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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lucille.b, post: 9426976, member: 51&quot;]Aside from gold value if not planning to melt-and as a buyer.&nbsp; I usually would assume a solid gold piece to be better made, have better craft than a plated piece.&nbsp; Having a well made item has extra value to me, on top of calculating the gold value.&nbsp;&nbsp; Good question!&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Back to the item, it looks like it could be gold to me.&nbsp; The way the diamond is set with that open back seems a bit fancier than some.&nbsp; I know there were a zillion of these gold and gold plated lockets made in the 40s on up, but this feels a bit earlier to me as well, esp with that maker&#039;s mark and stamp.</p><p><br /></p><p>I like Jewelrypicker&#039;s comment:</p><p><br /></p><p><i>It doesn’t ALWAYS prove true, but a good rule of thumb is:</i></p><p><i>(Generally speaking) Fake diamonds are often set in real gold, but real diamonds are never set in fake gold.</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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