Italian gold jewelry stamped "HCT 925" indicates that the piece is made of gold-plated silver. The "925" means silver no matter what color. "HCT" is the trademark of Floridian jewelry company, Harcourt, Inc.
Gold marked 925 indicates that it is actually sterling silver, not gold. Sterling silver is a metal alloy consisting of 92.5% silver and 7.5% of other metals such as copper. The 925 marking is a common standard for sterling silver jewelry.
My antique necklace is very heavy tick gold over silver and is marked 750 also 925 and 054, if it is vermelil or rolled gold why is it marked twice in the same necklace
It is gold plated over sterling silver and it was made in Italy
925 is a marking for sterling silver , Italy is where it is from and ITAOR Is the designer of the jewelry .
Gold is not marked 925, sterling silver is. What you have is probably gold PLATED sterling.
Most "Italy" jewelry is fine jewelry, and "925" indicates sterling silver composition. So the item (if silver colored) is sterling silver jewelry from Italy. If it is gold colored, then it is vermeil - gold plated sterling silver. Visit the link below to learn more about various silver markings and gold markings.
milor is a jewelry company in Milan, Italy, and its plated gold over sterling silver
The 925 stamp refers to what percentage of your jewelry is sterling silver and 14 k refers to the easiest way to know the quantity of pure metal in ring and in this case it means 14 parts out of 24 pure old or about 58.5% pure gold.
A jewelry appraiser can let a person know if their gold is from Italy, and the value of the gold. Most of the gold pieces from Italy have markings identifying the gold as Italian. Some common markings are 925/417/750/585/and 375 Italy.
925 = silver, gold color = gold plating
A marking of "925" typically indicates sterling silver, which is 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% other metals. Gold jewelry will typically be marked with "9K," "14K," "18K," or "24K" to indicate the purity of the gold.
925 means 22kt gold or 18 kt gold