What's the difference between 14k and 18k gold?
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A volume of gold is divided into 24 parts. 24 karat is 24 of 24 parts pure gold. (at least 99.5%)\n18 k is 18 parts gold and 10 parts another metal, usually copper or silver. \n14 k is 14 parts gold/ 10 parts copper or silver. \n24 karat gold is too soft for jewelry so the alloys of 9 k to 18 k are primarily used.\nOften a piece is only plated with gold over a layer of jewler's brass or another less precious metal. The karat value of these items are restricted to the thin layer of plating only and are usually marked GP (gold plated), GF (gold filled) or RGP (rolled gold plated).
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The value of gold varies from day to day.\nTook a look here for historical data:\n\nhttp://www.kitco.com/charts/historicalgold.html
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yes gold is based on a 24 part scale for example when u have 14 kt gold u have 14 parts gold and 10 parts other material generally your gold vendors use nickel in white gold and for yellow gold generally copper zinc or sometimes a palladium so anything under 24kt gold is mixed with other material in one hand to cut the gold and in the other to make the gold stronger due to the malluability of gold.
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If it is a common date coin, it is worth between $130-150, depending on the current gold market prices.
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K like in the metric system means one thousand.  So if they offer you 18K that's 18,000.   A 401K is a retirement system.
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Gold's "quality" is measured by karat value, not by color.\n\nGold is yellow--and that is the only color pure (24 karat) gold is. It's what is added to gold that effects it color--not the gold itself.\n\nWhite gold can be produced up to 21 karat. There must be at least 3 parts (karats) of the 24 karats of pure gold that is other metals. By adding certain other metals to gold the yellow of the pure gold can be bleached to a white appearance.\n\nI use not only yellow and white gold in my fabrication, but a variety of other colors--all achieved by adding specific metals to pure gold.\n\nThere is a difference in price between the gold colors due to manufacturing costs and the cost of the specific metals used. However, with the exception of white gold where no nickel is used and palladium (a member of the platinum group) is used, the difference is insignificant. It is the karat quality of the gold that is the real determiner of price.\n\nThere are two things to remember about white gold. On the positive side, it is significantly stronger than yellow gold of the same karat. Therefore, if you are making say a wedding band for a man who worked with his hands, white gold is a good choice. On the negative side, if you suffer from nickel allergies--and at least 5% of the population does--then you should either avoid white gold or pay a substantially higher price for nickel-free white gold that is alloyed with palladium.
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Are you sure the jewerly is 14k? This shouldn't happen,\nunless the metal underneath the gold is causing this to happen.
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By law, gold filled has 1/20th by weight layer of gold permanently bonded over a core of base metal. \n\nGold plate has a few microns coating of gold over the base metal.\n\nGold filled is more expensive, and more enduring.
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If you take a volume of gold and divide it by 24, this is where the 24 karat number of pure gold comes from, it is 24 of 24 parts gold. 18 karats is 18 parts gold and 6 parts some other metal such as silver or copper, therefore it is 75% pure gold. Higher karat or carat, purer the gold.
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it is the difference between the largest and the smallest numbers. 140,000 - 125,000 = 15,000
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Gold is the favorite bank reserve to support their currency all around the world. It has limited production and hard to find on Earth. Beside that, every ladies on Earth love to wear the jewelry. Gold is using more and more when the population keeps going up. Now it's $625/ ounce. You can double money in 2 yrs if you bought gold. USD keeps going down, gold will be more expensive.\nMr. Vu
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Don't know about for gold, but the cc is the size of the club head. For example, 360 cc is the size of the club head that encompassed which ever in them; usually form and empty space. Largest ones I've seen these days is 460. They thought the larger it is the easier it get to hit in the middle.\nTry the sites below to see what's it all about drivers. Click a little to explore.
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Gold closed today at $534.00US per ounce. It would cost you that plus a commission to purchase. You can buy less than an ounce. Commissions vary depending on amount and form, i.e., bullion, coins, etc. purchased. Check your local coin shop.\n\nhttp://www.monex.com/monex/controller?pageid=prices
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Real (placer) gold dust is usually very pure, 18-22 carats. Dust which is filings from jewelry can be whatever alloy the gold was cut from, could be as low as 9 carat. Under a microscope, the placer will have rounded edges and the filings sharper ones.
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"White gold is an alloy of gold and some white metals such as silver and palladium. White gold can be 18ct, 14ct, 9ct or any karat. For example, 18ct yellow gold is made by mixing 75% gold (750 parts per thousand) with 25% (250 parts per thousand) other metals such as copper and zinc. 18ct white gold is made by mixing 75% gold with 25% other metals such as silver and palladium. So the amount of gold is the same but the alloy is different.\n\nTraditionally nickel was used in white gold, however, nickel is no longer used in most white gold made today as nickel can cause reactions with some people. We do not use nickel in our white gold\n\nWhen white gold rings are new they are coated with another white metal called Rhodium. Rhodium is a metal very similar to platinum and Rhodium shares many of the properties of platinum including its white color.\n\nThe rhodium plating is used to make the white gold look more white. The natural color of white gold is actually a light grey color. The Rhodium is very white and very hard, but it does wear away eventually. To keep a white gold ring looking its best it should be re-rhodium plated approximately each 12 to 18 months. Most local jewelers are able to rhodium plate jewelry for a cost effective price."
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I don't know, but i would not be buying gold right now because it is like $700 dollars an ounce. :(
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24 karat gold is pure, 100% gold\n14 karat is 58.3% gold, plus other metals such as silver and copper.\n\nSo you would need to melt the gold with silver (for example) - the amount of cheaper metals would need to be 71.5% of the amount of gold you have to get the correct blend. (calculation: 171.5 / 100 = 0.583)