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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 9545761, member: 5833"]I rather doubt your piece is from Asia, but according to:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.gold.org/about-gold/about-gold-jewellery" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.gold.org/about-gold/about-gold-jewellery" rel="nofollow">https://www.gold.org/about-gold/about-gold-jewellery</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The following are the common standards of fineness that are used:</p><p><br /></p><p>.375 = 9 carat (England and Canada)</p><p><br /></p><p>.417 = 10 carat</p><p><br /></p><p>.583 (.585) = 14 carat</p><p><br /></p><p>.750 = 18 carat</p><p><br /></p><p>.833 = 20 carat (Asia)</p><p><br /></p><p>.999 (1000) = 24 carat pure gold</p><p><br /></p><p>Also:</p><p><br /></p><p>In France, the UK, Austria, Portugal and Ireland, 9 carat is the lowest caratage permitted to be called gold. In Denmark and Greece, 8 carat is the legal minimum standard.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 9545761, member: 5833"]I rather doubt your piece is from Asia, but according to: [URL]https://www.gold.org/about-gold/about-gold-jewellery[/URL] The following are the common standards of fineness that are used: .375 = 9 carat (England and Canada) .417 = 10 carat .583 (.585) = 14 carat .750 = 18 carat .833 = 20 carat (Asia) .999 (1000) = 24 carat pure gold Also: In France, the UK, Austria, Portugal and Ireland, 9 carat is the lowest caratage permitted to be called gold. In Denmark and Greece, 8 carat is the legal minimum standard.[/QUOTE]
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