake!
Awesome! I tried that specific gravity thing once and guess I just confuse myself and gave up. So glad you scored the yellow. Bet that ring was there a very long time.
That is some seriously gnarly old gold! 
dirtydog
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Congrat Kap. I love gold any way I get it. Nice going friend.
