What does it mean when the jewelry is stamped 10 ASK? I think its white gold?

I think its white gold... Asked by lulu_n_juju 37 months ago Similar questions: jewelry stamped 10 white gold Lifestyle > Jewelry.

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The jewelry is stamped 10 ASK While pure gold is yellow in color, gold can also appear to have other colors. These colors are generally obtained by alloying gold with other elements in various proportions. For example, alloys which are mixed 14 parts gold to 10 parts alloy create 14 carat gold, 18 parts gold to 6 parts alloy creates 18 carat, and so on.

This is often expressed as the result of the ratio, ie: 14/24 equals 0.585 (rounded off), and 18/24 is 0.750. There are hundreds of possible alloys and mixtures, but in general the addition of silver will color gold green, and the addition of copper will color it red. A mix of around 50/50 copper and silver gives the range of yellow gold alloys the public is accustomed to seeing in the marketplace.

White gold is an alloy of gold and at least one white metal, usually nickel or palladium. Like yellow gold, the purity of white gold is given in carats. White gold's properties vary depending on the metals and proportions used.As a result, white gold alloys can be used for different purposes; while a nickel alloy is hard and strong, and therefore good for rings and pins, gold-palladium alloys are soft, pliable and good for white gold gemstone settings, sometimes with other metals like copper, silver, and platinum for weight and durability, although this often requires specialized goldsmiths.

Almost all white gold jewelry is rhodium plated since gold alloyed with palladium or nickel never comes out true white, but tinted brown, therefore requiring a thin layer of rhodium to mask the tinted shade and make it true white. Green gold alloys are made by leaving the copper out of the alloy mixture, and just using gold and silver.It actually appears as a greenish yellow, rather than as green. Eighteen carat green gold would therefore contain a mix of gold 75% and silver 25%.

Fired enamels adhere better to these alloys. Grey gold alloys are made by adding silver, manganese and copper in specific ratios to the gold. Sources: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_alloys .

I think it might be 10K as the "ASK" could be the name of the manufacturer. I think it might be 10K as the "ASK" could be the name of the manufacturer. I will suggest that you take your jewelry to your local jeweler and have him/her acid tested it.

I believe this will determine if your jewelry is indeed solid gold or not. Sources: It is my opinion.

1 I can't find any information on this marking at all. Are you sure it is real gold? Here is some info on legal real gold markings, but 10 ask isn't one of them.

permanent.access.gpo.gov/lps23/jewelry.htm .

I can't find any information on this marking at all. Are you sure it is real gold? Here is some info on legal real gold markings, but 10 ask isn't one of them.

permanent.access.gpo.gov/lps23/jewelry.htm.

If so, ASK would be the maker's mark and 10K would be the percentage of gold in the piece.

3 If it's a woman's wedding band, maybe her husband had it engraved that way because he had to ask her ten times before she would marry him!. . .

Or maybe the wearer is the tenth child of Anna Susan Kimball. This user has been banned from Askville.

3 If it's a woman's wedding band, maybe her husband had it engraved that way because he had to ask her ten times before she would marry him!. . Or maybe the wearer is the tenth child of Anna Susan Kimball.

If it's a woman's wedding band, maybe her husband had it engraved that way because he had to ask her ten times before she would marry him!. . .

Or maybe the wearer is the tenth child of Anna Susan Kimball.

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