News — buying gold jewelry

  There can be a lot of confusion surrounding the terms you see online when buying any kind of jewelry. I believe the terminology surrounding gold jewelry in particular needs to be addressed. There are many different types of gold jewelry, so let's clear up some of the most used terms. Gold Plate I am going to start with gold plating. Plating is a very, very thin layer of gold electroplated to a base metal like brass or nickel. The plate is not very strong and tends to flake or rub off the base metal, and if you are allergic...