sixgun

i don't think this plating, or whatever it is, has affected the definition. If you look around you can find these cast copies of minting medallions. Some people make silver objects using lost-wax casting. A copy mould is made and then wax reproductions poured. This was repro is then put in a sand mould with sprues which is a treelike structure of wax that will eventually provide paths for the molten casting material to flow and for air to escape. This is why i asked if the lump at the top of the metal was a sprue. You get a pretty good copy but it isn't the quality of the minted medallion.

i take it this ring is gold and it is 'very old'.
i see a lion passant guardant there - well it think that is what it is.
 
 

 

Looks like the lion is facing forwards. 
https://www.marklittler.com/the-history-of-british-hallmarking/
The lion passant still appears on silver but it used to appear on gold as well. The lion passant was the fineness mark used on 22 carat gold from 1544 until 1844.
The 18 carat gold standard was introduced in 1798 and was marked with a crown and the number 18.

After 1844 both 18 ct and 22 ct standards were marked with a crown and either the number 22 or 18.
So on that basis we are looking at a 22 ct gold ring from between 1544 and 1844.
Are we looking at the date letter for 1839 on its side? If we say a gothic D, that is 1839 for the London assay office. It is other years for other offices. 

So it appears to our eye as

It all depends on what we think this mark is - which i think is the mark for the assay office.

A few additions to the pirate's chest over the last week - all off TSF.
Five Gillicks from @flyingveepixie


Then a nice double Jubilee sovereign from @Stuh
   
 
  

Then 5 interesting 2 oz Korean silver 'masks' (Kitsune) from @Johnboysilver





Then the last for today - a whole load of Sterling Pincher's medallions at less than the spot price of silver at the time from @AdamDutton - one medallion got missed off the photo but you get the impression.


 

i take it this ring is gold and it is 'very old'.
i see a lion passant guardant there - well it think that is what it is.
 
 

 

Looks like the lion is facing forwards. 
https://www.marklittler.com/the-history-of-british-hallmarking/
The lion passant still appears on silver but it used to appear on gold as well. The lion passant was the fineness mark used on 22 carat gold from 1544 until 1844.
The 18 carat gold standard was introduced in 1798 and was marked with a crown and the number 18.

After 1844 both 18 ct and 22 ct standards were marked with a crown and either the number 22 or 18.
So on that basis we are looking at a 22 ct gold ring from between 1544 and 1844.
Are we looking at the date letter for 1839 on its side? If we say a gothic D, that is 1839 for the London assay office. It is other years for other offices. 

So it appears to our eye as

It all depends on what we think this mark is - which i think is the mark for the assay office.

This would be a Queen Victoria duty mark - after rotating the mark it is super obvious.

Here is a reference example

@Carptastic1 - there is another mark on the right that we cannot see - this is the maker's mark - if you can ahow a better photo of that we might be able to work out who the maker is.

This would be a Queen Victoria duty mark - after rotating the mark it is super obvious.

Here is a reference example

@Carptastic1 - there is another mark on the right that we cannot see - this is the maker's mark - if you can ahow a better photo of that we might be able to work out who the maker is.

Looks like it.
The manmade climate change is a scam - a hoax.
Ordinary people struggling to get along are being hit with rising mortgage cost, runaway inflation in general, in London the ULEZ scam and now this BS.
You will own nothing.

A few additions to the pirate's chest over the last week - all off TSF.
Five Gillicks from @flyingveepixie


Then a nice double Jubilee sovereign from @Stuh
   
 
  

Then 5 interesting 2 oz Korean silver 'masks' (Kitsune) from @Johnboysilver





Then the last for today - a whole load of Sterling Pincher's medallions at less than the spot price of silver at the time from @AdamDutton - one medallion got missed off the photo but you get the impression.


 

Looks like it.
The manmade climate change is a scam - a hoax.
Ordinary people struggling to get along are being hit with rising mortgage cost, runaway inflation in general, in London the ULEZ scam and now this BS.
You will own nothing.

@ZRPMs - looks like the Bill passed. 
 

I'm moving in with @sixgun and living on tapas and oranges.
I could reserve you a spot on the terrace if you like?
😎 ☀️ 🇪🇸

@ZRPMs - looks like the Bill passed. 
 

I'm so tired of this sham of a country. 

