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BBNBBN Posts: 3,761 ✭✭✭
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If I were to purchase an 18k class ring would it wear down pretty quick? Am I better off with 14k? Thanks

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  • scrapman1077scrapman1077 Posts: 334 ✭✭
    I see a lot of class rings in the scrap I buy, some only a year old ! If you have to have one I would go for the lowest karat you can get, just MHO.
  • WeissWeiss Posts: 9,941 ✭✭✭✭✭
    My wedding band is 18k, my baht necklace is 24k. Neither shows more than light wear. Of course they're not as detailed as a class ring. But the hype about high karat jewelry wearing down is just that: hype.

    That said: be prepared to pay multiples of melt for a class ring. Many multiples. A ring that has $100 worth of gold may cost as much as $1000 or more.

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  • SmittysSmittys Posts: 9,876 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Rings made of higher than 14k tend to bend easier.
    https://www.ebay.com/str/christyscoins
  • BBNBBN Posts: 3,761 ✭✭✭
    Very good points by all. I do realize that there is a huge markup on jewelry, but I will have waited 23 years from the time I graduated high school to finish college so I want to commemorate it in style. image I think I've been talked down to 14k instead of 18k though. Thanks folks. image

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