Posted 1 year ago
LeahCAllan17
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My mother was sorting through some old belongings of my uncle who passed away several years ago and she found a ring of his that he had purchased in America. We tried looking online to find any information about it and we discovered it was a blue star sapphire ring but nothing else. It has 14KP stamped on the inside along with a symbol or something in front of the 14KP. We’re just looking for more information if anyone has any. My mother plans to wear it but if it’s not real gold she doesn’t want to do anything to damage it.
Thanks.
I would assume that "14KP" is 14 karat plumb. So guaranteed to contain 58.33% gold or more. Pure 24k gold is soft, so they mix other metals with it.
Here's an explanation..
https://modaya.com/blogs/news/what-does-14k-plumb-gold-mean#gbaid82730
Here's another link that may be better..
"Some governments allow 13.5k to be stamped 14k so the 14KP tells the consumer that this is a true 14 karat mix."
https://www.mygemologist.com/learn/jewelry-metals/gold-purity-and-the-differences-between-white-and-yellow-gold/
I'd check the stone little more...The setting is worthy of holding a valuable stone, could be a lindy, but not sure.
LeahCAllan17, dav2n01 is correct about 14KP. Here is a bit more detail:
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Van McMinn
Independent Jewelry Appraiser (1999–present)
In 1976 the U.S. Congress passed the Gold Labeling Act of 1976 which updated the quality marks for jewelry sold in the United States beginning in 1981. Prior to this law any karat gold items that were marked 10K, 14K or 18K could be about 1/2 karat less than marked (about 2% less gold). With the new law jewelry manufacturers were required to make each karat within 99.7% of what it was stamped; this was marked with a "P" as part of the quality mark to indicate "plumb" or exactly the karat marked and was used for most jewelry crafted from 1981 to about 1990. The mark isn't commonly used anymore but helps date jewelry to the 1980s.
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https://www.quora.com/What-does-%E2%80%9C14k-p-%E2%80%9D-gold-stamp-mean-inside-a-ring