I have a gold necklace stamped 926 italy, is this real gold or silver?
HOW MUCH IS IT WORTH
The hallmark of 926 would indicate 92.6% silver, not gold.
926 is the purity of the metal (in parts per thousand) Italy is the country of manufacture.
As .916 is used in Britain when referring to 22K gold, .926 is the Hallmark used in Italy when referring to the purity of the gold or Karat. And I believe it is yellow gold which also contains copper and silver (conbined account for the remaining 7.4 percent of the karat weight) to give it the yellow coloring.
The 926 on jewelry means yellow 22 karat gold. The number indicates the grade of gold on the scale of 1 to 1000. In most cases gold is alloyed with other metals.
585 Marking on Italian jewellery indicates it is 14K gold
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No, Tiffany only uses .925 or Sterling Silver. If an item is marked 926, it is not real Tiffany!
Real gold plate. Gold over sterling (92.5). Usually 14karat gold. Often known as vermeil, gilted with gold.
On jewelry the 926 stamp typically means the piece of jewelry is made from 22 karat gold. This stamp is usually found on Italian made pieces of jewelry.
I'm looking for the answer to this myself. Is it real if it just says Italy? The piece I have looks to be gold and silver. Could this be why?