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Coll3ctor
Coll3ctor Posts: 3,388 ✭✭✭
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Is there any value to this ring other than melt?






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  • Mr_Spud
    Mr_Spud Posts: 7,272 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Someone might be willing to pay more than melt value just for the novelty.

    Mr_Spud

  • johnny9434
    johnny9434 Posts: 34,068 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Looks like a 10k ring. Interesting

  • Smudge
    Smudge Posts: 10,001 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @johnny9434 said:
    Looks like a 10k ring. Interesting

    Looks like 18. I have seen a lot of these with a quarter eagle. Maybe it’s worth a little more than melt for the novelty value.

  • JBK
    JBK Posts: 17,862 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I had a similar issue when selling off some old gold jewelry to a store. The difference between what they paid me and what they could sell it for as jewelry was not high enough to justify keeping it as inventory. Only very special pieces escaped the melting pot.

    There were a few things that I could not bear to see go to the scrap pile so I kept them.

  • yspsales
    yspsales Posts: 2,670 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Ebay...

    99 cent 7 day auction

    BST: KindaNewish (3/21/21), WQuarterFreddie (3/30/21), Meltdown (4/6/21), DBSTrader2 (5/5/21) AKA- unclemonkey on Blow Out

  • SeattleSlammer
    SeattleSlammer Posts: 10,125 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Sorry man, it’s just plated. So no melt value. But as has been stated already — there may be someone that wants to buy it to wear.

  • PerryHall
    PerryHall Posts: 47,753 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    If you sell it on eBay, I suggest that you include the Indian cent. It'll generate more interest and probably higher bids.

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
    "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
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  • Coll3ctor
    Coll3ctor Posts: 3,388 ✭✭✭
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    "On a ring, "HGE" stands for Heavy Gold Electroplate, which means the ring has a thick layer of gold applied over a base metal like brass or nickel. It is a form of gold-plated jewelry, not solid gold, and the "HGE" marking indicates a slightly thicker, higher-quality plating compared to a standard "GP" (gold plated) or "GE" (gold electroplate) mark"

    Thanx for the education :)

  • 291fifth
    291fifth Posts: 25,218 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 24, 2025 5:18PM
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    With gold at its present level it should be an easy decision ... sell for melt.

    OOPS! I should have read the whole thread. HGE means electroplate. That makes it a low value novelty item that some collector might want at the right price.

    All glory is fleeting.
  • goldfixer21
    goldfixer21 Posts: 136 ✭✭✭
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    FYI, as stated above HGE is heavy gold electroplate.
    14KP or 10KP and 18KP in most instances means karat plumb, which means it's actually gold
    Any time you see 1/10 or 1/20 in front of a karat quality it's gold filled
    These are the typical markings for US made items

  • Rampage
    Rampage Posts: 9,685 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    As stated already, it is not gold. The coin is worth a dollar. The ring is worth nothing. Put the ring on eBay and try to sell it for $10.00. Maybe someone will bite.

  • rte592
    rte592 Posts: 2,234 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Here's hoping you did pay too much for it.

  • Coin Finder
    Coin Finder Posts: 7,805 ✭✭✭✭✭
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