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    softballsam Posts: 3, Reputation: 1
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    Mar 24, 2009, 07:34 AM
    Verifying that the ring is 14K gold?
    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.
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    Mar 24, 2009, 07:47 AM

    14K gold is marked 585 for 58.5% gold.
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    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.
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    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.
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