anyone here know what this is?

[serial]

It is faintly marked as 9ct gold and is old rose gold.
I got it in a bulk lot on the weekend and cannot figure it out but figured some of the older members might know.

[Fulvio]

No idea what it is, but maybe you could research Mary?

http://slwa.wa.gov.au/pdf/mn/mn2501_3000/mn2538.pdf

[serial]

yes, done that now, but it has left me none the wiser as to what I have, I do know that mary was a spinster widow who died family less and that comet vale (location 29.942°S 121.126°E)was a small gold mine town near Coolgardie that no longer exist (explains what I go a 2.1 gram gold nugget in the lot) but I really want to know what this is!!!

[Coiny Chris]

Hello,

I am old...... For someone who knows everything you will need a 20 YO Uni student though. Anyway... It may be as simple as a paperweight, or a wax seal that was never finished. Many people put interesting things on their desks, like a strange shaped rock from a holiday. It may be  a random item that has been engraved rather than " something " as such. An ore sample given by a lover ? In the end you may have to " decide " what it is yourself.

[Nevol]

It looks like a scarf ring.

[Unicorn]

I reckon Nevol's on the money .......

The only thing I could come up with was that it was McNamara's ... Band

[Coiny Chris]

Hello,

I think Nevol would be either right / or the best so far. I didnt see it was hollow.

[trout]

Comet Vale sounds like a Horses name.
It could be something to do with the racing scene or a bridal adornment for a horse ??
Comet Vale is also the name of a Gold Mine :ok:

[serial]

Yeh I think scarf ring is the best guess so far, the owner of this was quite active locally and bought some very expensive properties/mining rights but never married after her sweet heart appears to have not returned from the war. Sad really
I will try to use it with a scarf soon

[Coiny Chris]

Hello,

You may have a very nice piece of history. Dont know what it is worth in Dollars, but it would be a good fit in a local museum. From the area of course.

[Fulvio]

it would be a good fit in a local museum. From the area of course.

Given that Comet Vale is long gone, the closest candidate would be Kalgoorlie. Do they even HAVE a museum that might be interested/knowledgeable?

[robbiegal]

I would suggest that serial might be more interested in the gold re-sale value than giving this to a museum

[Fulvio]

giving this to a museum

Who said anything about giving?

If there was a suitable museum, they'd be an obvious port of call for identification, and some evaluation of whether it was significant, or just a lump of scrap gold.

[serial]

I wowould suggest that serial might be more interested in the gold re-sale value than giving this to a museum

I have been to too many auctions and tender sales of items previously donated to museums. So now i will not give any item to a museum to display when they are just as likely to sell it. When I donate to a museum I give them cash.
However if I considered this just a lump of gold it would already be in my scrap bucket. I like the item and will be keeping it for my personal collection of weird things I have acquired. I just want to know what it is so when I show people I can tell them what it is.

[robbiegal]

interesting - your point bout museum sales
even the RAM sells off stuff

nothing lasts for long I suppose
even when we think it is safely put aside for history's sake .. pity

it is a charming lump of gold indeed