Swampstomper Al Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 (edited) This came from what I call the 'front row top-of-the-slope chair line'.. Found in loose dry sand near the Cocoa Beach Pier early evening Wed 160706.. Older ring; reminds me of what I saw selling new 35 - 40 years ago.. Stamped 925, preceeded by a combined JH.. Opposing inner stamped CZ.. Princess mine cut at I'm guessing 2.5 to 3 carats??, surrounded by 20 small CZs, 4 along each edge, one on each corner.. Swamp Edited July 7, 2016 by Swampstomper Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nugget108 Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Another silver. Way to go Swamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomH Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Dern nice find! There is probably so much lost jewelry out there. Hope you get more! Tom H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeJ Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 That's a nice find, Swamp I think it would be fun to give beach detecting a swing one of these days.... Take it easy and hope you find more out there ! Luke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alwaysdirty Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Nice Swamp!! Keep them coming. 43 minutes ago, LukeJ said: I think it would be fun to give beach detecting a swing one of these days.... Luke Haha,pun intended?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeJ Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 2 hours ago, Alwaysdirty said: Haha,pun intended?! yep..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyy Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Cool Swamp. Your black and white pic looks like the original sales add Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardtimehermit Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Super cool find, gotta love the beach! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Nuggets Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Nice looking ring......brings back some good memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny234 Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 wow, a diamond, wondering whose that is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampstomper Al Posted July 18, 2016 Author Share Posted July 18, 2016 9 hours ago, Kenny234 said: wow, a diamond, wondering whose that is? Don't I wish it was diamond..! It's cubic zirconia, a relatively modern manmade gem.. Its mfg process was perfected in Russia in the late '60s or early '70s.. Commercial production began approx 1976.. This shape, I believe, is known as 'princess'.. The cut is what I know as 'old mine', which is an older very simplistic cut and not very refractive.. More recently a cut known as 'new mine' was introduced, which has more facets and is much more refractive.. As mentioned further up this thread this ring reminds me of the ones I saw 35 - 40 years ago, which is when the CZ was first offered for public consumption.. I am almost certain this ring dates from then.. At the same time I doubt that makes this item more valuable from all perspectives other than possible historical significance.. Swamp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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