While the hand made earwires are 14K GOLD, high American standard 14K gf for the dangle hand hammered hand wrought "frames" which are stamped: MIMI DEE HANDMADE, was used to keep costs down. If you want them entirely solid 14K gold, please inquire (gold price has almost quadrupled in the last few years!) and they will arrive in a hand painted signed presentation box! Except for four teenie tiny beads, all metal was handwrought by one American pair of hands.