"585" is a designation that means "14K gold". So there are 14 Karats in 585 (58.5% pure) gold.
(Note: A carat is the unit of measurement for gemstones.)
58.5% gold or 14 carat
14 karat gold is old 58.3% = 583 and new 58.5% = 585.
585 stamped on jewelry is 14k. 14 karat jewelry is 58.5 percent pure gold. So it can be stamped 14k or 585. 10k = 41.6% or 416 14k = 58.5% or 585 18k = 75% or 750 22k = 91.6% or 916
This is just the jewellers mark, it doesn't have any affect on the value of the gold. The numbers which have meaning and affect the value are: - 333 (8 carat / 33.3% gold content) - 375 (9 carat / 3.75% gold content) - 417 (10 carat / 4.17% gold content) - 585 (14 carat / 5.85% gold content) - 620 (14.8 carat / 62% gold content) - 750 (18 carat / 75% gold content) - 800 (19.2 carat / 80% gold content) - 875 (21 carat / 87.5% gold content) - 915 (22 carat / 91.5% gold content) - 990 (24 carat / 99% gold content) - 999 (24 carat / 99.9% gold content) The most common gold content used in modern jewellery is 3.75% (9 carat).
Depends on carat, 24 is .999 14 is .585 pure, it also deepends on the mkt.
916 Gold is 91.6% pure and is expressed as 22 Carat Gold.
The hallmark -575 on gold indicates that the gold piece is 57.5% pure gold, which corresponds to 14 karat gold. This means that the gold piece is not gold plated but rather a gold alloy with other metals added for strength and durability. Gold plating typically involves a thin layer of gold applied over a base metal, whereas -575 signifies a specific gold content in the alloy.
Did you mean 585 gold? 585 gold is 14K gold, sometimes Italian gold is marked 585 or 750- (18K gold)
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585 is a European mark for 14K gold.
Its all down to purity. 10 carat gold is about 44% pure gold while 9 carat is slightly less. The purest gold is 24 carat which is 100% gold. Pure gold wears very quickly so most jewelry is mixed with harder wearing metals to create an alloy-so many parts gold to so many parts other metal.
Pure gold is 24 Karat (carat with a C is a weight unit).