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Understanding Gold Filled: What Does it Mean?

How Gold Filled Jewelry is Made Gold filled jewelry is made by bonding a layer of solid gold to a base metal core, usually brass, using heat and pressure. The thickness of the gold layer is typically 5% or 1/20 of the total weight of the item. The gold used is usually 14 karat or 12 karat, and is applied…