A friend has asked me if I can find out anything about the value of this ring. (Not a metal detecting find.)
The ring is gold but the markings on the inside have worn off. The initials are B of L F & E which stands for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen. My friend thinks it is from the 1909-1930 era.
I found a couple of similar rings online but none exactly like this one.
Does anyone know of a resource that could help with the value of this ring?
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The ring may have value on the vintage market or be rare and have extra value. I can't really tell you since I'm not an expert on vintage or rare jewellry. But a good place to start in terms of valuing it, would be to determine purity by doing a scratch test. You can buy one off of Amazon for like 10 bucks.
http://www.amazon.com/Precious-Metal...metal+test+kit
the two I've seen for sale on ebay were actually gold plated with enameling Tony , are you sure its solid gold ??
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No, I'm not sure that it's solid gold. I've never actually seen the ring in person, only these photos. I had also seen the two plated ones on eBay. This ring looks older to me but perhaps it is plated too, I'm not sure.Originally Posted by del
Lifetime totals:
10 Large Cents, 415 Indian Heads, 2 Two Cent Pieces, 1 Capped Bust Half Dime, 1 Seated Half Dime, 10 Shield Nickels, 68 V Nickels, 124 Buffalo Nickels, 31 War Nickels, 16 Seated Dimes, 131 Barber Dimes, 405 Mercury Dimes, 249 Rosies, 4 Seated Quarters, 18 Barber Quarters, 20 Standing Liberty Quarters, 89 Silver Washingtons, 1 Seated Half, 3 Barber Halves, 16 Walking Liberty Halves
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Doesn't look plated to me. Looks like old gold--perhaps 10K? I looked all over the internet and could not find a comparable ring. Perhaps it is a custom--one off ring?
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Maybe something in between like gold filled. I think I remember a term called gold clad which sounds like a way to not have much gold in it at allBest advice is to have the ring tested for gold content. Then you can actually get a value for it. If it turns out to not be gold, you won't have to worry about a price for it
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