K18 Signet and others

j.m.k · Oct 2, 2015

My first K18 find

as I understand from some googling it stands for a mixture of 14K and 18K. Anyway clearly gold and a heavy one too so one happy chappy here :thumbsup:

Smaller gold in the pic is an earring and 585/14K

Captain Caveman · Oct 2, 2015

Very nice! Congratz!!!

Irishgoldhound · Oct 2, 2015

Some big butter!! That's an awesome find!

Sleepy · Oct 2, 2015

As far as I know K18 is the same thing as 18 karat. I've never heard about K18 being a mixture of 14k and 18k.

j.m.k · Oct 2, 2015

Sleepy said:
As far as I know K18 is the same thing as 18 karat. I've never heard about K18 being a mixture of 14k and 18k.

As I examined the ring more closely the face plate is lighter colour than the body so I would assume the face is made of 14K and the body 18K but who knows..

Billinoregon · Oct 2, 2015

Very, very nice finds. I would be lit up for weeks after digging those goodies.

CASPER-2 · Oct 2, 2015

The Urban Prospector · Oct 2, 2015

Awesome hunt!! That signet is absolutely gorgeous!
Nothing better than flat tearin' it up on the loot!
TFS and HH
-UP

petersra · Oct 4, 2015

K18 is a first for me. I tried looking it up on the internet and it seems to be a designation for 18K by Japanese jewelry makers. I didn't come up with any case where they talked about mixed metals, except when I saw a ring listed as K18/Pt 950 which is the typical designation for a mixed metal. Any which way you slice it, it is a very nice find....