Looks like it.
The manmade climate change is a scam - a hoax.
Ordinary people struggling to get along are being hit with rising mortgage cost, runaway inflation in general, in London the ULEZ scam and now this BS.
You will own nothing.

A few additions to the pirate's chest over the last week - all off TSF.
Five Gillicks from @flyingveepixie


Then a nice double Jubilee sovereign from @Stuh
   
 
  

Then 5 interesting 2 oz Korean silver 'masks' (Kitsune) from @Johnboysilver





Then the last for today - a whole load of Sterling Pincher's medallions at less than the spot price of silver at the time from @AdamDutton - one medallion got missed off the photo but you get the impression.


 

Britannia looks a bit man-like on that coin. Is this the first 'trans' Britannia?

A few additions to the pirate's chest over the last week - all off TSF.
Five Gillicks from @flyingveepixie


Then a nice double Jubilee sovereign from @Stuh
   
 
  

Then 5 interesting 2 oz Korean silver 'masks' (Kitsune) from @Johnboysilver





Then the last for today - a whole load of Sterling Pincher's medallions at less than the spot price of silver at the time from @AdamDutton - one medallion got missed off the photo but you get the impression.


 

A few additions to the pirate's chest over the last week - all off TSF.
Five Gillicks from @flyingveepixie


Then a nice double Jubilee sovereign from @Stuh
   
 
  

Then 5 interesting 2 oz Korean silver 'masks' (Kitsune) from @Johnboysilver





Then the last for today - a whole load of Sterling Pincher's medallions at less than the spot price of silver at the time from @AdamDutton - one medallion got missed off the photo but you get the impression.


 

This is to do with the British Empire Exhibition in Wembly in 1924.
The hole at the top of the medal appears to have been drilled in afterwards.
The quality of the piece appears low. The look of the medal is not that of silver, it does not look like silver to me, which is probably a disappointment.
It has the general appearance of this medal from the same period and was previously for sale on Etsy. This doesn't look like silver either.

A few additions to the pirate's chest over the last week - all off TSF.
Five Gillicks from @flyingveepixie


Then a nice double Jubilee sovereign from @Stuh
   
 
  

Then 5 interesting 2 oz Korean silver 'masks' (Kitsune) from @Johnboysilver





Then the last for today - a whole load of Sterling Pincher's medallions at less than the spot price of silver at the time from @AdamDutton - one medallion got missed off the photo but you get the impression.


 

A few additions to the pirate's chest over the last week - all off TSF.
Five Gillicks from @flyingveepixie


Then a nice double Jubilee sovereign from @Stuh
   
 
  

Then 5 interesting 2 oz Korean silver 'masks' (Kitsune) from @Johnboysilver





Then the last for today - a whole load of Sterling Pincher's medallions at less than the spot price of silver at the time from @AdamDutton - one medallion got missed off the photo but you get the impression.


 

A few additions to the pirate's chest over the last week - all off TSF.
Five Gillicks from @flyingveepixie


Then a nice double Jubilee sovereign from @Stuh
   
 
  

Then 5 interesting 2 oz Korean silver 'masks' (Kitsune) from @Johnboysilver





Then the last for today - a whole load of Sterling Pincher's medallions at less than the spot price of silver at the time from @AdamDutton - one medallion got missed off the photo but you get the impression.


 

Britannia looks a bit man-like on that coin. Is this the first 'trans' Britannia?

A few additions to the pirate's chest over the last week - all off TSF.
Five Gillicks from @flyingveepixie


Then a nice double Jubilee sovereign from @Stuh
   
 
  

Then 5 interesting 2 oz Korean silver 'masks' (Kitsune) from @Johnboysilver





Then the last for today - a whole load of Sterling Pincher's medallions at less than the spot price of silver at the time from @AdamDutton - one medallion got missed off the photo but you get the impression.


 

A few additions to the pirate's chest over the last week - all off TSF.
Five Gillicks from @flyingveepixie


Then a nice double Jubilee sovereign from @Stuh
   
 
  

Then 5 interesting 2 oz Korean silver 'masks' (Kitsune) from @Johnboysilver





Then the last for today - a whole load of Sterling Pincher's medallions at less than the spot price of silver at the time from @AdamDutton - one medallion got missed off the photo but you get the impression.