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softballsam
Mar 24, 2009, 07:34 AM
I have a ring that I was told it was 14K white gold, but there is no 14K marked in ring. There is a 585 marking on the inside of the ring. Is this another marking that us here in the states do not know about? Or did I get scammed? Please someone tell me something.

JudyKayTee
Mar 24, 2009, 07:47 AM
14K gold is marked 585 for 58.5% gold.

Fr_Chuck
Mar 24, 2009, 09:59 AM
And when in doubt, at least in the US, take it to any corner pawn shop and they can check it for you.

jennycarol
Aug 10, 2009, 04:30 AM
Purity of gold is measured in terms of Karat. Karat weight tells us the amount of real gold present in the alloy.

24 karat means the alloy is 100% gold.
Similarly, 22 Karat refers to 91.7% gold
And 14 carat is 58.5% gold.

Hence its 585 mark.