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What is this?? - Ring identification required

1864hatter		Posted : Saturday, 27 September 2014 7:53:40 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 4/08/2010(UTC) Posts: 1,007 Location: Auckland.... Thanks: 49 times Was thanked: 566 time(s) in 269 post(s)		Found some things today, including this ring with strange marking. Any ideas what it is? It weight 17g and seem to have a few gold looking bits in it. File Attachment(s): Marks.jpg 1864hatter attached the following image(s):
		And now....On sandy beaches and muddy soil, rings and coins await my coil!

Foiled again		Posted : Saturday, 27 September 2014 9:54:22 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 10/04/2012(UTC) Posts: 861 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 459 times Was thanked: 251 time(s) in 192 post(s)		ive benn squinting, looking sideways...no idea sorry haha but what a cool mystery. thought possibly it may have been a ring made from a coin but apart from space invaders....?
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1864hatter		Posted : Saturday, 27 September 2014 10:52:18 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 4/08/2010(UTC) Posts: 1,007 Location: Auckland.... Thanks: 49 times Was thanked: 566 time(s) in 269 post(s)		Its probably just silver I suspect but its a strange looking contraption
		And now....On sandy beaches and muddy soil, rings and coins await my coil!

creamer		Posted : Sunday, 28 September 2014 10:31:26 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 19/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 2,022 Location: Bay of Islands Thanks: 2289 times Was thanked: 525 time(s) in 391 post(s)		Looks like they could be the worn down pins from a once attached setting. .
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