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<p>[QUOTE="springfld.arsenal, post: 281356, member: 54"]Saw this and was thinking of buying as a gift, but not sure is authentic. There are casting flaws visible inside. It does have the Josten mark, a good sign, not sure what other Mark with C is. Shows verrry little wear, way less than expected for one made in 71 and presumably worn for decades? Nothing in ad about the diamond-good, bad, ?? The exterior cast-in design, including class crest, is 100% correct, maybe that's enuf to prove it is ok?</p><p><br /></p><p>Real or repro, maybe gold plated?</p><p><br /></p><p>What would you say is the metal value of the 14k gold? "Ring weighs 32 g."</p><p><br /></p><p>Had to put ad link here to make all the info avl.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-1971-USNA-Naval-Academy-Class-Ring-14K-Yellow-Gold-70s-Diamonds-US-Navy-/382227549464?hash=item58fe898d18:g:nAEAAOSw0bxZuym8" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-1971-USNA-Naval-Academy-Class-Ring-14K-Yellow-Gold-70s-Diamonds-US-Navy-/382227549464?hash=item58fe898d18:g:nAEAAOSw0bxZuym8" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-1971-USNA-Naval-Academy-Class-Ring-14K-Yellow-Gold-70s-Diamonds-US-Navy-/382227549464?hash=item58fe898d18:g:nAEAAOSw0bxZuym8</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="springfld.arsenal, post: 281356, member: 54"]Saw this and was thinking of buying as a gift, but not sure is authentic. There are casting flaws visible inside. It does have the Josten mark, a good sign, not sure what other Mark with C is. Shows verrry little wear, way less than expected for one made in 71 and presumably worn for decades? Nothing in ad about the diamond-good, bad, ?? The exterior cast-in design, including class crest, is 100% correct, maybe that's enuf to prove it is ok? Real or repro, maybe gold plated? What would you say is the metal value of the 14k gold? "Ring weighs 32 g." Had to put ad link here to make all the info avl. [URL]http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-1971-USNA-Naval-Academy-Class-Ring-14K-Yellow-Gold-70s-Diamonds-US-Navy-/382227549464?hash=item58fe898d18:g:nAEAAOSw0bxZuym8[/URL][/QUOTE]
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