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<blockquote data-quote="MegsyB007" data-source="post: 512478" data-attributes="member: 13534"><p>Hi Clodmaster and welcome to PA.</p><p></p><p>That's an interesting ring, and nice find!</p><p></p><p>It's a pity the first two letters are unclear, because there are many sponsor's marks from which to choose, and it's hard to know which one it is. I'm not convinced that's an L - possibly a W. </p><p></p><p>The other symbols are:</p><p></p><p>The crown was a general symbol for 'gold'.</p><p>The C18 (I assume) is 18 carat.</p><p>And I believe that particular F is 1873.</p><p></p><p>But I have to wonder about all the "stain" marks on the gold. Does it polish up to shiny gold? Because gold doesn't usually stain, which makes me wonder about this ring's purity, and the possibility that it's not as "genuine" as those hallmarks are trying to suggest otherwise. They are "odd", compared to others, I believe. It might have been made by a "backyard" goldsmith in Australia back in 1873, and he just used those marks for his work, and it didn't actually go through an assayers office, which would explain the lack of an assayer's mark and country of origin.</p><p></p><p>Cheers,</p><p>Megsy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MegsyB007, post: 512478, member: 13534"] Hi Clodmaster and welcome to PA. That's an interesting ring, and nice find! It's a pity the first two letters are unclear, because there are many sponsor's marks from which to choose, and it's hard to know which one it is. I'm not convinced that's an L - possibly a W. The other symbols are: The crown was a general symbol for 'gold'. The C18 (I assume) is 18 carat. And I believe that particular F is 1873. But I have to wonder about all the "stain" marks on the gold. Does it polish up to shiny gold? Because gold doesn't usually stain, which makes me wonder about this ring's purity, and the possibility that it's not as "genuine" as those hallmarks are trying to suggest otherwise. They are "odd", compared to others, I believe. It might have been made by a "backyard" goldsmith in Australia back in 1873, and he just used those marks for his work, and it didn't actually go through an assayers office, which would explain the lack of an assayer's mark and country of origin. Cheers, Megsy [/QUOTE]
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