pretty much, but if it looks good and no one knows it a-okay!!
NO! It depends on the maker, the condition of the piece, how old it is, how well its been cared for, whether it's signed and other things that collectors look for.
Some people collect vintage jewelry, costume, gold plated, gold filled, sterling silver, vermeil, and fine.
If you have a lovely piece of plated jewelry, particularly if its signed hang on to it.
If you love it... by all means wear it but remember the 5 no"s
NO -showering, swimming, sweating, sleeping, spraying.
If it is worn next to your skin when you take it off wash it with a gentle soap and gently dry with a soft cloth and it will last if cared for.
In jewellery, as a ring for example, 24k over silver generally doesnt have any resell value and is mostly worn as costume pieces. If it is worn too often you will wear away the gold and be left with a silver ring.
what is the differences between gold plated and gold over silver.
YES!
NO, gold filled is gold over a base metal like brass. Gold over sterling is called vermeil.
Most likely that the piece of jewelry is gold plated with 24 karat gold, and the metal beneath is sterling silver.
GOS is Gold over Silver. Gold-plated sterling silver jewellery is the best and most valuable in the gold-plated jewellery category. Designer jewellery and fine jewellery are mainly made from gold over sterling silver. The quality of the gold matters as does the silver. The reason we plate Gold over Silver is due to pure gold being too soft for jewellery and is alloyed with a base metal (silver) for strength.
if the plating is gold and not scratched, use a gold cleaning cloth. then a silver cleaning cloth.
It is gold plated over sterling silver and it was made in Italy
about 900 dollars .
I have a gold necklace stamped 926 italy, is this real gold or silver?
14k S is very often thought of as 14k Gold over Sterling Silver. It is NOT Gold over Sterling unless the piece is also marked ".925". If it does not contain the mark ".925", then it is NOT Gold over Sterling. It is 14k Gold, and the "S" is the Maker's Mark.
I think it means it's rose gold plated over sterling silver. Sterling silver is an alloy of silver containing 92.5% by mass of silver and 7.5% by mass of other metals, usually copper. The sterling silver standard has a minimum millesimal fineness of 925.
Unfortunately, only the silver is worth anything because the Gold is almost unrecoverable.