| The glitter of gold has captured the
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| | percentage of gold is in the gold
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| imagination of people throughout time.
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| | jewelry. Here is a breakdown:
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| It is treasured for its value as a metal
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| | - Pure gold is 24K.
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| and in the form of ornaments like gold
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| | - 18K gold is actually made up of 75%
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| rings and necklaces. We all purchase it
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| | gold. It contains 18 parts gold and 6
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| for one of these two, either directly or
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| | parts of one or more additional metals.
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| indirectly. If you're buying gold as a
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| | - 14K is considered to be 58.3% gold and
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| form of financial investment, buy the
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| | contains 14 parts gold and 10 parts of
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| purest form you can for the maximum
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| | one or more additional metals.
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| value. If you are looking for
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| | - 12K gold which is 12 parts gold and 12
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| ornamentation, then going with a less
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| | parts of one or more additional metals,
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| pure form such as gold plating is your
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| | is actually only 50% gold.
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| best option.
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| | - 10K gold is 10 parts gold and 14 parts
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| Many people's knees get weak at the sight
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| | of one or more additional metals. It is
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| of gold earrings, watches, bracelets, and
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| | also the minimum karat that can be called
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| necklaces. Gold is still the most
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| | gold in the US at 41.7% gold.
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| desirable and popular precious metal on
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| | What makes gold jewelry so popular is
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| the face of the earth. It is a symbol of
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| | that there are many different ways for it
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| wealth and power. With all of the
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| | to be worn and made. For example, cost
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| different intricacies with purchasing
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| | for some gold jewelry is kept low by
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| gold like karats, color, weight, alloy,
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| | mechanically applying a coating of gold
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| design and price, feeling overwhelmed is
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| | onto a much less expensive metal. The
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| a pretty common thing.
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| | thicker the gold layer is, there is less
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| Buying jewelry is supposed to be fun and
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| | of a chance for it to wear away and
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| exciting, not confusing. Whether you're
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| | expose the boring metal underneath.
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| buying gold jewelry as a gift for someone
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| | - Gold filled jewelry - Recently made
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| special or as a treat for yourself, take
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| | gold filled items contain markings
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| the time to learn the terms used in the
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| | indicating how much and what type of gold
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| field.
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| | was used. For example, if one of your
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| There is a good probability that the ring
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| | rings reads 1/20 12K G.F., it means that
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| on one of your fingers is marked with
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| | it is at least 1/20th 12K gold by weight.
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| 18K, 14K, or 10K on it.
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| | - Gold plated jewelry - The layer of gold
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| That K stands for karat, which is the
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| | used in gold plated jewelry is normally
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| system used to describe the percentage of
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| | thinner than gold filled jewelry, and in
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| pure gold an item contains. The higher
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| | turn wears away much more quickly.
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| the karat number, the higher the
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