Tips on Buying Gold & Gold Help

In the Middle East, gold has always been seen to be a valuable currency, often given as part of the marriage dowry or to celebrate a birth. A walk around the gold souq is a magical experience and one that shouldn't be missed. Unlike Europe, the gold sold in Bahrain usually starts at 18 kt going to 24 kt. Gold jewellery is sold by weight at the current price and there are bargains are to be had.

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Gold Facts

Considered to be the noblest of all metals and deeply embedded in the human psyche, gold is replete with bewitching versatility, opulence and glamour.

Of all the world's precious metals only gold combines lustrous beauty, easy workability, rarity and individual indestructibility. The obsession for gold can easily be summed up in these famous remarks 'more men have been knocked off balance by gold than love!'

Qualities and Characteristics of Gold

Over the ages no other metal has fascinated mankind as has gold and it has inspired some of the world's most brilliant and intricate craftsmanship. Gold is so soft and malleable that one ounce can be hammered into a sheet so thin it can cover a 16 sq meters area. Gold is virtually indestructible as it does not rust, tarnish or corrode. Coins found in sunken galleons are as bright and shinny as the day they were cast.

Technical Data for Gold

The weight of gold is usually expressed in troy ounces. (1 troy ounce = 1.097 ordinary ounces). The purity of gold articles is generally described in three ways: percent (parts of gold per 100), fineness (parts of gold per 1000) and karats (parts of gold per 24).

The Different Colours of Gold

24 karat gold has the natural warm colour of pure gold and its colour cannot be changed without changing the purity to less than 24 k. Other colours of gold can be made by changing the composition of the alloy in the making of the jewellery. Pink gold for example is made by adding more copper in the alloy composition of the gold. Likewise Green gold is more of 2inc and silver and white gold is more of nickel. A surface colour can also be given to gold articles by electroplating. However this can only be a surface finish and will be worn off over a period of time.

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