{"product_id":"the-hardscrabble-natural-turquoise-pyrite-statement-ring","title":"The Hardscrabble — Natural Turquoise \u0026 Pyrite Statement Ring","description":"\u003cp\u003eSome land doesn't give. You take what you can from it, and you make something that lasts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Hardscrabble is a wide-band statement ring hand-forged from raw ingot sterling silver in the Appalachian Mountains of Western North Carolina. Every stamp, every curve, every edge was worked by hand — no casting, no shortcuts. The result is 27 a gram statement piece that carries the weight of the process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt its center sits a \u003cstrong\u003e35-carat\u003c\/strong\u003e natural turquoise cabochon with pyrite inclusions — iron-rich matrix that tells the stone's geological story in dark veins across a sky-blue field. Set in a hand-serrated bezel, the stone is held the way it deserves to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStone: Natural turquoise with pyrite matrix, 35 carats\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMetal: Hand-forged sterling silver (.925), raw ingot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 27 grams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize: 8.25 (fits like an 8 due to wide band \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBand: Wide, stamped with geometric and thunderbird motifs, oxidized finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHallmark: RW, stamped interior\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigin: Hand-forged in the Appalachian Mountains, WNC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of a kind. Once it's gone, it's gone.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Appalachian Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47880776876195,"sku":null,"price":245.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/4035\/2675\/files\/20260714_080508_9da7c4bd-288e-49b1-b370-c704dd249eec.jpg?v=1784068262","url":"https:\/\/appalachiansmith.com\/products\/the-hardscrabble-natural-turquoise-pyrite-statement-ring","provider":"Appalachian Smith","version":"1.0","type":"link"}