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<p>[QUOTE="JewelryPicker, post: 9463289, member: 20513"]IMO, For this specific piece though, this is simply a exercise in determining if it’s 14k or 18k</p><p><br /></p><p>the marks, although un-deciphered, indicate typical assay, purity & makers marks not typically found on non-precious metals. </p><p><br /></p><p>The construction is high quality, not found in costume jewelry, aside from very high end makers. </p><p><br /></p><p>In my opinion, it is most certainly European gold, the only unknown is 14k or 18k, and acid can determine that (the simple scratch test would suffice, because I don’t suspect it to be plated)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="JewelryPicker, post: 9463289, member: 20513"]IMO, For this specific piece though, this is simply a exercise in determining if it’s 14k or 18k the marks, although un-deciphered, indicate typical assay, purity & makers marks not typically found on non-precious metals. The construction is high quality, not found in costume jewelry, aside from very high end makers. In my opinion, it is most certainly European gold, the only unknown is 14k or 18k, and acid can determine that (the simple scratch test would suffice, because I don’t suspect it to be plated)[/QUOTE]
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