HERE IS A VERY NICE CONDITION PREOWNED MEN’S 10KT YELLOW GOLD RING. THE PREVIOUS OWNER WORKED AT A COAL MINE IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS CALLED ARCH MINERAL/CAPTAIN MINE. THIS RING REPRESENTS THAT COAL MINE. THE FRONT OF THE RING HAS A RECTANGULAR STONE THAT LOOKS TO BE BLACK BUT NOT POSITIVE. AROUND THE STONE THE RING SAYS: UMWA (UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA), LOCAL 1392. THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RING HAS AN IMAGE OF THE FAMOUS SHOVEL WITH THE WORDS: WORLD’S LARGEST 6360. THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RING HAS AN IMAGE OF A COAL MINER WITH A MINER’S PICK AND THE WORDS: ENOUGH IS ENOUGH DISTRICT 12. RING IS MANUFACTURED BY HERFF JONES, INC. I BELIEVE THIS RING IS A SIZE 12.5. IT COMES WITH A NICE PLASTIC RING BOX. RING IS IN VERY NICE PREOWNED CONDITION. RING IS WELL MARKED HERFF JONES HF 10KT. IT ALSO HAS INITIALS OF THE PREVIOUS OWNER “RB”. RING WEIGHS 14.4 GRAMS ON A SCALE, SEE PHOTO. REFERRING TO THE COAL MINE SHOVEL, CALLED CAPTAIN AND ACTUALLY WAS THE WORLD’S LARGEST STRIPPING SHOVEL. MANUFACTURED BY MARION POWER SHOVEL CO. IT WEIGHED 15,000 TONS. IT WAS WORKED AT THE CAPTAIN MINE, ARCH MINERAL COMPANY IN PERRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, NEAR CUTLER, PERCY AND WILLISVILLE IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. THE SHOVEL BEGAN PRODUCTION IN 1965 AND WAS USED UNTIL. The shovel worked well for Arch Coal until. When a fire broke out in the lower works of the shovel. It was caused by a burst hydraulic line that was spraying the hot fluids on an electrical relay panel. THIS INTERESTING, HISTORICAL, WELL MADE, 10KT. GOLD RING RECENTLY CAME FROM AN ESTATE. THIS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL RING COULD MAKE A FABULOUS ADDITION TO YOUR COAL MINE, MINING COLLECTION OR IF YOU ARE A SCRAP GOLD SPECULATOR, IT WOULD BE A GOOD INVESTMENT. I PACK ITEMS VERY CAREFULLY. THANKS SO MUCH FOR LOOKING!
