It depends on where and how it is used. Usually gf means gold filled.
It is an older term for a heavy gold plating. In that gold can have a thin or a heavy layer when it is plated. GF was suppose to mean a heavy layer.
Now gold plating if properly disclosed is appropriate. The seller or manufacturer is telling the buyer that the item has a little bit of gold, on the outside and the rest of the item is not gold.
In this way you get the beauty of gold without the expense. It is usually a cheaper or fashion piece that would be designed to be worn for a shorter period than an all-gold piece. The funny thing about that is there are OLD OLD pocket watches that were sold with a 5 or 20 year life that are still going strong 100+ years later
GF stands for "Gold Fermented" or plated, so 18K GF means 18 Karat Gold Plated.
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Women's bracelets are made from 18k gold, silver with gold and sterling silver.Men's bracelets are made from 18k gold, black titanium, silver and black titanium, silver with gold, and sterling silver.
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This means that it is not pure gold, The 18 k gf tells you that this is a gold filled piece of jewelry, which means it is covered with a layer of gold but has a base metal underneath this layer.
Probably that it was # 766 of an 18k Design.
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LHGE is the logo of the company who made the piece.
18K gold Made in Italy
in all probably hct is a company ident .mark if hge (heavy gold electroplate) ge (gold electroplate) gf (gold filled) P (means plum gold or exactly 18k,14k,12k,10k,9k,)