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  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,119 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Gold filled. The 1/15th indicates how thick the 10kt gold layering is.
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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,113 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Gold filled. The 1/15th indicates how thick the 10kt gold layering is.
    TD >>



    Is the thickness 1/15th of an inch, mm, micron, or what?

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  • Alltheabove76Alltheabove76 Posts: 1,512 ✭✭✭
    Thank you.
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  • OffMetalOffMetal Posts: 1,684 ✭


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    << <i>Gold filled. The 1/15th indicates how thick the 10kt gold layering is.
    TD >>



    Is the thickness 1/15th of an inch, mm, micron, or what? >>



    I always thought that 1/x indicates the percentage of weight is of that fineness. For example, 1/20 14K would mean that 5% of the item's weight is 14K gold.

    Please correct me if I am mistaken.

    Ben
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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,113 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

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    << <i>Gold filled. The 1/15th indicates how thick the 10kt gold layering is.
    TD >>



    Is the thickness 1/15th of an inch, mm, micron, or what? >>



    I always thought that 1/x indicates the percentage of weight is of that fineness. For example, 1/20 14K would mean that 5% of the item's weight is 14K gold.

    Please correct me if I am mistaken.

    Ben >>



    That was also my understanding.


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  • Alltheabove76Alltheabove76 Posts: 1,512 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>

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    << <i>Gold filled. The 1/15th indicates how thick the 10kt gold layering is.
    TD >>



    Is the thickness 1/15th of an inch, mm, micron, or what? >>



    I always thought that 1/x indicates the percentage of weight is of that fineness. For example, 1/20 14K would mean that 5% of the item's weight is 14K gold.

    Please correct me if I am mistaken.

    Ben >>



    That was also my understanding. >>



    So if this pendant weighs 3.1 grams, what would be its AGW?
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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,113 ✭✭✭✭✭
    0.086111gm or 0.002769 Troy Oz

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  • Alltheabove76Alltheabove76 Posts: 1,512 ✭✭✭
    lol. $3.95 worth of gold!
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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,113 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>lol. $3.95 worth of gold! >>



    Most jewelry that's plated (even heavily plated) don't have much gold content.

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