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No. 501 Anvil nugget ring, three-quarter view, 14K yellow gold, 3D render
No. 501 Anvil nugget ring, the nugget pattern, face on, 14K yellow gold, 3D render
No. 501 Anvil nugget ring, worn, close-up on the hand, 14K yellow gold
No. 501 Anvil nugget ring, still life on dark rock, 14K yellow gold
No. 501 Anvil nugget ring, turning slowly under a low light, 14K yellow gold, 3D render
No. 501 Anvil nugget ring, still life, 14K yellow gold
No. 501 Anvil nugget ring, worn on the hand, 14K yellow gold
No. 501 Anvil nugget ring, underside, the inside of the band, 14K yellow gold, 3D render
No. 501 Anvil nugget ring, worn, another hand, 14K yellow gold

No. 501 · The Assay Office

Anvil — heavy nugget signet ring

A heavy block with a nugget top. A heavy nugget signet ring in solid 14K gold or sterling silver.

$5,530

from 30.2 gof solid 14K gold at US 10 (our reference size)

Estimated from the 3D file we cast from; your certificate shows the estimated weight.

Same price at every size

Metal

Solid 14K yellow gold: the warm yellow of our pictures. Compare the metals

The same ring in sterling silver, at one fixed price, our lowest. Silver darkens with time; a polishing cloth brings it back. Compare the metals

Same design, same 3D file, same casting: only the metal changes the price, never the size.

Find your size · Comfort-fit interior in the 3D design.

We cast the exact US size you pick; resizing after your order has a fee. Our sizing rule

Wide fit: this ring sits snugly, so we suggest half a size above your usual size.

Made and shipped within 15 business daysMade to order: about 2 to 3 weeks at the workshop, 15 business days at most (weekends and public holidays not counted), then carrier transit.

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The story of Anvil

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In 1869 the Welcome Stranger nugget was too big for the bank’s scales at Dunolly, Victoria; the blacksmith cut it on his anvil. Anvil is a thick head with flat polished sides and nugget relief on its face.

On February 5, 1869, near Moliagul in Victoria, John Deason struck a huge nugget at the foot of a tree, about an inch below the surface: the Welcome Stranger. At Dunolly, no scale at the bank could take it, so the blacksmith Archibald Walls split it on his anvil. That anvil still exists; it stands on a quartzite cairn in front of the Dunolly museum. Anvil has the weight of the thing: a thick head with flat polished sides and, on its face, the relief of the nugget.

Description
  • A thick rectangular head carries nugget relief inside a polished rim. Its sides are flat and polished, and broad shoulders lead into a plain band.
  • Part of The Assay Office: set inside a bar, an ingot or a stepped frame. See the collection

Anvil weight and dimensions

Estimated weight by US size
US size14K yellow goldSterling silver
US 6from 27.6 gfrom 21.8 g
US 8from 28.9 gfrom 22.9 g
US 10from 30.2 gfrom 23.9 g
US 12from 31.5 gfrom 24.9 g
US 14from 32.7 gfrom 25.9 g
Reference
No. 501
Registry
Numbered in the Originals registry

The ring

Metal
14K yellow gold
Weight in 14K, US 10
from 30.2 g
Weight in sterling silver, US 10
from 23.9 g
Top width, along the finger
15.4 mm
Band width at the base
6.0 mm
Height above the finger
5.9 mm
Interior
Comfort fit: slightly domed, rounded edges
Fit
Wide fit, half a size up
Wear
Occasion

Your order details identify the selected metal. Weights are estimated from the 3D file we cast from. How the estimate works · The rounded comfort-fit interior is part of the 3D design we cast from.

The nugget relief

Collection
The Assay Office
Relief
Set inside a bar, an ingot or a stepped frame
Profile
Bold: broader faces, fuller crowns
Casting
In one piece with the band, from the 3D file

Ordering

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Making
Cast in your size after you order, in about 2 to 3 weeks. Making and shipping
Shipping
Free shipping in the US. Shipping terms
Returns
Rings without engraving, within 30 days of delivery. Returns and refunds
Size
The exact US size you pick; resizing after your order has a fee. Our sizing rule
Engraving
Up to 14 characters inside, $55; engraved rings cannot be returned. Engraving
Care
Mild soap for 14K gold, a polishing cloth for silver. Caring for your ring
Trade-in
A ring you return can be credited at its recovered metal value. How the credit is worked out

The IWMN experience

About the collection, the workshop and the gold

No. 531 Octagon nugget ring in 14K yellow gold, on a ledge of dark slate

The Assay Office

The Assay Office nugget collection: rings in solid 14K gold or sterling silver shaped like the bars, ingots, octagons and stepped frames of the assay trade, the nugget relief set inside them; most are nugget signet rings. At the assay office, loose gold was melted, tested for fineness and cast into stamped bars.

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The workshop

Our workshop makes engagement rings. It casts each nugget ring in your size after you order, from the 3D file I draw, and the certificate gives the metal and the estimated weight.

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14K or silver

Solid 14K gold keeps the warm yellow of our pictures. Sterling silver is the same ring again. Each has one fixed price per design.

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Questions about Anvil

What size should I order in Anvil?

Half a size above your usual size: Anvil has a wide fit and sits snugly. We cast the exact US size you pick, 4 to 15, half sizes included.

Ring size chart

How much does Anvil weigh in my size?

In solid 14K gold, from 27.6 g at US 6, from 30.2 g at US 10, from 32.7 g at US 14; in sterling silver, from 23.9 g at US 10. The weights are estimated from the 3D file we cast from, and the weight table on this page gives more sizes.

How is Anvil different from Bullion?

Both are in The Assay Office. Anvil: a top 15.4 mm wide along the finger, 5.9 mm high, from 30.2 g in 14K at US 10, marked Occasion. Bullion: a top 16.4 mm wide along the finger, 5.3 mm high, from 30.6 g in 14K at US 10, marked Occasion.

No. 502 Bullion

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