Help w/ a Mark on a 14k Textured Gold Monkey Pin/Brooch plz...

[CaLiZoe]

Hi again! I am trying to get help (still) on my previous request, & I also have a new one...this is a 14k yellow textured gold Monkey pin/brooch.
It has a G in what looks like a shield.
I'm not sure if it's a Maker's Mark, or a date stamp.


Thanx!!

 

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[HuntinDog]

Hard to see your picture is a little blury.
Try opening the pin and taking another picture.
Cool little pin though.

and ​Welcome to TreasureNet

 

[CaLiZoe]

Thank you!! The pic wasn't blurry on my end, but here's another...

Thanx!

 

[Zippidy~Do~Daa]

This appears to be a tally mark or makers mark from the USA. If it was from across seas it would have more markings.

The stamping of jewelry made from precious metals is regulated in the USA by the National Gold and Silver Stamping Act of 1906 (also known as the Jewelers’ Liability Act). When a maker chooses to mark such an item with a purity mark (either in pictorial of numerical form), the maker is responsible for the accuracy of the alloy (with some tolerance). The 1906 act did however not require the maker to put a responsibility mark, or maker’s mark, on the jewel. It was not until 1961 that a responsibility mark became mandatory on jewelry with purity marks. This mark can be in the form of a trademark or the family name of the maker in full. A maker is not required to stamp a purity mark on the articles, but when he or she does the act provides for the legislation.

As the act does not mention any lower values of purity, one can find marks of any fineness on jewelry, although 10k and 14k are most common. For items made from silver, the sterling alloy is most ordinary. On 19th-century jewelry, one can occasionally find a “coin silver” mark, this indicates a purity of 900/1000.

One can usually easily distinguish gold marks used in the USA from those in Great Britain by the abbreviation. The UK spelling is “carat” which is shortened as “ct”, while in the USA the abbreviation is “k” for “karat”.

On jewelry objects made in the USA before circa 1900, it is not common to find any marks.

Hope this helps you out

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Great info from Zippidy~Do~Daa!
You can always take it to a local jeweler who will do an acid test it determine the 'karat' of gold.

Dave

 

[CaLiZoe]

Thank you for your response. I have already tested the purity at my job - it's part of what I do, lol.
It does test at 14k, it's just the 'G' that I wasn't sure about. I think it's a date mark tho.

 

[CaLiZoe]

Thank you for the information!

 

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