What are carats in Gold, Silver and Diamond Buying In Glendale?

When you buy fine jewelry, you will see that the metal is measured in terms of carats and the diamonds in carats. These might be terms you have heard a lot without really thinking much about them. What does it actually mean that a ring is 18 carat gold?

Pure metals are actually much softer than we could use in jewelry. This may seem counterintuitive. After all, shouldn’t a pure substance be harder and stronger? Pure gold and silver are actually softer. Therefore, they have to be mixed with other alloys in order to be strong enough to use in jewelry production.

The term “carat” refers to number of units of gold that are found in 24 parts of the alloy. The carat is by weight. Therefore, if a ring is 18K gold, it has 18 parts gold and six parts of another alloy. Pure gold is 24K gold, and it is the softest gold you’ll find used in jewelry.

Alloys that are used to mix with gold are silver, copper, zinc, nickel and palladium. Each of these metals has a different impact on the overall look or behavior of the jewelry. For example, copper creates a reddish hue, while silver can cause greening. Zinc, nickel and palladium all have a bleaching or whitening effect.

Silver is not typically measured in carats. Instead, it is usually marked with a number. For example, many silver products are marked 925, which indicates that there are 925 parts of silver in the alloy mix totaling 1,000. Most fine jewelry is marked 925, while most coin silver is marked 800 or 900. The number indicates the purity of the silver.

Diamonds are measured in carats, which also refers to their weight. A carat is equal to 200 milligrams, or 1/5 of a gram. Two diamonds that both have the same carat may not be the same size, nor the same quality. The term simply refers to weight, so the diamonds could be cut differently, and they could be of different purity, or clarity. Therefore, while buying a larger carat is usually indicative of a higher quality diamond, you must inspect all the elements of the diamond to be sure.

Buying gold, buy silver and diamonds is an excellent choice for diversifying your investment portfolio. Arrowhead Coin and Jewelry in Glendale, Arizona sells a wide variety of fine jewelry, including gold, silver and diamonds. We also sell gold and silver coins and bars, which are of high quality. When you buy jewelry from Arrowhead, you will receive complete information about the carat or carat, as well as the purity. We can provide information authenticating these details so you can trust the quality. Before we sell jewelry in our shop, we make sure it is of the highest quality.

Since we regularly buy jewelry, we have a wide selection from which to choose. You can sell jewelry to raise the money for some new pieces or to diversify your collection. Stop in to our Glendale coin shop to see what’s possible.

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Arrowhead Coin and Jewelry – Jeff Wuller

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