Understanding Jewelry Stamps: Decoding Gold Electroplate (HGE)

Question
what does the (18k hge) mean?


Answer
Good morning Lance,
    HGE stands for Heavy Gold Electroplate. It is a form of plating gold on a base metal using electricity as the conductant. It will wear off in time and will crack when sized. Basically used to keep the price down on fashion jewelry while maintaining appearances.

Steve Kretser