gold meant not to much to the Aztecs because they had allot of it that's why they welcomed Hernan Cortes with allot of gold.
European exploration towards gold means more land or, more power.
It usually reads 585 which is 14kt gold. They are allowed a little variance so you probably have 14kt gold at .599 (or a messed up .589 (more likely)) purity.
the cortez men made montezuma stay because they wanted gold . he filled up 2 rooms with gold and he still didnt let him go . in the middle of the night they made a brige . they cut the piece of brick and made a brige to the boat that they wanted to escape on.
I mean Star (symbol) 985 Roma. I know that 985 is the manufacturer but I cannot find any information on them. Help.
It means that the piece of gold jewelry has a content of 58.5% gold, which is 14kt gold.
The pgda means that the piece came from Piercing Pagoda. 10K means that the piece is ten karat gold, it is real gold.
14kt soild gold
The stamp 800 on gold jewelry likely means that the piece is old and not from the United States. The 800 denotes the amount of gold in the piece.
The initials K.P. when found on a piece of gold jewelry indicate that the piece of jewelry is not one hundred percent gold, but only plated with gold. K.P. stands for "karat plate."
If you mean the US $20 gold coins, each contained .9675 ounce of gold. They were 90% gold.
It depends solely on the piece- 800 could be 800/1000 silver or 800/1000 gold- If the piece is silver, it's likely an older European piece.. If the piece is gold it's likely French 19k gold (EXTREMELY uncommon, but still can be found today.)
The 925 is an indication of sterling silver, not gold.
The piece is 9 Karat Gold and Anna is either a former owner or maker.
Generally the alpha letters stand for the Italian city the gold piece was manufactured in
AU is the symbol for gold... 925 refers to the purity of that particular piece...
GB means Gold Bonded. The piece is plated, not solid.