I can't seem to figure out what the marking on my great grandmother's gold ring is. Any help is greatly appreciated.
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The ring is 14 karat gold. That is the 14k part. The symbol that looks like an S is probably the manufacturer.
The S may stand for Stuller--which is a brand. I can't confirm it because I have lost my bookmark for jewelers marks.
Judy is correct that the 14K is 14 Karat gold. 24 K is considered solid gold. Everything else is lesser amounts of gold mixed with other metals...it usually goes down to 18K, 14K, 10K and occasionally 8K.
Gold buyers (avoid pawn shops if you can and seek out some of the national chains to buy gold and silver as they seem to pay better), pay by the current market value for scrap gold and the K you have.
The gold market today is on the rise, so you may want to watch it if you are going to sell for scrap. I like this site because it gives a visual of the values (scroll down for the graph:
www.moneymetals.com/
Scrap values are national; what the individual places pay is their own percentage of the national value so it does pay to shop around to find the best payout!
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