Re:In Search of Troy
by prox on Friday February 25, 2022 @03:29AM
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How many carats is pure gold? I only know of 9 and 18 carat gold.
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Re:In Search of Troy
by thaumasiotes on Friday February 25, 2022 @03:36AM
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Pure is 24. It's too soft to make good jewelry, so you'd only see 24K gold in an object that was meant to be owned as a conversation piece of some kind, but not worn.