Comments on: What is the difference between 14k Silver and 14k Gold? http://www.thefoolsgold.net/14k/what-is-the-difference-between-14k-silver-and-14k-gold Fri, 18 May 2012 08:18:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Linda S http://www.thefoolsgold.net/14k/what-is-the-difference-between-14k-silver-and-14k-gold/comment-page-1#comment-7102 Linda S Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:19:59 +0000 http://www.thefoolsgold.net/14k/what-is-the-difference-between-14k-silver-and-14k-gold#comment-7102 There is no 14K silver. Silver jewelry is either pure silver, sterling silver or silver plated. Sterling silver is the best quality, it wears well and tarnishes less than pure silver. Pure silver is soft and and scratch with too much wear and tear. Silver plate is merely base metal coated with a thin plating of silver. It's cheap costume jewelry, at best. Gold is a soft metal and needs to be mixed with harder metals to make it durable enough for jewelery. This called and "alloy" Pure gold is 24Karat. Karat refers to the quantity of real gold in the alloy, the higher the number, the more real gold. The higher the number also means the softer the gold and the more likely to wear out and wear down. 14 and 18K gold are the two most common karat levels, you get gold jewelry that stands up to most everyday wear and tear. It's the two most common karats for wedding and engagement rings.20k gold is softer, but more brilliantly gold, more expensive and is used in special occasion jewelry that isn't worn every day, such as cocktail rings, and fashion chains and necklaces. lower karat gold such as 10 and 12k is cheaper because it has less gold and more other metals mixed in. Watch out for "gold filled" and gold plated" these are very cheaply made, being base metal pieces with a thin coating of 24K gold. It's not good quality, the thin gold plate can easily wear and flake off.<br><b>References : </b><br> There is no 14K silver. Silver jewelry is either pure silver, sterling silver or silver plated. Sterling silver is the best quality, it wears well and tarnishes less than pure silver. Pure silver is soft and and scratch with too much wear and tear. Silver plate is merely base metal coated with a thin plating of silver. It’s cheap costume jewelry, at best.

Gold is a soft metal and needs to be mixed with harder metals to make it durable enough for jewelery. This called and "alloy" Pure gold is 24Karat. Karat refers to the quantity of real gold in the alloy, the higher the number, the more real gold. The higher the number also means the softer the gold and the more likely to wear out and wear down. 14 and 18K gold are the two most common karat levels, you get gold jewelry that stands up to most everyday wear and tear. It’s the two most common karats for wedding and engagement rings.20k gold is softer, but more brilliantly gold, more expensive and is used in special occasion jewelry that isn’t worn every day, such as cocktail rings, and fashion chains and necklaces. lower karat gold such as 10 and 12k is cheaper because it has less gold and more other metals mixed in. Watch out for "gold filled" and gold plated" these are very cheaply made, being base metal pieces with a thin coating of 24K gold. It’s not good quality, the thin gold plate can easily wear and flake off.
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]]> By: Sofa King http://www.thefoolsgold.net/14k/what-is-the-difference-between-14k-silver-and-14k-gold/comment-page-1#comment-7101 Sofa King Sat, 03 Oct 2009 20:31:59 +0000 http://www.thefoolsgold.net/14k/what-is-the-difference-between-14k-silver-and-14k-gold#comment-7101 there is no 14k silver<br><b>References : </b><br> there is no 14k silver
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