I think it's about 20 years.
I have an old gold ring with markings CG&S - CROWN - 22 - ANCHOR - N I know the ring was made by Charles Green and it is 22 carat gold but I am unsure of the rest. Can someone please help
{| |- | 18 Kt would indicate that the ring was made of 18 karat gold. The other symbol is most likely a hallmark. That would indicate who made the ring and can give clues as to how old it is. |}
The anchor symbol on old sterling silver typically represents that the item was made in Birmingham, England. It is a hallmark that signifies the standard of purity for the silver content in the item.
I have a very old gold colored ring with a clear stone that has fs 4 k inside? what does that mean? what could the stone be? It is not a diamond but the Gold is real and looks like my 14 k ring..
Hi 12ct gold is real 500(parts per 1000) or is 50% gold its usually old watches cases. But its rarely seen i have a ring that is 12ct gold so if you found a ring get it and get insurance as i said its RARE. Lynda
Check their Hallmark.
Given the description from the previous edit "I broke a chunk of gold of my ring when wearing it. Does this mean anything? It is an old ring, 3 generations" The ring probably broke simply because it was old. While gold is durable the ring was probably subjected to a fair deal of wear and tear over the course of three generations. Perhaps there was even a flaw or weakness in the metal from when it was first made into a ring.
Stamps on Gold and Platinum Rings The stamp 555 on a ring is 14k Gold The stamp 999 means Gold with Platinum The Stamp 333 on a ring is very Rare and Exclusive, it has different value's - stamped as ; 333 means Platinum. (rear white Gold) stamped as ; 333 , 350 means, Platinum above 10000 years old. stamped as ; 333 , 360 means, Platinum above 20000 years old.
Possibly 14 carat (Karat) or 14/24 gold.
These are what is called the "Hallmark". All silver articles made in Britain have to have a Hallmark. It identifies where it was made and the year of making. It is a complicated system, there are books written about it. I'm sure you can get details from Google as well. Further answer: when you specified an "old sterling silver ring", I assumed it was British, but of course it might have come from elsewhere. Other countries have their own systems of hallmarking. A useful site is "www.925-1000.com" which gives details of the marks of many countries as well as Britain, so you should be able to find what you have on your ring.
If the 'B' comes before the 10k it's a maker mark, after the 10k it's gold over something else. I have a gold ring marked ( B10k ) it's real 10kt I've been wearing it for years now and no change. But mine is Victorian pretty old.
Take your ring to a local jeweler, who may be able to tell you by looking at it, the age of the ring.