Explanation of Gold Filled and Gold Plated pieces

• What Is Gold-filled Jewelry?
  

Gold-filled is made from solid "Gold" and "filled" with other alloys.  Gold-filled wears like solid Gold because its outer surface is solid Gold.  Electroplating is NOT a part of this process.  Gold-filled is created by using heat and pressure to fuse a layer of Karat Gold to  copper, brass, or some other base metal.  The bond produced is a permanent one. 

You can tell Gold-filled by the quality mark along with the manufacturer's Trademark stamped on each piece.  Gold-filled must have a quality mark that will identify its Karat.  For example,  1/20 12K GF and 1/20 14K GF.  This means that the pieces are 1/20th 12K Gold by weight or 1/20th 14K Gold by weight.

We do buy Gold-filled, but it is substantially less money than Gold. 

• What Is Gold-plated Jewelry?
  

Gold-plated jewelry is created using an electro-chemical process that places a layer of Gold on copper, brass, or some other base metal.  

 Gold-plated jewelry has zero Gold Value, the Gold color will eventually wear off as it comes into contact with the wearer's skin salts or pollutants in the air.  Of course, it can inexpensively be replaced with another piece of Gold-plated jewelry.


We Do Not buy Gold Plated Jewelry