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<p>[QUOTE="evelyb30, post: 1557147, member: 36"]Short form: I wouldn't worry about the stones much. </p><p><br /></p><p>IIRC 8 karat is about 33.3% gold, so the metal isn't going to be sky high prices either. The World Gold Council says it is the minimum for current hallmarking in Greece and Portugal, but that's modern standards. If some GI bought these on leave for Mom or the Wife, we'd need standards from 50 years ago. The design says Thailand, so I'd go with that too.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="evelyb30, post: 1557147, member: 36"]Short form: I wouldn't worry about the stones much. IIRC 8 karat is about 33.3% gold, so the metal isn't going to be sky high prices either. The World Gold Council says it is the minimum for current hallmarking in Greece and Portugal, but that's modern standards. If some GI bought these on leave for Mom or the Wife, we'd need standards from 50 years ago. The design says Thailand, so I'd go with that too.[/QUOTE]
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