I did the magnet test before even contacting the experts because I thought if it doesn't stick to the magnet then it could very well be real gold and the 14 represents 14 kt. Also, I did discover in my research that a lot of gold jewelry made before 1900s wasn't even hallmarked. The article stated it wasn't until the 1960s when the hallmark act went into effect. This does appear to be a vintage piece possibly late 1800s? Thank you
Looks like gold to me but i'm judging it by an image
Use the following formula to calculate density: Density = mass/volume displacement. A result close to 19 g/ml indicates either real gold, or a material with a density similar to gold. Here is an example calculation:
Your gold item weighs 38 g and it displaces 2 milliliters of water. Using the formula of [mass (38 g)]/[volume displacement (2 ml)], your result would be 19 g/ml, which is very close to the density of gold.
Bear in mind that different gold purity will have a different g/ml ratio:
14K – 12.9 to 14.6 g/ml
18K yellow – 15.2 to 15.9 g/ml
18K white – 14.7 to 16.9 g/ml
22K – 17.7 to 17.8 g/ml