Look inside the band of the ring. It should be stamped 10K, 14K, GF10K, GF14K, SS/GF. The 10 and 14K means it is gold. The GF means it is gold filled and not gold. SS means it is sterling with a...
In the US jewelry must be at least 10k gold in order to be considered or called gold jewelry. This means that 41.7% of the jewelry must be pure gold and the remaining 58.3% can by alloys. In Europe,...
There is no definition of the actual jewels in a ring or setting. To determine the value of the jewels requires a professional jeweler or gemologist.The imprints on most jewelry are the required...
A ring to be considered gold must be 10k or above and stamped inside the band of the ring 10k, 14k, 18k. If it isn't stamped more than likely it is not real gold. If in doubt about the value of a...