What does 10K HGE mean?
GP after the stamp stands for gold plated, “18K GP” means the item is electroplated with 18 karat gold. HGE stands for “High Grade Electroplate,” “18K HGE” meand the item is electroplated with 18 karat gold. “1/20 10K GF” means 1/20th or 5% of the weight is 10 karat gold.
What does 10k gold filled mean?
The term gold-filled refers to the manufacturing process in which a sheet of base metal, usually brass, is mechanically bonded with thinner sheets of gold. The quality of the gold used is typically 10, 12 or 14 karat gold with 10 karat being minimum. Hallmarking would look like “10K GF” or “14K GF”.
What is an 18kge ring made of?
A ring that is marked “18KGE” is made of an unspecified metal that is electroplated with a thin layer of 18 karat gold. This electroplated layer differs from other gold covering in that the gold has been electrolytically deposited in a uniform manner.
What does 14K KC mean on jewelry?
For example what does 925nc mean or what does 14k KC mean. This is simply the symbol for 92.5 sterling silver (925) and the maker’s mark (nc). The 14k KC means simply 14k gold (14k) and the makers mark (KC). There have been thousands of maker’s marks, so if you need to know who the maker is, it will take some research to discover this.
What do the letters on gold-colored jewelry mean?
The letters on gold-colored, or gold-tone jewelry are used to describe jewelry that is gold plated or colored in such a way as to have the appearance of gold. It’s important to note that jewelry bearing these stamps or descriptions are not gold jewelry.
What does KP stand for on jewelry?
What does a KP stamp mean on my jewelry? This stands for Karat Plumb and is a certification that it is at least the karat marked or better. For instance, 14kp means it is at the very least 14k or higher. I will leave you with this one last answer to a question we are often asked, as I think it is very important to address this.