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Message:: [QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 561116, member: 5833"]He dropped it when he was taking it off on his way to his girlfriend's. The last initial M is the only thing that immediately suggests the ring could have belonged to a member of the Munras family.  Without knowing who was living on that property when, & whether 15 inches is all that far down in the stratigraphy or not, the M is not enough to draw any conclusions.  It's a resort now.  Was it already one 54 years ago?  If not, what was there then?   If there were plowed fields, the ring could have ended up 15 inches down quickly.  If there was building, regrading, backhoes at work, ditto. Were there male members of the Munras family with the first initial R?   Did they live there?  When? Were they ever married?  How much has the earth been disturbed?  You could answer all these questions & still not be able to say with certainty the ring was ever Munras property. The mark may give some information but not my field of expertise.  Has the fineness of the gold been tested?  If it tests as 14K, that may be all the mark signifies.  Many countries did not routinely mark gold jewellery until sometime in the 20th century.  Where was the Munras family before it was in California? We are all tempted to think we have found some lost or overlooked treasure, or something of historical importance.  It happens, but not most of the time.  Don't let your hopes cloud your reason.[/QUOTE]