What’s the difference between 14k and 14kt jewelry?

We sent a bunch of gold jewelry off to a good gold buyer and they sent back some bracelets that were clearly marked 14k mexico, 14k Italy. Was just wondering why they would send some back but buy over $700 dollars worth of gold and silver???

I’m sure they sent the pieces back because they weren’t gold. The karat markings have nothing to do with what’s really in the metal.
One can purchase a karat marking stamp and stamp their currency or their car or any other metal objects, yet those heretofore steel, copper, nickel, etc. objects aren’t magically transformed into gold by virtue of a stamping.

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One Response to “What’s the difference between 14k and 14kt jewelry?”

唵嘛呢叭咪吽 on September 29th, 2009 at 1:54 pm

I’m sure they sent the pieces back because they weren’t gold. The karat markings have nothing to do with what’s really in the metal.
One can purchase a karat marking stamp and stamp their currency or their car or any other metal objects, yet those heretofore steel, copper, nickel, etc. objects aren’t magically transformed into gold by virtue of a stamping.
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