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Chinese Hallmarks Question: good afternoon dave.

Chinese Knots for Beaded Jewellery

Price: $19.95

I have acquired a bead necklace which has a barrel clasp with a thick “18″ stamped into it and beside the 18 is 3 Chinese characters (gold barrel clasp marked “18″ with Chinese characters?????)

Could this possibly be a mark for 18k gold?

i believe the beads may be natural coral as they are cold to the touch with small black dots on some, as well as stripes within them and the necklace has knotted silk in between each bead.

i hope you can help me with the mark. its got me stumped.

thank you for your time and expertise.

Answer: G’day Mich and many thanks for your query.

In answer to your question then the answer is YES!

Gold items made in Hong Kong or South East Asia often had Chinese symbols to identify the quality of gold, but they would always stamp it with the “18″ Characters to help us Westerners - Hooray!

The coolness to the lips indicates a crystalline substance so you are correct there also, especially as the string is also knotted (lesser quality would not be knotted).

You need to get the item appraised though. Make sure you take it to a qualified gemologist / Valuer - who may NOT be your local jeweler - who often are not

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Hope this helps…

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