We are excited to sale off this alluring vintage Navajo ring! It features a Bisbee turquoise stone surrounded by hand carved silver rope, and a double rail silver band that graduates to a solid silver band! Truly authentic! The ring face measures around 20mmx19mm The ring size is around 8 Sterling silver. Sturdy 5.4 grams. Cir Mid Century + ring features the historic trader codes B uyers of older or vintage Native American silver jewelry may find various letters and numbers etched on the back jewelry. These marks may identify the silversmith (usually two or three letters) or a previous owner. If the etched letters don't clearly identify an individual or there are three - four letters, it is likely they were created by a trader or dealer. Trader, dealer, collector or "pawn" codes were created to provide a private record of the purchase cost of an item. Codes were usually etched or marked on an item with ink, or on an attached label. Most codes are created from ten-letter words composed of non-repeating letters, such as blackstone, cornflakes or cashprofit. The letters represent numbers 1 through 10. Using the word blackstone, for example, the letter sequence B K T N solves the price of $15.79. Some dealers add another number or letter to specify month or year of purchase, and may add fake letters to make the code more secure. C. G. Wallace, trader and dealer at Zuni, used several price codes in his long career:"
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