Heh All,
I posted today that I found a 14 K P gold ring. I was disappointed because I thought it was "Plated" but it is not! Here is the explanation, which I thought would benefit many of you potentially disaapointed treasure hunters!
14K. P means Plumb Gold not Plate Gold.
"PLUMB GOLD A term used to describe gold jewelry that contains the precise amount of gold in the alloy that the Karat mark indicates. In the past an item marked 14Kt could legally have been 13.5 karat and still considered 14K. Today an item marked 14k must be at least 14 of 24 parts fine gold and is considered plumb gold. In some instances manufacturers have marked their jewelry 14KP meaning plumb, but inadvertently have confused the public that believed the 14KP mark meant gold plated.
I posted today that I found a 14 K P gold ring. I was disappointed because I thought it was "Plated" but it is not! Here is the explanation, which I thought would benefit many of you potentially disaapointed treasure hunters!
14K. P means Plumb Gold not Plate Gold.
"PLUMB GOLD A term used to describe gold jewelry that contains the precise amount of gold in the alloy that the Karat mark indicates. In the past an item marked 14Kt could legally have been 13.5 karat and still considered 14K. Today an item marked 14k must be at least 14 of 24 parts fine gold and is considered plumb gold. In some instances manufacturers have marked their jewelry 14KP meaning plumb, but inadvertently have confused the public that believed the 14KP mark meant gold plated.