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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;George Chaney, post: 3779174, member: 19137&quot;]I&#039;m in agreement. In my humble opinion, the ring is old, and I will bet it is 1800&#039;s old. Knowing the karat gold could help, but if there are no gold markings on the inside of the band they were either sized away or were never present. Given the inscription placement, and the fact it appears to originate from somewhere in Europe, I would personally guess sized away not knowing what country of origin and what the gold marking practices were for the country. The button face and the hand engraved design is more consistent with pieces that are older than the 20th century - i.e. mid to late 1800&#039;s. But...that will all be speculative based upon what you see visually in the ring.</p><p><br /></p><p>Value is subjective. Having bought enough, I would say $300 to $400.00 U.S. dollars retail if it tested out as gold and very easily more at auction with the right buyers/collectors. Stuff like this, if authentic period antiques, is not subject exclusively to the value of spot gold <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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