Silver Ring or a Pipe Fitting?

Shakakka · Sep 12, 2016

Surf up here in NY has been bananas lately, stirring up lots of cool stuff. Unfortunately I never find any of it. My buddy seems to have all the luck.

This weekend however, I found what I thought might be a ring. There's no markings on it whatsoever, and it came out of the ocean matte black.

I figured it was a pipe fitting or something, but decided to do the whole tin foil+baking soda in boiling water thing. It cleaned up pretty nice to look like this:

http://imgur.com/a/Eo0LH

It's 3/4 inches in diameter with slightly flared edges. Very smooth.

So what's the verdict? Silver toe ring? Pipe fitting? Any way I could test it without a test kit?

Thanks in advance!

dirtydog · Sep 12, 2016

Congrats. I have no clue what it is but it seems to have a strange shape for a ring. Or maybe it is just my old eyes.

Shakakka · Sep 12, 2016

It is a strange shape for a ring, which is why I thought maybe it was a fitting. Could be a toe ring though. It's thick like a man's ring but small in diameter, so it would fit better on a woman's finger (only fits my left pinky) or a toe.

FelixtheCat · Sep 12, 2016

If it's silver its a ring. My wife has tiny fingers. Things that barely fit the top of my pinky are loose on her ring finger.

jackdaniels · Sep 12, 2016

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Looks like a ring from here!

goodtimecharlie · Sep 12, 2016

Well I am a retired Union Pipefitter and I can tell you it doesn't look like any kind of fitting I've ever seen. I say ring! :yes:

L.I.Digga · Sep 12, 2016

Looks like a ring to me..Any markings?

riveraiders60 · Sep 12, 2016

Ring. And they actually have a style of ring that is called a pipe cut.

rreahard · Sep 12, 2016

looks like a ring to me!

schmitzplumbing · Sep 12, 2016

ring. i havent seen any fittings like it.

Numil · Sep 12, 2016

Only way to know for sure is to acid test it. It could be silver even if its not a ring. Might be anywhere from 60% silver to Sterling (.925) does it rub off on a stone easily... another words is it soft like silver?

Ron 71 · Sep 12, 2016

It looks like a ring to me too, You can pick up a test kit off E-bay for about $10, In this hobby it's worth having.

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