There are a lot of creative jewelers and jewelry makers who design rings and sell them on the streets, markets or tourist destinations. It could be nickel, palladium, brass, silver, copper… you have no idea. If you get a ring from Spain (for example), it could be only 8k gold, or 9k gold… or some mysterious mix of alloys that you can’t even identify. Items should be properly marked and identified.īut out of the states, the rules and regulations are iffy. has many regulations regarding the correct stamp of karat content in rings and merchandise sold in stores. One last reason why a ring would bear no markings… A jeweler can grab the correct stamp and hammer that mark back in within a minute or two. Sometimes though, they forget and the ring goes out the door without a mark. ![]() But jewelers know that they should restamp the ring in this case. If they do this, it’s normal, no need to worry. ![]() The jeweler could have removed the original stamp either through cutting out a section of the ring ( sizing down), or through filing the ring smooth and polishing the ring like new again.
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