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Wed Oct 22, 2014, 04:13 PMgrasswire (41,789 posts) educate me on antique rings, pleaseI have an old ring that appears to be some sort of a memorial item. Engraved inside with a woman's name, date of her death 1855. No karat mark, although it seems to be gold. No one in the family can finhd out who this person is; not on ancestry or google. My question is this: were there instances where gold jewelry was not stamped with karat? I tried a magnet on it; it does not react to magnet.
Wed Oct 22, 2014, 06:57 PMStar Member safeinOhio (8,322 posts) 1. Lots of old stuff was not markedmany old hat pins are 14k with no stamp. About the only way to check is take it to a jeweler or pick up a test kit. If heavy for the size and no tarnish, it most likely is gold.
Thu Oct 23, 2014, 08:10 AMVinca (22,333 posts) 2. I bought a test kit off ebay and have used it many times.It's very easy and you can test for different grades of gold plus sterling silver and platinum. They're inexpensive, too.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10261143Grasswipe Judy takes some time off from being hot on Frank's trail, to use the vast knowledge of the DUmp in determining the value of a trinket:
