I intended to wear this ring core blank as is, without turning it. I’m probably the reason for why this ring is shown cut in half & gold plating is mentioned. I got salty with this business because I believed the ring wasn’t actually Nordic gold. I was wrong.. The plating is 24k, and more vibrant than solid gold. There was a small area on the channel part of my ring where the plating was a little “tainted”. I removed the plating from that area & noticed a significant color difference in the base metal itself. With much effort using a dremel polishing wheel and red rouge, I managed to remove all plating from the outside of the ring & polish the base metal. The result, not impressive. It looked like a pale 14k gold, not yellow. Notice in the picture of the ring cut in half there are different tones on the inside of the metal. This is actually normal. The rich gold color of Nordic Gold is partly due to a natural oxide that occurs on the surface of the metal. If this oxide layer was still there beneath the plating I polished it away. However, Since the ring is genuine Nordic Gold I was able to fix it with ease. To restore the yellow gold color I heated the ring in the oven at 225 degrees for 4 hours, and achieved a “heat patina” which resembles 18k yellow gold. A major learning experience for me. I apologize to the shop owner for twisting his arm over a ring that turned out to be authentic. I don’t know if his company plates these rings or if it happens somewhere else in manufacturing. But what I do know from experience now is Nordic Gold can be a tricky alloy. Allegedly the EU purposely uses Nordic Gold for currency because it discourages counterfeiting being that it is generally tough to work with. I appreciate this seller going the extra mile and making Nordic Gold rings available.
