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10K Gold Bracelet Today

awhitster

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Gold Bracelet Today

I found a gold bracelet today on the spectator part of a large soccer field. It is marked DOV 417. 417 is the European mark for 10K (41.7% gold). Nice with 2 hearts. To small for the wife, I
 
Next time I'm down there I'm going to watch you VERY closely. There is something you haven't told me yet....:twodetecting: Another good find bro..
 
[quote Rosco Bookbinder]Next time I'm down there I'm going to watch you VERY closely. There is something you haven't told me yet....:twodetecting: Another good find bro..[/quote]Come on down, my :detecting: training school is always open:rofl:

Actually, this find gave me a little trouble. I (luckily) put my screwdriver right through the center of it. My Vibraprobe would buzz on the way through the hole then nothing. Finally I saw a glimmer of gold and realized it was a bracelet. I thought it had 2 sets of initials until I got home with my good loop. A search on the Internet lead me to the European gold marks listed below.
European Markings
European gold jewelry is marked with numbers that indicate their percentage of gold, such as:

18K gold is marked 750 to indicate 75% gold
14K gold is marked 585 for 58.5%
10K gold is marked 417 for 41.7%

From this website. Jewelry Marks
 
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