gold ring analysis?

Question

hi i was wondering if anyone can help me, my fella has just came home finding a very heavy "gold" arab like ring, it looks very much gold, it has to little stamps at the of the face but only saying 18k 750? but with no hallmark?

could it still be gold or what?

Answer 1

Both 18 k and 750 probably mean in this case the same thing. Pure gold, which cannot be made into rings because it is so malleable the ring would quickly deform, is 24 karats or .999 fine. An 18 karat ring is 75% pure or .750 fine. Most gold rings are 14k. Depending upon what it is alloyed with the ring will have different properties, it may even be white if it was alloyed with Rhodium. Since it is "very much gold" it almost certainly was not alloyed with Rhodium, it was probably alloyed with silver, nickel or zinc.

However, 18 k will withstand a little less wear and tear than 14k gold so if use your hands in a way that would result in a lot of wear and tear, you may want to take it off at those times. The more gold, the softer and less durable it generally will be. The 750 is almost certainly 750 fine.

If so, the value of the gold alone can be found by weighing the ring in ounces and multiplying by about $600 at todays prices which is about 75% the price of gold.

Answer 2

18K Gold: 18K Gold is 18/24ths, or three-quarters pure gold. Jewellery of this
fineness is marked "18k" or "750," meaning 75 percent gold
so the ring you found is Gold but not from the UK. It sounds like it may be from the Indian sub-continent or Egypt etc....
either way its a nice find!!!
Good luck.

Answer 3

It's a matter of preference. I think red stones look better in white gold as in more expensive than gold.

Answer 4

sounds like 18K pure, but you can't get an accurate assessment here...
Any pawnshop will value it fast, and for free.