Materials – Jewelry Notes https://www.jewelrynotes.com An Online Magazine About Jewelry Fri, 13 Feb 2026 20:50:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Understanding Pricing and Value When Selling Your Jewelry https://www.jewelrynotes.com/pricing-selling-jewelry/ Thu, 09 Apr 2015 19:32:39 +0000 http://www.jewelrynotes.com/?p=11174 Selling jewelry can seem like an overwhelming process when it is done for the first time, and understanding pricing is essential. You may have heard the story of someone buying a brand new car from a dealer and then driving it off the lot. When the car is being sold secondhand years down the road, it […]

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]]> How to Clean Copper Jewelry https://www.jewelrynotes.com/clean-copper-jewelry/ Fri, 17 Oct 2014 20:10:59 +0000 http://www.jewelrynotes.com/?p=9504 Cleaning Lacquered Copper Jewelry If your copper jewelry is lacquered, it will not tarnish as easily as non-lacquered copper jewelry does. Instead, it will get dull and become less shiny. You can use a polishing cloth to shine a lacquered copper jewelry piece. If the jewelry is very dirty, you can wash it with warm […]

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]]> Does Gold Jewelry Have to Be Stamped? https://www.jewelrynotes.com/does-gold-jewelry-have-to-be-stamped/ Sat, 11 Oct 2014 16:23:23 +0000 http://www.jewelrynotes.com/?p=9405 What Stamps Can You See on Gold Jewelry? Gold jewelry is usually stamped with markings indicating its karat number. Karat is a measure of gold purity, with 24 karats being the highest possible value, indicating that a piece is 99.99% gold. For example, a “14K” stamp means that the piece is 14 karats, and a […]

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]]> What Is the Difference Between 14-Karat and 24-Karat Gold? https://www.jewelrynotes.com/difference-between-14k-and-24k-gold/ Sat, 11 Oct 2014 16:17:21 +0000 http://www.jewelrynotes.com/?p=9397 Differences in Purity The biggest difference between 24-karat and 14-karat gold is in how pure they are. Gold purity is often measured in karats, and 1 karat is equal to about 4.17% gold content. As you can see from the karat numbers of 24K and 14K gold, the latter is less pure. 24K Gold Is […]

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]]> How to Tell If Gold Jewelry Is Real or Fake https://www.jewelrynotes.com/how-to-test-if-gold-is-real/ Sat, 11 Oct 2014 16:11:52 +0000 http://www.jewelrynotes.com/?p=9389 Real gold jewelry is made of a solid gold alloy, whose gold content is above a certain threshold. In the United States, for example, pieces containing less than 58.3% gold (10 karats) are not considered gold for commercial purposes. What people usually refer to as fake gold is jewelry that is made of another metal […]

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