Gold Karat

Karat (abbreviated as "K" or "Kt", and not to be confused as "carat" or "ct" 

which is the weight measure of diamonds and coloured gemstones) indicates the

purity of gold on scale of 1 to 24 karat gold is the purest form of gold available,

that is, it is 99.99% pure.

Around the world, it has become common practice, and in some countries

it is legally mandated, to indicate the purity of gold in jewelry by stamping

a tiny mark on the jewelry (if space allows). In North America

and Japan, the purity marks are stated in Karat, e.g. 18K, 14K, 10K..., in 

Europe, the purity marks are stated in percentage, e.g. 999, 925, 750...

Both Methods are widely used in Asia and other parts of the worlds.

Allows are mixtures of other more valuable and less valuable metals which are

added to the gold to change its characteristics, such as hardness, color and price

The following table will define how the most common international gold markings are to 

be understood.

I hope you liked this post and will be posting more educating posts like this one, if you have any questions that would like to be answered feel free to ask or call us.

Gold Crafters Exchange
37 Dykeman Way
Stoughton , MA 02072
Ph: 781-344-5510
FX: 781-341-2978

Gold Crafters Exchange
316 Moody Street
Waltham, MA 02453
Ph: 781-647-0688
FX: 781-341-2978    

Gold Crafters Exchange
24 Commercial St.
Braintree, MA 02184
Ph: 781-843-2442
FX: 781-535-6184

Gold Crafters Exchange

407 Route 44
Raynham, MA 02767
Ph: 774-501-1560
FX: 774-501-1027

http://www.goldcraftersexchange.com