, Owner of Diamond Treats. Most likely that it is a Gold/Silver Allow (Ag is the chemical symbol for silver). 10K means 10 carat gold. This means that your jewellery is 10/24 parts pure gold!

What does AG stamp on jewelry mean?

Precious metals
All of our rings are hallmarked (stamped with their titanium grade and karat mark, such as 22K, 18K, 14K, PLAT etc.) to guarantee you the purity of the gold, platinum or silver used in its manufacturing. Precious metals – Platinum (Pt), Gold (Au), Silver (Ag). Gold. The karat mark refers to the purity of gold.

What does 10k mean on earrings?

10-karat gold
10-karat gold consists of 10 parts gold and 14 parts other metals such as copper, silver, and nickel. 10-karat jewelry is usually stamped with the marking 10K, 10KT, or 0.417.

What does 10K mean on a gold ring?

Rae – GF stands for “Gold filled”, which means that this piece is plated with gold and has some other metal underneath. The “1/20” means that 1/20th of the total weight (or 5%) is real gold. The 10k simply stands for 10 karat, which is the purity of the gold plating.

What does the 14K mark on gold jewelry mean?

Jeweller’s Marks A lot of jewelry will have several stamps or marks. Often there is one stamp to indicate the purity of the gold (“14K”, as mentioned above). The purity mark can be accompanied by a second mark called a maker’s mark or a jeweller’s stamp.

What does it mean when jewelry is stamped K?

This means no additives. While this is pure gold it is also very soft and tends to bend and scratch rather easily. This is one of the reasons it is rare to find jewelry that is pure gold. As a side note, palladium is added to gold to make white gold. Also, Karat is usually stamped k, K, or KT and is different from Carat.

What does 18K mean on a jewelry stamp?

It almost always has the karat fineness of the plating listed, i.e. 18K GP. HGE – this is the abbreviation for high grade electroplate, which is another way of denoting that the jewelry you are looking at is not solid gold.