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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 181913, member: 2844&quot;]Thanks for both your insights. </p><p>I agree, Greg, that the earrings are not likely to be very old. Although the awkward back to front hooks are usually seen on antique earrings.</p><p><br /></p><p>I can&#039;t find anything on Italian gold grades or hallmarking, other than this:</p><p><i>In many other countries, including in Italy, India and China, jewellery hallmarking is voluntary.</i> <a href="https://www.gold.org/jewellery/about-gold-jewellery/gold-hallmarks" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.gold.org/jewellery/about-gold-jewellery/gold-hallmarks" rel="nofollow">https://www.gold.org/jewellery/about-gold-jewellery/gold-hallmarks</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>I live in The Netherlands where anything under 14k is not considered gold, so there is no legal mark for 9k or 10k.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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