Ring Hallmark Help please

[fyrffytr1]

Since I don't have anything better to do I have been going through my finds and noticed this ring had a hallmark in it. After many attempts with different cameras I was finally able to get a clear enough shot with my digital microscope. It is merely an 18 in a box. Can anyone date this ring by that hallmark? There is no finish left on it and the joint is clearly visible to me but may not show in the pictures.

 

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[Fat]

I don’t know but that’s a nifty little display clamp. In certain conditions you would also get a ticket for that, in this state.

 

[pepperj]

Over the span of years I have dug a few as well with different stamps as 10K-14K-18K that were nothing more than a gold washed band that has lost the wash over time.
I'm not sure if they sold as a XK wash/plated ring or a dupe sale.

 

[Vermont treasure hunter]

I think they were trying to sell it as 18k. It probably had gold plating on it before.

 

[Shakakka]

I found an identical ring on a civil war battle site last year. The people hunting with me said it most likely belonged to a soldier who left his gold ring at home. This one was once plated in gold (18k?) but almost all of it had worn off by the time I found it:

 

[fyrffytr1]

I don’t know but that’s a nifty little display clamp. In certain conditions you would also get a ticket for that, in this state.

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[CRUSADER]

It was once a fake gold ring made of copper/brass & plated. The 18, normally 18K was to fool people - late 19th C probably.

 

[fyrffytr1]

It was once a fake gold ring made of copper/brass & plated. The 18, normally 18K was to fool people - late 19th C probably.

Thanks. That would coincide with the time period of the site I hunted. Maybe not a fake to fool someone but a cheap ring that was all the owner could afford?

 

[CASPER-2]

I wrote about these a few times in the past
they were sold by scammers - I remember an old movie that had a bit in it - could have been abbot & costello
guy come up on the street and says "Hey buddy I got a wife and 5 kids and need money ...can you give me $50 for this ring ?
I need rent money and to feed my family... How bout $40...its worth a $100...How bout $20?"
have seen more stamped 18K over the yrs - have also seen some in box stamped SOLID GOLD or PURE GOLD
they were just highly polished brass or plated at time of sale - after some wear they would turn your finger green

 

[CRUSADER]

Thanks. That would coincide with the time period of the site I hunted. Maybe not a fake to fool someone but a cheap ring that was all the owner could afford?

Yes, some were not fooled but brought these cheap replacements during times of war, like the CW. It meant they could leave the real ring safe with the wife & kids because if he died it would keep them feed for a month or so. The fake one showed he was still married & if he died in combat it wouldn't matter if it got stolen or never made its way back.