I've seen it plenty of times,,as Mike wrote,,the ground does weird things to rings and such in the ground. One extreme temp to the other, the compression the expansion. It will do the job!

Ring sold for 150 euro... Yes that is a lot of repair work to do to the ring and then ask 150e for it ! But maybe the finder is skilled and did it himself.. Or there is still plenty of out of work craftsmen around who for 30 euro or so would do it.. so if the ring was found for free from the ground, then to sink 30 or even 50 euro to get 150e it becomes worth it...

* Ado,, where did you find the 'before' photos of the ring?

Last edited by Gaspare; 11/30/2018 05:06 AM.