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<p>[QUOTE="MaJa, post: 10358059, member: 14649"]has the ring/gold been tested? </p><p>The fineness of gold in Germany usually comes in three grades, 333 (8k), 585 (14k) and 750 (18k), and very, very, rarely 900. The most common are 333 and 585. </p><p>By law the fineness of any precious metal has to be marked in thousandths and it is the only hallmark required. So if there is none of the above finness marks, then the ring is not from Germany.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="MaJa, post: 10358059, member: 14649"]has the ring/gold been tested? The fineness of gold in Germany usually comes in three grades, 333 (8k), 585 (14k) and 750 (18k), and very, very, rarely 900. The most common are 333 and 585. By law the fineness of any precious metal has to be marked in thousandths and it is the only hallmark required. So if there is none of the above finness marks, then the ring is not from Germany.[/QUOTE]
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