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    shaggzalot Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Dec 15, 2010, 12:42 PM
    I need to understand the markings on a gold ring of mine
    I have a ring that says 18kt but then there is in uppercase H G F O or H C F O or something like that can u tell me if that means its gold plated or is it a manufactors markings
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    Dec 15, 2010, 06:32 PM

    18 k is the gold weight of the ring. It would not be gold plated with the gold weight on it.
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    Mar 3, 2011, 08:56 PM
    Actually, plated jewelry can be stamped with the karat weight of the plating. 18k girlfriend can be plated with 18kt gold. Take the piece to a local jeweler and most can tell by looking at the piece through a gemscope
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