9/22/2023 0 Comments Antique gold ring no hallmarkThis is gold sheet (usually 12K or 14k) that is rolled into a tube, and then filled with a base (ie non precious) metal such as brass. So today, look no further than the Jewellery Muses’ quick glance guide to identifying letter stamps and initials on jewelry which are used to describe gold-tone/ gold-plated metal … Sadly, some unscrupulous sellers give a rather ‘creative’ description of their jewellery for sale, which tries to gloss over the fact that their jewelry is not real – it’s gold plated. Virtually every time I’ve had to be the bearer of bad news they’ve been conned and their expensive ‘solid 18kgp ring’ is actually gold plated costume jewellery. I’ve had quite a few emails over the years which have asked for my help in explaining the letters on gold looking jewellery that someone has purchased. Have you ever looked at gold jewellery on a website and come across the above words and initials in the description? Do you wonder what they mean? Read on for tips on how to identify your gold coloured jewellery! RG….GF…… gold HGE……Gold bonded……GP….Vermeil……Gold layered.
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