D0008 Vintage 10K White Gold with an Est. ¼ Carat Mine Cut Diamond Hat Pin.

Description: Vintage 10K White Gold with an Est. ¼ Carat Mine Cut Diamond Hat Pin. Pin is 2½" long. Marked 10K on pin. Stone is 4mm. Weighs 2.0 dwt. Note the letter/number combo in the title is for our purposes. We do not check prongs for wear or stones for looseness. All items are sold as is-noting that we are a resale shop so everything here had a previous owner! We will include flaws in the description when noted. This is one of the reasons our items are more affordable than new at a jewelry store. Is our gold solid gold? We get asked this question quite often. To respond to this question, we have to look at gold jewelry karats. Solid gold is 24k 100% pure. The odds of seeing jewelry made of this purity are pretty slim. You might see some Indian gold at the 24k mark but most of their jewelry is in the 21-22k (.875-.917% pure) range. In stating this the common gold karats we see today in America are 10k (.417% pure), 14k (.583% pure) and 18k (.750%) pure. However, with European jewelry and other jewelry made around the world, you will see 8k (.333% pure), 9k (.375% pure) and more. These karats of gold I have dealt with thus far. Now any jewelry predating 1906 is not guaranteed to be the full karat that it is marked. Like a ring could be marked 10k (.417% pure) but in reality it's 9.6k (.400% pure). In 1906 the National Gold and Silver act was formed so that any gold that was stamped the karat marked will be the karat that you get. Now in stating this if you see a ring marked 14KP it's not a 14k plate but 14k plum meaning pure 14k. Now again the only pure gold is 24k. In stating this if you are allergic to zinc, nickel or copper I would recommend buying 14k or a higher grade of gold. The reason why is you may get an allergic reaction to the ring because of its other contents (58.3%). Does gold tarnish? The answer to this question is "Solid" 24k gold does not tarnish and is too soft to be used in jewelry by itself. So gold is usually alloyed with other base metals (zinc, copper and nickel for example) altering its properties. It is these other base metals alloyed with gold that actually react with oxygen, sulfur and moisture and eventually tarnish your gold jewelry. The higher the karat the jewelry is, the less likely that it will tarnish. If you need the websites to provide this available info, I can give them to you. I test all questionable gold or silver items that come inside my store. I will even get a 2nd opinion on the items if my acid tests are not reading it correctly. I take pride in selling jewelry at discounted prices compared to jewelry stores, that saves you the most compared to buying new. Should you have any questions before purchasing an item please ask. Thank you, and I hope this helps you to better understand gold jewelry. Track Page Views With Auctiva's FREE Counter

Price: 274.99 USD

Location: Appleton, Wisconsin

End Time: 2025-01-27T16:34:32.000Z

Shipping Cost: 6 USD