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Old 25th November 2016, 07:33 PM   #1
Battara
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With 14k rose gold there is more copper and less silver. Regular 14k yellow gold has more silver and less copper. Even 18k gold has to have some copper in it to give strength to the gold.
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Old 25th November 2016, 08:00 PM   #2
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With 14k rose gold there is more copper and less silver. Regular 14k yellow gold has more silver and less copper. Even 18k gold has to have some copper in it to give strength to the gold.
Yes, agree with you and Alan, this will be the logical reason.
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Old 26th November 2016, 12:49 AM   #3
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Yep --- gold ain't gold

do an analysis and there's no telling what you'll find.
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