Gold mark 14k PF. inside of ring what does PF mean?

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1. amomipais82
   

   Hi,
   The marks PF do not relate to the Federal markings legally accepted in the USA.  Other countries will have similar but different marks.
   
   The best I can do is guess, an educated guess.  Following that, if you really want to know you will need to take the ring to a jeweler who will test the metal to see if 14k.  Call first since some stores do not have a working jeweler in-house and may not do the simple testing.
   
   My basic feeling is that the ring is 14k gold. The other marks would relate to the maker of the item.  One other possibility exists and that has to do with plumb gold. What is plumb gold? Think of a plumb bob as used by a carpenter to show a line straight up and down and on the mark.  In about 1981 the National Gold and Silver Marking Act went into effect and that required jewelry makers to heed a finer line in marking the karat of gold in a jewelry item.  Before, the standards allowed 1/2 karat variance and the new standards brought that much, much closer.  To let consumers know their new products met the higher standards, for a while makers put the letter "P" in the stamp beside the karat mark, such as 14kp.  Nowadays the p is not used since much time has passed and all new items meet the current standards for gold content.  If the "p" appears more a part of the 14k than of the other marks, it might be the old plumb mark, on the mark of the standards.  If the p is with the other marks, then again I believe it is part of the maker mark and the 14k is the quality of the metal.  
   
   These marks do not relate to either plated or gold filled.
   
   I hope this helps

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