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Message:: [QUOTE="Happy!, post: 258438, member: 237"]Found this old ring in my Grandma's sewing cabinet.  The markings ID it as a McGrath-Hamin ring. This was also my Mom's sewing cabinet.  She is 92 now.  I did some research and don't think this is from the 1950s, so would this perhaps be from my Grandma's era, say 1920s?  I like the idea of thinking of her wearing it with her flapper dresses... Also, what is the metal used (?)and the stone (Citrine?) and are the rhinestones called paste because they are just chips; not high quality? I see a few sterling ones on Etsy, but I don't this does not say that, just Pat Appld and the M arrow mark.  Worthpoint shows a "Citrine" ring sold on Nov. 3, 2016.  "VINTAGE MCGRATH-HAMING CITRINE RING SIZE 7"  Does anyone have a subscription with the price it sold for? Am not thinking of selling it at this point, but I do like to know a rough sold value in case I have to in the future. Also, what is that greening at the back?  Is that remnants of a foil back or some corrosion caused by the metal used?  I know just enough to be confused lol..  Should I clean it and how? [ATTACH=full]80552[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]80553[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]80554[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]