Gold? Rings help

[ow9654]

Hello all,
I recently bought a cigar box with some stuff in it, these two are the sort of confusing ones.
I`m looking to know a rough age of the older one and whether or not the plain one is gold (looks like an eastern hallmark but poorly put on the ring)
Or would I just be better to saw the plain one in half and sell it as a gold one if proven?
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[ow9654]

Sorry the pictures arent working so here are some links, all of the photos are in the album if I`m missing any links.
http://i1172.photobucket.com/albums/r575/ow9654/rings001.jpg
http://i1172.photobucket.com/albums/r575/ow9654/rings003.jpg
http://i1172.photobucket.com/albums/r575/ow9654/rings008.jpg
http://i1172.photobucket.com/albums/r575/ow9654/rings005-1.jpg
http://i1172.photobucket.com/albums/r575/ow9654/rings007.jpg

[talesofthesevenseas]

I can't see the hallmarks well enough to make heads or tails of them, but if I were you, I'd look at them with a loupe or other magnification device to try to see them, then if that doesn't work I would take them to a pawn shop and tell them that you want to know if these are gold or something else.

[greenacres]

If you use lemon juice on a rag and they come clean then they are brass.

[ow9654]

Ok sorry if the hallmarks are way too small, from left to right theres a C, looks like a star then,next one is unreadeable and last is a W. I can`t see this sort on any British hallmark databases and having difficulty searching foreign ones.
I`ll try the lemon juice on a rag too, but I have done a scratch test on them and it says gold but it could be plated, so I`m relying on the hallmark or else just saw it in half.

The other one theres no hallmarks but scratches for gold, I`m really looking for an age for that one.

Thank you
-ow

[mart]

Sawing in half wouldn`t help !! Gold is too soft to be used in a pure state !! Most all are plated with base metal you just need to know the thickness of the plating and its purity !!

[ow9654]

The plain ring is definitely gold!

The other ring I wont be damaging as it looks to be very old, if you can help me with this one please do!
Thank you

[mart]

My opinion on this ring is,, very thin layer of gold ? plating most of which has worn off !!  Gold does not tarnish,, you can dig a gold coin out of the ground after many years and it will still shine bright,, like gold !!!  Not good workmanship so would not indicate anything of importance !!