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myron21 | 15:24 Wed 28th Jun 2006 | Shopping & Style
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Does anybody know anything about gold rings? I found one that has some sort of hallmark 'J50 18k', does that mean anything, or is it just some sort of brass ring, its very heavy. Thanks in advance.
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Well the 18K would indicate that it is 18 carat gold, I am not sure of the J50 but it sounds like a manufacturers part number for that type of ring.

The traditional way to describe the proportion of gold in alloys is in "carats". A carat is 1/24, that is 1 part in 24 by weight.
18 carat is therefore 18/24 or 3/4 gold. In recent years it has become common to refer to alloys millesimally, that is in "parts per thousand". Eighteen carat gold is therefore 750 parts per thousand.

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