Gold Filled Jewelry Markings

Look for markings like pt or pt followed by a number to indicate platinum metal.

Gold filled jewelry markings.

The most common identifier of gold filled items is the sign gf after the karat number. In that case it s either plated or filled gold or it s costume plain old jewelry not real gold. However such pieces usually have additional letters and numbers stamped that indicate that they are not solid gold. Standard purity marks used for vintage gold jewelry.

Some other markings mean a jewelry item is not fine karat gold. Look for other hallmarks or stamps that indicate plated gold such as hge gold filled plate rgp ep or 1 10 the fractions indicate the ratio of gold to alloy such as copper. In europe purity marks are commonly shown as percentages. See my other guide to find out more about the different kinds of gold plated jewelry including their markings.

Gold plated jewelry markings. Gold filled jewelry should also have markings indicating its karat number. Sometimes the karat value is shown as a ratio such as 18 24 or 14 24 this is most commonly seen with gold filled jewelry as mentioned in the section above. Vermeil pronounced ver may is gold.