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926?

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DigaDiga

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I pulled an earring out of the wet sand this morning. At first I thought it was silver, but I couldn't find a mark. Upon closer examination, I noticed 926 (the earring was bent so it was hard to see) on the post. I have never heard of 926, only 925. I looked on the web, and someone posted 926 meant Gold with another metal plated over it. I do not have a good enough camera to take a picture and post the earring. Anybody have any clues if this info is correct? The earring is almost half dollar size with designs on it. It is heavier than I thought it would be for silver.
 
Any jeweler will be happy to check it out for you. Nice find! It may be 22K white gold.
 
The number 926 is really 0.926; that decimal number translates to 92.6% pure gold. Say you have a ring bearing the mark 926, which perhaps came from another country. This is pretty close to pure gold, in fact it would indicate the ring is 92.6% gold. The standard 22K is set at exactly 91.7%. Your ring honestly could be called slightly more than 22K.

The above from an informational web page.

Dave
 
Crusty said:
The number 926 is really 0.926; that decimal number translates to 92.6% pure gold. Say you have a ring bearing the mark 926, which perhaps came from another country. This is pretty close to pure gold, in fact it would indicate the ring is 92.6% gold. The standard 22K is set at exactly 91.7%. Your ring honestly could be called slightly more than 22K.

The above from an informational web page.

Dave
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Right on:

24K is pure gold

22K = 22/24 = 91%

18K = 18/24 = 75%

14K = 14/24 = 58%

And so on.
 
Thanks for the info. If it is gold, why would any jeweler want to cover it (plate it) with another metal? Makes no sense to me. Gold is such a beautiful color, especially when it is at the bottom of my scoop!
 
DigaDiga said:
Thanks for the info. If it is gold, why would any jeweler want to cover it (plate it) with another metal? Makes no sense to me. Gold is such a beautiful color, especially when it is at the bottom of my scoop!
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They wouldn't - unless the the site you saw was referring to rhodium which is often plated over white gold.
 
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