Found a ring

[John D.]

It has been raining off and on for two days here in VA. I covered my 1350 with a plastic bag and went dirt fishing. I found a professional Fireman ring,looks like a class ring. It has 14K TGE on the inside. I have looked all over the net and can't find what TGE stands for. Can someone out there please help me.
John buys gold coins with his clad finds, I am going to buy a scanner!
Thank You in advance,
Your Friend,

 

[DavHut]

It most likely means its gold plated. One typical marking is "HGE," which stands for "Heavy Gold Electroplat" I have found other references to plating as applied by the Esposito Jewelry, of Providence Rhode Island, who uses the letters TGE.

 

[awhitster]

Sometimes the stamp doesn't get on all the way. The T might have been mis-marked. Usually class rings are good gold, not plated.

 

[DavHut]

[size=medium]Usually class rings are good gold, not plated.
Traditionally thats true and most makers still offer the "good gold" option. But, I read a thread lately that talked about how that is changing.
As a way to cut manufacturing costs and offer a lower cost alternative to traditional commemorative rings, the makers of such things are now offering just what we are talking about here - plating on a base metal.

Wanna guess one of the companies that was mentioned in the thread? Yep, you got it - Esposito.[/size]

 

[Uncle Willy]

Not sure about the T but GE stands for gold electroplate. The T could stand for thin as some rings are stamped HGE = heavy gold electroplate.

Bill

 

[Paul(NWO)]

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